Gardening Tips
New and Underused Plants for the Home and Garden
March 2007
| Common Name | Plant name | Height | Sun/shade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perennials | Anise Hyssop | Agastache | 24" | Sun |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis "Jethro Tull" |
12" |
Sun |
|
| Coral Bells | Heuchera "Midnight Claret" "Amethyst Myst" "Silver Scrolls" |
8" 14" 16" |
Partial sun/shade Partial sun/shade Partial sun/shade |
|
| Foamflower | Tiarella "Oakleaf" "Dark Star" |
16" 16" |
Shade Shade |
|
| Foamy Bells | Heucherella "Kimono" |
12-20" |
Sun/partial shade |
|
| Lungwort | Pulmonaria | 12" | Shade | |
| Sundown Coneflower | Echinacea "Sundown" |
3" |
Sun |
|
| Herbs | Variegated Thyme | Thymus "Highland Cream" |
1" |
Sun |
| Creeping Pennyroyal | Mentha | 48" | Sun | |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus "Madeline Hill" |
3-4" |
Sun |
|
| Grasses | Bottlebrush Grass | Hystrix | 3" | Sun/shade |
| Muhly Grass | Muhlenbergia | 3" | Sun | |
| Corkscrew Rush | Juncus spiralis | 24" | Sun | |
| Mexican Feather Grass | Nasaella | 2" | Sun | |
| Ferns | East Indian Holly Fern | Arachnoides | 24" | Shade |
| Tassel Fern | Polystichum | 24" | Shade | |
| Annuals | Dragon Wing | Begonia Begonia | Up to 3" | Sun or shade |
| African Daisy | Osteospermum | 2" | Sun |
Call 479-253-7466 for more information on any of the new introductions reviewed in this article.
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