Shrubs that do well in the perennial garden
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Perennials that do well in Central Valley?
Comments (7)Here's some good flowering perennials for the Valley: Acanthus mollis (shade) ACANTHUS Achillea Moonshine MOONSHINE YARROW Achillea fillipendulina GOLDEN YARROW Achillea x hybrids HYBRID YARROWS Agapanthus LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agastache aurantiaca ORANGE HYSSOP Agastache hybrids (many) HYBRID HYSSOP-MINTS Agastache rupestris SUNSET HYSSOP Alstroemeria (shade) PERUVIAN LILY Anemone x hybrida (shade) JAPANESE ANEMONE Aster x frikartii ITALIAN ASTER Bergenia cordifolia (shade) BERGENIA Bergenia crassifolia (shade) WINTER BERGENIA Centranthus ruber JUPITERÂS BEARD Convolvulus sabatius GROUND MORNING GLORY Dietes FORTNIGHT LILY Eriogonum umbellatum RED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEAT Eryngium amethystinum BLUE SEA HOLLY Eryngium variifolium MOROCCAN SEA HOLLY Euphorbia characias wulfenii CHARTREUSE EUPHORBIA Euphorbia myrsinites BLUE EUPHORBIA Euphorbia rigida MEDITERRANEAN EUPHORBIA Euphorbia x martinii RED EUPHORBIA Festuca californica CALIFORNIA BLUE FESCUE Francoa ramosa (shade) BRIDAL WREATH Francoa sonchifolia (shade) PINK BRIDAL WREATH Gaillardia x grandiflora BLANKET FLOWER Gaura ÂSiskiyou Pink PINK GAURA Gaura lindheimeri GAURA Helleborus argutifolius (shade) CORSICAN HELLEBORE Helleborus x stearnii (shade) HYBRID HELLEBORE Hemerocallis DAYLILIES Hesperaloe campanulatus PINK TEXAS YUCCA Hesperaloe parviflora RED YUCCA Heuchera hybrids (shade) CORAL BELLS Iris Louisiana Hybrids LOUISIANA IRIS Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids (shade) PCH IRIS Iris Siberian Hybrids SIBERIAN IRIS Iris Spuria Hybrids SPURIA IRIS Kniphofia hybrids RED-HOT POKER, TORCH LILY Leucanthemum x superbum SHASTA DAISY Mimulus cardinalis (shade) SCARLET MONKEYFLOWER Nepeta x faassenii CATMINT Nepeta racemosa ÂWalkerÂs Low CATMINT Nepeta ÂSix Hills Giant GIANT CATMINT Oenothera caespitosa TUFTED EVENING PRIMROSE Opuntia microdasys RABBIT EARS Opuntia violacea santa-rita BLUE-BLADE Penstemon barbatus BEARD TONGUE Penstemon eatonii FIRECRACKER PENSTEMON Penstemon x gloxinioides (many) HYBRID PENSTEMONS Penstemon x mexicali RED ROCKS PENSTEMON Penstemon pseudospectabilis DESERT BEARDTONGUE Penstemon strictus ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEARDTONGUE Penstemon superbus SHOWY PENSTEMON Phygelius (shade) CAPE FUCHSIA Pyrethropsis hosmariense MOROCCAN DAISY Ruellia brittoniana MEXICAN BLUEBELL, DESERT PETUNIA Salvia chamaedryoides GERMANDER SAGE Salvia daghestanica DWARF SILVER-LEAF SAGE Salvia dorrii PURPLE DESERT SAGE Salvia ÂRaspberry Delight RASPBERRY DELIGHT BUSH SAGE Salvia reptans TEXAS GRASS SAGE Scabiosa caucasica PINCUSHION FLOWER Scabiosa columbariae PINCUSHION FLOWER Scabiosa ochroleuca YELLOW PINCUSHION Sisyrinchium striatum SATIN FLOWER Stachys albotomentosa HIDALGO Stachys coccinea HEDGENETTLE Stachys macrantha ÂRobustaÂ, ÂSuperba BIG BETONY Stokesia laevis STOKES ASTER Tricyrtis (many; shade) TOAD LILIES Verbena bipinnatifida SPLIT-LEAF VERBENA Verbena bonariensis BUTTERFLY VERBENA Verbena hybrids (many) HYBRID VERBENA Verbena rigida SANDPAPER VERBENA Verbena tenuisecta MOSS VERBENA Joe...See Moreraising existing perennial/shrub garden
Comments (1)Leslie, You didn't say how much you would like to raise it, but from what you say, it sounds like more than a couple of inches. Your only option at this time is to dig everything out, place the soil in the bed, and replant. When you do this, make the level a bit higher than what you really want as the soil will settle. To keep the level up, make sure you mulch/add compost a couple of times a year. I just redid a shade gardena and will be working on a full sun perennial bed this summer. In the full sun area, I will have to bring the soil level up by at least 6 inches in some areas, so I will be going at least 8 inches with compost mulch on top. This bed was established in 2001/2002 and I never realized how quickly soil seems to disappear!!...See MoreHow late do you plant potted perennials and shrubs?
Comments (4)Thank you, Marcia, Ginny and Shazam! This is great. I will take advantage of the sales and clearance going on right now and start planting away this weekend then! Thanks!!!...See MorePerennial list - how well will they do?
Comments (7)Hey there Kristy- I think you have picked out some rather nice selections!! In my yard- I have found... I do love Monarda- and mine grows in sun and I have some in most shade as well! Bees and hummers will appreciate this as well. You will be pulling out chunks every year- as this typically doubles in size each year- And it is that easy to remove too- just give it a bit of a yank- smells wonderful and makes an interesting tea- 'Oswego Tea" Phlox will do great in full sun to almost full shade- at least in my all to well draining soil- The butterflies and hummers love it! Be sure to dead head it- or you will have it all over your beds! Which brings me to Lobelia cardinalis- I have never been able to establish this plant- if it lives through the 'dry' summer in my sandy soil- it surely does not return in spring. I have written off that plant thinking that I just do not have enough moisture for it- Although I do LOVE the bronze foliage on some of these... Ditto for Ligularia- more water than I can or care to provide- although I have found 'The Rocket' and 'przewalskii' do rather nicely in my beds with a bit more shade... There is a fellow I know who uses the Ligularia as a watering guide for his garden- if the ligularia is drooping- it's time to water again. Oriental poppy - Very hardy once established- but be sure to plant it in the middle to back of the bed with something that is in front of it that will hide the dying leaves - they are like tulips this way... Looks great in the spring- but dies back early too. Coral Bells (Heuchera) - the trouble with these for me is- which one to try first.... I have found that the newer more showy leaved of the species all need more sun than their shady "elders"... Liatris - so many types to choose from- and very rock hardy plants in full to part sun- try a few different ones to see which you like best... Echinacea - Once established- are very hardy- although, non of mine seem to live as long as I had thought/hoped... they seem give out after a few years- but- I guess that's ok, as I like to try the new varieties of these too- Butterfly weed - asclepias are rock solid growers even in baking hot beds! If you are looking for plain green hosta to tough it in the sun- try plantagenia or honeybells (A big bonus is that the late summer white blooms smell WONDERFUL!) - or a dark green hosta with a slight white edge- try Francee - Or if chartreuse is your thing- Sum and Substance would be a few oldies but goodies for a more sun than shade bed. Ah- these are all rather large hosta.... I hope this rambling helps you make some easier choices... Julie...See MoreRelated Professionals
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