Name | Naked Ladies |
Genus/Species | Amaryllis belladonna |
Family | Amaryllidceae |
Type | Bulb |
Aka | Belladonna Lily |
Origin | South Africa |
General | Excellent short background |
Hardy in mild winter areas, dormant to late spring | |
Long lived | |
Leaves will fall over in a mass, intrusive | |
Needs protection in southern exposure | |
Zones | |
Sun | Full sun |
Water | Little to no water |
Soil | Almost any |
Size | 3 - 4 feet |
Leaf | Thick rounded swords |
Flower | Pink trumpets 4 - 12 on one stem at 'finger' ends |
Bloom | Late summer |
Seeds | Seeds pods form after flowers at the ends of the flower fingers. Remove seeds when pods dry, place on a tray inbetween damp paper towel , place tray anywhere inside the house, when they sprout pop into the ground. |
Prop | Seeds or division, divide right after bloom |
Plant bulb tops even with the soil | |
Lift and divide infrequently, make take years to bloom again | |
Danger | Bulbs are poisonous |
Picture | http://plantsdatabase.com/go/2377/index.html |
My notes | Ours gets morning sun, no hot afternoon sun and multiplies like crazy. |
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Genus/Species | Lamium maculatum |
Family | Lamiaceae |
Type | Perennial ground cover |
Aka | Dead or spotted Nettle |
Origin | Europe, western Asia |
General | Very lush ground cover, spreads easily |
Use | Ground cover |
Attract | Bees |
Zones | 1 - 11, 14 24 |
Sun | Part sun to full shade |
Water | Regular |
Soil | Average |
Size | 6 - 8" high, one plants will eventually cover a sq foot |
Leaf | Toothed spades, light green with lighter centers |
Flower | White or pink flower clusters |
Bloom | Spring to summer |
Seeds | Not found yet |
Feed | Standard |
Prune | Trim to control |
Prop | Runners, cuttings |
Notes: | This will take over an area in a few years |
Mow or dig out to control | |
Warnings | Can be invasive if plant is happy |
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Name | New York Aster |
Genus/Species | Aster novi-belgii |
Family | Asteraceae / Compositae |
Type | Perennial |
Aka | Michaelmas Daisy |
Origin | Eastern North America |
General | Reliable colour |
Hardy | Very |
Use | Borders and beds, spreads easily |
Zones | 1 - 24 |
Attract | Bees |
Sun | Full |
Water | Regular, border line drought |
Size | 2 - 3 feet hight, 2 - 3 feet wide, will spread |
Flower | Purple, pink daisies |
Bloom | Spring to fall |
Seeds | Easily harvested after bloom |
Prune | Trim to control |
Prop | Seeds or cuttings |
Notes: | |
Picture | |
My notes | |
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Name | New Zealand Flax |
Genus/Species | Phormium tenax "Atropurpureum" |
Family | Agavaceae |
Type | Perennial grass |
Aka | Monrovia Red |
Origin | New Zealand |
General | |
Hardy | Grows back after freezes |
Use | Good landscaping background |
Zones | 7 - 9, 14 - 24 |
Attract | |
Sun | Full to partial sun |
Water | Little to moderate, good drought resistence |
Size | Gerneally 5' x 5', 9 foot leaves that droop |
Leaf | Bronze green swords |
Flower | Dull red or red orange flowers |
Bloom | |
Seeds | Erect but twisted seed pods |
Prune | As needed to control |
Prop | Division |
Enemies | |
Notes: | Colouring is deeper in the full sun |
Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/2450/index.html |
My notes | Ours is in almost complete shade and has never produced flowers or seeds |
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Name | Night Blooming Jasmine |
Genus/Species | Cestrum nocturum |
Family | Solanaceae |
Type | Evergreen shrub, tender perennial |
Aka | |
Origin | American tropics, West Indies |
General | |
Hardy | to 25 |
Use | |
Zones | 13, 16-24 |
Attract | |
Sun | Partial shade, full sun for best bloom |
Water | Regular water |
Size | 12 feet |
Leaf | 4 -8" leaves |
Flower | Creamy white, white berries |
Bloom | Summer |
Seeds | |
Feed | |
Prune | |
Prop | Cuttings by Dave Worden |
Enemies | |
Danger | Fruit and sap are poisonous |
Notes: | Blessings to Dave Worden for bringing me five cuttings. I am in heaven. |
Picture | http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/2128/index.html |
My notes | Might require staking, trim to keep compact |
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