Professional Landscape Design

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

BEACON SILVER DEAD NETTLE

Zones - 4-9

Description -

Key Benefits
Silvery-white leaves with green edges form a lush groundcover atop which appear small pale pink flowers. Brightens shady areas in hotter climates or good for full sun elsewhere. Trail from mixed perennial containers or edge perennial borders.

Time of Flowering
Pale pink flowers in summer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 6 to 12 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide.

Water Needs
Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy.

Sun Exposure
Partial to full shade

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BAVARIA BLUE DWARF BELLFLOWER

Zones - 3-8

Description -

A dainty little nonfading deep blue flowered alpine. Produces a dense mass of half inch bells on wiry stems over a long season from late spring through summer.. Valued in rock gardens to knit crevices together with its ground hugging mats of scalloped foliage. Demands excellent drainage but not fussy about fertility. Herbaceous perennial. Full sun. Fast, 4 inches tall, 10 inches wide.

Key Benefits
Sky blue bell shaped flowers cover the plant profusely and do not fade. Excellent for rock gardens, the front of borders and in planters or containers. Combine with Heucheras, Daylilies, Geraniums and low grasses for plantings with color and texture.

Time of Flowering
Llate spring through summer.

Average Landscape Size
Low slowly spreading mound 4 in. tall, 12 in. wide.

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

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-40 to -30 F

BAUER`S DRACAENA

Zones - 9-11

Description -

Slender trunk is topped by a 5 foot wide crown holding clusters of 2 foot long, broad, sword-shaped rich burgundy-red leaves. In summer the crown is highlighted by large clusters of fragrant white flowers. Excellent accent or container item. Evergreen. Full sun. Reaches to 8 to 10 feet tall. Tissue culture.

Key Benefits
Rich burgundy-red sword-like leaves with distinctive uniform venation make this an outstanding choice for the landscape. Fragrant white flowers top the stems in early summer. Great in containers.

Time of Flowering
White flowers in early summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing to 8 to 10 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
20 to 30 F

BATH’S CHEDDAR PINK

Zones - 4-9

Description -

Hardy pink flowered perennial at a smaller scale. Plants mature into a low, dense mound of green-gray foliage. Blooms in late spring over about 8 weeks with small perfectly formed single pink fragrant flowers. Blossoms bear a deeper rose center with fringed petals. Repeat blooms if promptly sheared after spring flush. Highly valued rock garden plant or tightly spaced as edging and masses. Small size is perfect for troughs and pots. Essential to cottage garden and perennial border. Evergreen perennial. Full sun. Fast growth 6 to 12 inches tall, 12 inches wide.

Key Benefits
Green-gray foliage is accented by fragrant pink flowers with a deeper rose center and fringed petals. Re-blooms if promptly sheared after spring flush. Valued rock garden or trough plant. Essential to cottage garden and perennial border. Evergreen perennial.

Time of Flowering
About 8 weeks in late spring

Average Landscape Size
A low, dense mound with fast growth 6 to 12 inches tall, 12 inches wide.

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

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BAT FACE CUPHEA

Zones - 9-11

Description -

Masses of unique bright red flowers shower this colorful shrub during the hot season deep into the fall. The black flower lobes makes flowers resemble the face and ears of a bat. Thrives in heat, tolerates drought and attracts hummingbirds. A showy addition to the color border in very well drained soils. Evergreen above 25 F. and readily reseeds. Bushy mounding subshrub ranges and rambles through xeriscape and desert gardens. Full to partial sun. Fast growing 1 to 2 feet tall and wide.

Key Benefits
Masses of unique flowers shower this colorful shrub over a long season. The black lobes resemble the ears and red the face of a bat. Thrives in heat, tolerates drought and attracts hummingbirds. A showy addition to the color border. Evergreen above 25 F.

Time of Flowering
Bi-color red & purple flowers spring until fall.

Average Landscape Size
Bushy, mounding subshrub 1 to 2 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