Professional Landscape Design

BEN LEDI SUNROSE

Zones - 4-10

Description -

Key Benefits
Bright red flowers to 1 in. across appear above dark green foliage. Ideal for raised planters, rock gardens, or the front of mixed borders. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Late spring to mid-summer; reblooms late summer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 6 to 12 in. tall, spreading to 3 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BELLE ETOILE MOCK ORANGE

Zones - 4-7

Description -

This elegant northwestern native bears large fragrant white flowers, with a lavender to maroon blotch at the center of each. Blooms heavily in early summer.. A superb old-fashioned shrub for mixed shrub borders or as a backdrop to colorful perennials. Well suited to wild and native landscapes in the west. Tolerant of poor fertility provided soils are well drained and porous. Deciduous shrub. Full sun. Fast growing to 6 to 8 feet high and wide.

Key Benefits
Fragrant white flowers, with a lavender to maroon blotch at the center of each, envelope the plant in early summer. A superb old-fashioned shrub for mixed shrub borders or as a backdrop to colorful perennials. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
White flowers, maroon blotch in center; summer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 6 to 8 ft. high and wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BELGIAN HYBRID YELLOW KAFFIR LILY

Zones - 9-11

Description -

Rare and wonderful bright yellow flowered form. Produces strong stalk topped with a large clump of up to 20 bright tubular flowers. Exceptional symmetrical form with exceptionally dark colored three inch wide strap leaves. Excellent for shaded tropical gardens under trees and arbors. Thrives in containers. Drought resistant once established. Herbaceous perennial. Shade, part shade. Slow growing to 2 feet tall and wide.

Key Benefits
Showy perennial’s thick, broad, deep green, strap-like leaves form an attractive clump. Rounded clusters of up to 60 yellow flowers on tall stems make it an absolutely gorgeous accent, border plant or container specimen. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Dense clusters late winter to spring.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate-growing to 1½ to 2½ ft tall and wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Partial to full shade

Cold Hardiness
20 to 30 F

BECKY SHASTA DAISY

Zones - 5-9

Description -

Rugged and resilient showy white flowering perennial. Blooms early summer with large 3 to 3½ inch daisies bearing a bright golden eye. Flowers stand atop long lasting stems that make a superior cut flower. Short, deep shiny green foliage is resistant to heat, drought and humidity. Fine perennial for cottage garden borders or mixed plantings. Naturalizes easily and well suited to meadows and prairies mowed in the late season. Easy to divide herbaceous perennial. Full sun. Fast growing to 12 inches tall, to 3 feet in bloom; 24 inches wide.

Key Benefits
Popular perennial with coarse, leathery leaves and large white single blooms that are attractive to butterflies. Sturdy flowers remain attractive even after a hard rain. Use in containers, borders and in cut arrangements. 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Time of Flowering
Single white flowers summer to fall.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 12 in. tall, to 3 ft. in bloom, spreading to 24 in. wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-20 to -10 F

BECCAâ„¢ FLAX LILY

Zones - 7-11

Description -

An extremely versatile and easy-care selection with lush dark green foliage and soft blue flowers in spring followed by attractive purple berries. An excellent mass planting or border in front of shrubs. Tolerates most any soil and salt spray. Arching foliage 2½ ft. tall, slowly spreading clump. Thrives in either full sun or shade. Evergreen.

Key Benefits
An extremely versatile and easy-care selection with lush dark green foliage and soft blue flowers followed by attractive purple berries. An excellent mass planting or border in front of shrubs. Tolerates most any soil and salt spray. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Soft blue flowers in spring.

Average Landscape Size
Arching foliage 2½ ft. tall, slowly spreading clump.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Thrives in either full sun or shade.

Cold Hardiness
0 to 10 F

BEAUTY OF COLOR CORAL BELLS

Zones - 4-9

Description -

Marbeled silver, purple and green foliage has a coral-colored edge; silver markings darken to yellow in fall. Produces spires of buff flowers in May/June. Ideal foliage accent for beds, borders and containers. Herbaceous perennial. Part shade. Fast growing to 20 inches tall and wide

Key Benefits
A kaleidoscope of color! Marbled silver, purple and green foliage has a coral-colored edge; silver markings become yellow in the fall. Well suited to shady perennial borders and containers. Herbaceous.

Time of Flowering
Tiny white flowers in early summer.

Average Landscape Size
Forms clumps 12 in. wide, flower stems to 16 in. tall.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Filtered sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BEAUTY BUSH

Zones - 5-9

Description -

A lovely medium-size shrub with erect branches that arch gracefully. Displays profuse clusters of small, bell-shaped, pink with yellow throat flowers for a great summer accent. Deciduous. Full sun. Fast-growing to 6 to 10 feet high, equal width. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
A lovely medium-size shrub with erect branches that arch gracefully. Displays profuse clusters of small, bell-shaped, pink with yellow throat flowers for a great summer accent. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Flowers in summer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast-growing to 6 to 10 ft. high, equal width.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-20 to -10 F

BEAUTIFUL BAMBOO

Zones - 7-11

Description -

Key Benefits
Very straight and erect slender culms (stems) are densely covered with drooping green leaves. Its erect nature makes it an ideal drought, heat and cold tolerant windbreak or screen. Hardy to -20º F if properly mulched. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
No noticable flowers.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 24 to 30 ft. tall, spreading indefinitely by rhizomes.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
0 to 10 F

BEATLEMANIA SEDGE

Zones - 5-9

Description -

Fine textured, deep green blades are edged in gold and arch to create a mop head Beatles haircut appearance. Looks great draping from containers or massed as a groundcover. Forms dense clumps 6 in. tall, 25 in. wide. Partial sun. Evergreen.

Key Benefits
Fine textured, deep green blades are edged in gold and arch to create a mop head Beatles haircut appearance. Looks great draping from containers or massed as a groundcover. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Insignficant flowers.

Average Landscape Size
Forms dense clumps 6 in. tall, 25 in. wide.

Water Needs
Keep moist, will grow in water.

Sun Exposure
Partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-20 to -10 F

BEARSS SEEDLESS LIME

Zones - 9-11

Description -

Heavy bearer of juicy, lemon-sized fruit in winter to early spring. Grows into a densely branched, full rounded crown. Excellent container plant for patio or indoors in cold areas. Evergreen. Full to partial sun. Moderate-growing to 15 to 20 feet tall and wide. Cutting grown and grafted on Troyer Citrange rootstock.

Key Benefits
Heavy bearer of juicy, lemon sized fruit in winter to early spring. Grows into a densely branched, full rounded crown. Excellent container plant for patio or indoors in cold areas. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Fragrant white flowers in early spring

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing to 15 to 20 ft. tall and wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
20 to 30 F