Bright peach fragrant buds opening to orange-red, maturing to buff yellow with peach from May into June, just before or during leafing. Attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
RHODODENDRON atlanticum ‘Choptank River Sweet’
February 22nd, 2022OTHONNA capensis
February 16th, 2022Blue-green, cylindrical leaves with stems of bright yellow daisies above creeping, low-growing foliage for the rock garden or as a houseplant. Need excellent drainage and a dry winter spot. Attracts butterflies. Salt tolerant.
ABIES koreana ‘Vengels’
February 8th, 2022A dwarf, narrow, upright form with open branch structure silver-blue-green foliage. Its seed cones are purple-blue in color and uniquely persistent, with new growth needles emerging from the cone itself- most curious!
ABIES koreana ‘Gait’
February 8th, 2022A slender columnar form with deep green needles that produces a prolific amount of upright purple-blue cones. Semi-dwarf. Clay/wind tolerant.
MAGNOLIA ‘Judy Zuk’
February 7th, 2022Very large, tulip-shaped, fragrant yellow flowers with orange-pink at the bases in early spring. Flowers are usually sterile. Obovate, large green leaves. Protect from harsh winds.
KALMIA latifolia ‘Hoffman’s K’
February 2nd, 2022A selection from a pink-blooming wild population, similar to the species. Slow-growing, broadleaf evergreen shrub; dark-green, glossy leaves. Pink flower buds open in late spring to cupped white to pale-pink flowers with purple dots. Avoid windswept sites. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.
KALMIA latifolia ‘Minuet’
February 2nd, 2022A dwarf form of the evergreen shrub with pink buds that open to white flowers with a dramatic maroon-red band on the inside edge. Late May/June. Deer/rabbit tolerant.
ROSA ‘Charles Darwin’
January 31st, 2022Blooms are yellow-gold in color, with a strong, delicious fragrance; a sturdy shrub with broad, spreading growth. Repeat bloomer.
ROSA ‘Charlotte’
January 31st, 2022Exquisite soft yellow, lightly fragrant flowers that start off beautifully cupped, then open to rosettes. Repeat blooms from late spring to frost.
RUBUS cockburnianus
January 31st, 2022Self-fertile; flowers from June to July, and the inedible seeds ripen from August to September. Arching branches provide winter interest.
