Call us the Sahara of the mid-west. This is the
driest summer in a long while. We've got a
chance of rain for the next week, but it is still dry
on the moisture maps and you need to keep an
eye on your garden babies. New plantings
need an extra eye of attention on their moisture
to stay healthy and prepare for a strong and
successful over winter.
driest summer in a long while. We've got a
chance of rain for the next week, but it is still dry
on the moisture maps and you need to keep an
eye on your garden babies. New plantings
need an extra eye of attention on their moisture
to stay healthy and prepare for a strong and
successful over winter.
Tips for tree watering
2007 Vines
AKEBIA q. 3-4'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Five Leaf Akabia) Spectacular vine with
vanilla scented clusters of purple flowers.
Grows back quickly if cut back. Great foliage
vine.
AMPELOPSIS b. Elegans 10-25'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Variegated Porcelain vine) Strong growing
vine with large, grape-leaf shaped green and
white speckled foliage. Berry fruits mature to
a unique porcelain blue, pink and white color.
Fruiting best in full sun. Variegations best in
part shade.
CAMPSIS Red Sunset 6-9'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Trumpet Vine) Huge numbers of outstanding
bright red flower trumpets into fall on rich
green foliage.
CLEMATIS Beauty of Worcester 8-10'
PART SHADE SUMMER
Reddish-purple, double and semi-double
flowers with creamy-yellow stamens tinged
with green in late spring and early summer.
6-7 concentric tepal layers, each getting a bit
smaller. Reblooms as a single in late
summer. Best in part sun.
CLEMATIS Betty Risdon 8-10'h
PART SHADE TO SHADE sun
Beautiful huge 8" creamy-pink flowers tinged
with rich plum pink. Textured, somewhat
curled tepals edged in claret pink on the
outside and burgundy pink on the inside.
Prefers shady sheltered spot.
CLEMATIS China Purple 4' shrub
SUN SUMMER
Deep purple flowers on non-climbing shrub.
CLEMATIS Gravetye Beauty 8-10'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
Striking rich crimson flowers shaped like
lily-flowered tulip; open much wider than other
texensis types. Best flower color in sun to part
shade. Decorative seed heads during autumn
and winter.
CLEMATIS Matka Siedliska 8-10'h SUN
SUMMER
Polish variety with large white, sometimes
slightly pink flowers. Double flowers in
May-June and single in July-August.
Contrasting reddish-brown centers make this
an outstanding selection.
CLEMATIS Ramona 8-10'h
SUN SUMMER
Large lavender-blue flowers with purple
stamens June-August. Superb cultivar for hot
sunny spots.
CLEMATIS Rosy O Grady 8-10'h
SUN SUMMER
Lovely deep pink, semi-double, slightly
nodding open bell flowers with light yellow
stamens. Sepals are deep pink outside, paler
inside. Most profuse flowering in spring on old
wood, but continues through summer on new
shoots. Decorative seed heads.
CLEMATIS Vyuyan Pennell 8-10'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
Large 6-8" purple-mauve flowers with inner
tepals of rosy-lilac to lavender, double in early
summer, single in mid-late summer. Large
leaves on vines to 10'. Provide wind
protection."
HYDRANGEA a. petiolaris 25'h 1gl. or 3.5' p
($51.95) PART SHADE TO SHADE
SUMMER
(Climbing Hydrangea) Creeping vine with
cloud-like clusters of white flowers in summer
and exfoliating cinnamon colored bark with
age. Slow grower.
WISTERIA Blue Moon 15'h
SUN SUMMER
(Wisteria) Extremely fast growing and cold
tolerant woody vine; blooms up to three times
a year; sweet smelling fragrant lavender blue
flowers reaching 1foot long
WISTERIA floribunda Honbeni 25'h 6'p
SUN SUMMER
(Honbeni Wisteria) Soft delicate pink, tinged
with lavender racemes 13-16" long. Faintly
scented. Good autumn color. Train and prune
with care for reliable bloom. Also known as
'Pink Ice'.
WISTERIA floribunda Macrobotrys 25'h
6'p SUN SUMMER
(Macrobotyrs Wisteria) Rave reviews make
this one of the world's great garden plants with
mauve racemes 18-40" long, moderately
scented, plus a good yellow autumn color.
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Five Leaf Akabia) Spectacular vine with
vanilla scented clusters of purple flowers.
Grows back quickly if cut back. Great foliage
vine.
AMPELOPSIS b. Elegans 10-25'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Variegated Porcelain vine) Strong growing
vine with large, grape-leaf shaped green and
white speckled foliage. Berry fruits mature to
a unique porcelain blue, pink and white color.
Fruiting best in full sun. Variegations best in
part shade.
CAMPSIS Red Sunset 6-9'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Trumpet Vine) Huge numbers of outstanding
bright red flower trumpets into fall on rich
green foliage.
CLEMATIS Beauty of Worcester 8-10'
PART SHADE SUMMER
Reddish-purple, double and semi-double
flowers with creamy-yellow stamens tinged
with green in late spring and early summer.
6-7 concentric tepal layers, each getting a bit
smaller. Reblooms as a single in late
summer. Best in part sun.
CLEMATIS Betty Risdon 8-10'h
PART SHADE TO SHADE sun
Beautiful huge 8" creamy-pink flowers tinged
with rich plum pink. Textured, somewhat
curled tepals edged in claret pink on the
outside and burgundy pink on the inside.
Prefers shady sheltered spot.
CLEMATIS China Purple 4' shrub
SUN SUMMER
Deep purple flowers on non-climbing shrub.
CLEMATIS Gravetye Beauty 8-10'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
Striking rich crimson flowers shaped like
lily-flowered tulip; open much wider than other
texensis types. Best flower color in sun to part
shade. Decorative seed heads during autumn
and winter.
CLEMATIS Matka Siedliska 8-10'h SUN
SUMMER
Polish variety with large white, sometimes
slightly pink flowers. Double flowers in
May-June and single in July-August.
Contrasting reddish-brown centers make this
an outstanding selection.
CLEMATIS Ramona 8-10'h
SUN SUMMER
Large lavender-blue flowers with purple
stamens June-August. Superb cultivar for hot
sunny spots.
CLEMATIS Rosy O Grady 8-10'h
SUN SUMMER
Lovely deep pink, semi-double, slightly
nodding open bell flowers with light yellow
stamens. Sepals are deep pink outside, paler
inside. Most profuse flowering in spring on old
wood, but continues through summer on new
shoots. Decorative seed heads.
CLEMATIS Vyuyan Pennell 8-10'h
SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
Large 6-8" purple-mauve flowers with inner
tepals of rosy-lilac to lavender, double in early
summer, single in mid-late summer. Large
leaves on vines to 10'. Provide wind
protection."
HYDRANGEA a. petiolaris 25'h 1gl. or 3.5' p
($51.95) PART SHADE TO SHADE
SUMMER
(Climbing Hydrangea) Creeping vine with
cloud-like clusters of white flowers in summer
and exfoliating cinnamon colored bark with
age. Slow grower.
WISTERIA Blue Moon 15'h
SUN SUMMER
(Wisteria) Extremely fast growing and cold
tolerant woody vine; blooms up to three times
a year; sweet smelling fragrant lavender blue
flowers reaching 1foot long
WISTERIA floribunda Honbeni 25'h 6'p
SUN SUMMER
(Honbeni Wisteria) Soft delicate pink, tinged
with lavender racemes 13-16" long. Faintly
scented. Good autumn color. Train and prune
with care for reliable bloom. Also known as
'Pink Ice'.
WISTERIA floribunda Macrobotrys 25'h
6'p SUN SUMMER
(Macrobotyrs Wisteria) Rave reviews make
this one of the world's great garden plants with
mauve racemes 18-40" long, moderately
scented, plus a good yellow autumn color.
2007 PLANT LIST
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