Santa Rosa Gardens - Spring/Summer 2008 - (Page 4) Bee balm This native plant exhibits moderate to fast growth in most soils, and prefers it moist. Excellent in perennial borders, herb gardens, and naturalized. Mildew and rust resistant, and in general highly resistant to most wilts and viruses. Flowers, stems, and leaves are aromatic. Attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, particularly when mass planted. Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’ Aromatic, scarlet-red flowers in mid to late summer. Height 3–4' Spacing 2–3' Zones: 4–9 MON-JAC $5.99 Monarda didyma ‘Petite Wonder’ Light-pink, tubular flowers all summer. Height 9–12" Spacing 6–12" Zones 4–9 MON-PET $5.99 A. Monarda didyma ‘Raspberry Wine’ Wine-red blooms emerge from raspberry-like buds. Height 3' Spacing 15–18" Zones 4–9 A MON-RAS $5.99 Bitterroot B. Lewisia × cotyledon ‘Rainbow Mix’ Blanket flower Performs best in not-too-fertile, well-draining, or sandy soils. Highly drought tolerant once established. Produces long-lasting cut flowers. Salt tolerance and low maintenance make this genus an attractive choice for seaside plantings. Major attractor of bees, butterflies, and birds. Considered deer resistant. Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Arizona Sun’ Blue-eyed grass F. Sisyrinchium angustifolium ‘Lucerne’ Border pinks Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Bath’s Pink’ An evergreen American native that blooms spring and summer in a variety of colors. Height 10–12" Spacing 6–12" Zones 5–8 LEW-RAI $5.99 C. Lewisia × longipetala ‘Little Plum’ Iris-like foliage and blue starshaped flowers. Use it at the front of a border, in rock gardens, to line pathways, or at a woodland's edge. Height 8–10" Spacing 6–12" Zones 5–9 SIS-LUC $5.99 1994 Georgia Gold Medal winner. Glaucus blue-gray foliage boasts a prolific covering of fragrant pink flowers with serrated petal tips. Height 8" Spacing 1' Zones 3–8 DIA-BAT $5.99 I. Dianthus gratianopolitanus Firewitch (‘Feuerhexe’) Magenta flowers bloom in profusion over compact evergreen foliage. Emerges with orange highlights. Height 6–8" Spacing 6–12" Zones 4–8 LEW-LIT $5.99 Blue false indigo G. Baptisia australis Dark spikes of indigo blue flowers bloom over blue-green foliage in mid to late spring. Foliage remains attractive all summer long. Height 5' Spacing 36–42" Zones 3–9 Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ Fiery orange-red flowers tipped by a ring of rich flame yellow from June to September, Height 16" Spacing 12" Zones 3–10 GAI-ARI $5.99 Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Burgundy’ 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year. Perfect mounds of blue-gray foliage boast magenta-pink flowers. Height 6–8" Spacing 1' Zones 3–8 DIA-FIR $6.99 Bugbane Cimicifuga ‘Simplex Brunette’ 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. Golden-yellow flowers with black cones. Height 2–4' Spacing 18–24" Zones 3–10 RUD-GOL $5.99 D. Rudbeckia triloba Georgia Gold Medal winner in 1996. Small, deep-gold flowers bloom for up to three months over the summer. Drought, heat, and pest tolerant. Height 3–4' Spacing 1–2' Zones 3–9 Wine-red flowers from central disk to petals with pale-yellow centers. Blooms from early June through fall. Height 24–30" Spacing 12–18" Zones 3–10 GAI-BUR $5.99 E. Gaillardia × grandiflora ‘Goblin’ BAP-AUS $5.99 Blue star H. Amsonia hubrichtii Dwarf version with carmine-red petals and yellow rims. Height 10–12" Spacing 12" Zones 3–10 GIA-GOB $5.99 www.santarosagardens.com Long-lived, graceful, upright plant with clusters of cool blue flowers in May and June. The outstanding golden color of its narrow-leafed foliage in the fall expands its seasonal interest. Height 2–3' Spacing 3' Zones 4–9 AMS-HUB $5.99 · Toll Free: 1-866-681-0856 Arching wands of bottlebrush spikes of fragrant pale-pink flowers bloom in early fall. Great for cutting. Choose a partshade location that's protected from hot afternoon sun. Plants will take about three years to develop into a mature clump. A striking specimen. Height 5–6' Spacing 24–30" Zones 3–8 CIM-BRU $7.99 RUD-TRI $5.99 4 http://www.santarosagardens.com
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