Plant of the Month – Crape Myrtle
Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica Plant Form: Deciduous tree, shrub Water Use: Low, moderate Mature Size: 2-22 ft. tall and wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (June-Aug), Fall (Sept-Nov) Native to: China Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15°F Crape Myrtle’s claim to fame is its incredibly showy, ruffled flowers, but it has many other admirable qualities. This ornamental shrub or tree offers year-round interest: flowers from summer into fall, fall foliage color, sculptural branching in winter after leaves drop when […]
Plant of the Month – November
Smoke Bush ‘Young Lady’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’ Plant Form: Deciduous Shrub or Tree Water Use: Low, Moderate Mature Size: 4-6 ft. tall & wide Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Time: Summer – Fall (June – October) Native to: Southern Europe to Central China Hardiness: Cold hardy to 0°F Smoke Bush ‘Young Lady’ will treat you with billows of “smokey” flower clusters from summer through fall. Smoke Bush gets its common name not from the tiny, yellowish flowers in spring, […]
