Perennials

Perennials

How to Grow: Veronica

Learn about growing Veronica perennial flowers including information on varieties. Listen to podcast: podcast transcript Veronica spp and hybrids   Other Name speedwell   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Early to late summer in colors of white, blue, violet and pink   Mature Height x Spread 6 to 36 inches x 12 to 24 inches   Added Benefits attracts beneficials, attracts hummingbirds, deer resistant   Veronica is a standard cottage garden flower that is best known for its spires of blue, white...

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How to Grow: Wildflower Meadows

Listen to this podcast on how to care for a wildflower meadow. It takes just one look outside to know what time of year it is. The goldenrod, Queen Anne's lace, and asters are blooming, so it must be late summer moving into fall. There's been a lot of attention on planting gardens for pollinating insects and butterflies. It seems like we've had a bevy of Monarchs and other butterflies this year in our garden. While creating a planted wildflower garden is a great way to help these creatures and have a beautiful garden, a simpler way to help...

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Perennials

How to Grow: Yarrow

Achillea spp and hybrids   Other Name common yarrow   Sun Requirements full sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Early to late summer in colors such as yellow, gold, red, rose, salmon and white   Mature Height x Spread 6 inches to 3 feet x 2 to 3 feet   Added Benefits attracts beneficials, drought tolerant, deer resistant, native   Yarrow is a commonly grown native perennial that has soft, fern-like foliage and flat, clusters of colorful flowers that bloom on and off all summer. Yarrow is a common wildflower plant, but also...

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How to Grow: Yucca

Sun Requirements Full sun, Low light causes less flowers and thinner growth Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Blooms mid to end of summer Mature Height x Spread 3 to 3 feet tall and wide, but with a flower stalk that can reach 6 feet tall. Some species grow into small trees. Yucca is a drought tolerant evergreen that's hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. There are many species of yucca with some growing into small trees. The most common species for gardens (Y. filamentosa) or Adam's Needle, grows about 3 feet tall and wide and flowers best in full...

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