Summer s Dream garden in a box: Garden Info Sheet. Beacon Silver Nettle. Designed by Chris Woods of Matrix Gardens

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1 0 garden in a box: Garden Info Sheet Summer s Dream Designed by Chris Woods of Matrix Gardens 0 - Beacon Silver Nettle - Biokovo Geranium - Blue Avena Grass - Clustered Bellflower - Corsican Violet - Palace Purple Coralbells - Peach-leafed Bellflower - Red Avens - Red Coralbells 0 - Rocky Mountain Penstemon Beacon Silver Nettle Lamium maculatum Beacon Silver Mature Height: - Hardy To:,00 Exposure: Shade Flower Color: Pale Pink Flower Season: Early to Late Spring Attracts: Bees, Rabbits Description: This hardy yet showy groundcover has clusters of pale pink flowers that form atop spreading, silvery green leaves. - White Harebell - Windflower - Woolly Creeping Speedwell Care: Water regularly during the first growing season in order to establish a deep, extensive root system. Spring: Once established, prune before new growth begins. Summer: In mid-summer, after foliage declines, deadhead to encourage new blooms. (Remember winter watering for all plants). Fun Fact: Often called Deadnettle, this name refers to the resemblance of a stinging nettle but without the prickle.

2 Biokovo Geranium Geranium x cantabrigiense Biokovo Mature Height: - Hardy To:,000 Flower Color: Pinkish White Flower Season: Late Spring to Mid-Summer Attracts: Butterflies, Rabbits Description: Large, grayish-green leaves create a broad rounded clump casting delicate white flowers with a pink flush. Adding some multi-seasonal interest, the foliage of this plant takes on brilliant red tones in autumn. Care: Although the Geranium can tolerate drought once established, it appreciates moist, well-drained soils. Spring: Early spring or late fall, divide mature plants every to years to contain spreading and/or for propagation. Summer: After first flowering, cut back foliage to encourage compact growth and another round of blooms. Fun Fact: This variety hails from the Biokovo Mountains in Croatia. Blue Avena Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Mature Height: - Mature Spread: - Hardy To:,00 Exposure: Sun Flower Color: Buff Description: A cool season, clump forming grass with slender, inward-rolled bluish-gray blades in an open tuft. Care: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive taproot system. Allow soil to fully dry between waterings to keep foliage blue. Spring: Cut back in late winter/early spring before new growth emerges to encourage new growth. Divide mature plants every years to reinvigorate growth and/or for propagation. Fall: Remove withered leaves with your hands, or comb out using a metal rake in the spring and fall. Fun Fact: It s also known as Blue Oat Grass. Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Superba Mature Height: - Hardy To: 0,000 Flower Color: Violet Flower Season: Late Spring to Early Summer Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees Description: Clustered Bellflower is a versatile perennial with tight, charming clusters of large violet flowers and glossy, dark green leaves, providing a striking contrast to any landscape. Care: The Clustered Bellflower is adaptable, easy to grow and virtually disease and pest free. Spring: Early spring or late fall, divide mature plants every to years to contain spreading and/or for propagation. Clean up old foliage in the spring. Summer: Deadhead to allow for new growth and prevent self-seeding. Fall: When blooming has finished and foliage declines, cut plants back to basal (non-flowering) leaves. Fun Fact: It makes an excellent cut flower and can last up to weeks in a vase! Corsican Violet Viola corsica Mature Height: - Mature Spread: - Hardy To:,000 Flower Color: Purple-Blue Flower Season: Early Spring to Late Summer Description: Prolific purplish-blue flowers hang over a low growing tuft of rich green foliage. A hardier, lesser-known version of pansy, Corsican Violets flower throughout the spring and can selfseed over time to create a river of flowing purple blooms. Care: These plants can adapt to clay and gravel soils, and they are more reliably perennial than most other Pansies. Spring: Fertilize lightly with compost. Be sure to leave a few faded blooms if you want the plant to self sow. Seedlings can be easily transplanted to another location, if desired. Winter: In colder zones, may benefit from loose winter mulching. Fun Fact: This Violet is similar to the popular Winter Pansy.

3 Palace Purple Coral Bells Heuchera micrantha Palace Purple Mature Height: - Hardy To:,000 Exposure: Filtered Shade to Shade Flower Color: White Attracts: Hummingbirds Description: A dome-like mound of rounded, mahogany-red leaves give way to slender stalks that boast loose spikes of small, white bell-shaped flowers. Care: The foliage of this variety deepens in color with exposure to sun. Two to three hours of sun is sufficient to create a rich color. Spring: Remove faded foliage each spring, early in the season. Early spring or late fall, divide mature plants every to years to contain spreading and/or for propagation. Fall: Late season, cut back to inches. Winter: Benefits from loose mulch in early winter. Fun Fact: This plant is primarily grown for it s semi-evergreen foliage. Peach-leafed Bellflower Campanula persicifolia Mature Height: - Hardy To:,00 Description: Tight, charming clusters of large, blue, bell-shaped flowers sit atop glossy, bright green leaves. Care: Spring: Early spring or late fall, divide mature plants as needed. Fall: When blooming has finished and foliage declines, cut plants back to basal leaves. Winter: Allow foliage to remain for the winter and clean up in spring. Fun Fact: There are over 00 species of Bellflowers! Red Avens Geum chiloense Mrs. Bradshaw Mature Height: - Hardy To:,000 Flower Color: Reddish-Orange Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds Description: Stalks produce sparse dark green leaves and reddish-orange double flowers. Blossoms remain on the plant for many weeks before they are carried away by the wind, giving yield to fluffy seed heads. Care: This easy to care for variety appreciates well drained soil and regular watering during the first growing season to establish a strong root system. Spring: Divide mature plants every to years in late spring to maintain vigor. Summer: Deadhead to encourage new blooms, but consider leaving a few of the later flowers to allow fluffy seed heads to form. Fall: Cut back after flowering is over to refresh foliage. Fun Fact: This species was granted the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by The Royal Horticultural Society. Red Coral Bells Heuchera sanguinea Splendens Mature Height: - Hardy To:,00 Flower Color: Scarlet Red Flower Season: Late Spring to Early Summer Attracts: Hummingbirds, Rabbits Description: The rich green, rounded leaves of Red Coral Bells create a thick mound sporting thin stalks with loose spikes of small, scarlet-red, bell-like flowers. Care: This relatively low maintenance plant appreciates well drained soil and light shade. Spring: In early spring or late fall, divide mature plants every to years, if desired. Fall: In late fall, cut back to basal foliage in late fall. Winter: Make sure that it has a good layer of mulch in the winter. Fun Fact: It s also known as alumroot for it s bitterness and high tannin levels (in the roots).

4 0 Rocky Mountain Penstemon Penstemon strictus Mature Height: - Hardy To:,000 Exposure: Sun to Filtered Shade Attracts: Hummingbirds, Bees Description: The Rocky Mountain Penstemon s brilliant, midnight blue flowers form on stout stalks arising from narrow, glossy green leaves. Also called Beardtongue, this is one of the easier varieties to grow in the Penstemon family. Care: This plant will thrive in rocky, infertile, and disturbed soils. This semi-evergreen can be slow to establish, so be sure to weed around it regularly to improve establishment. Plant high to avoid burying the crown. Avoid overly amended soils as too much compost or fertilizer will reduce this plant s lifespan. Spring: After first growing season, cut back mature plants to to allow new growth. Early spring, divide mature plants every to years to reinvigorate growth. Summer: Keep up on weeds. Deadhead to encourage new blooms. If only a few shoots exist just shorten the old stems by cutting just below the last set of healthy leaves. Fall: Do not cut back in Fall! Leave old stems over the winter to protect the sensitive base from cold winter temperatures. White Harebell Campanula rotundifolia White Gem Mature Height: 0- Mature Spread: -0 Hardy To: 0,000 Flower Color: White Flower Season: Late Spring to Mid-Summer Attracts: Hummingbirds, Bees Description: This popular perennial features loose rosettes consisting of rounded basal leaves becoming linear as they climb wiry stems giving way to the beautiful, white, bell-shaped flowers. Care: This easy to grow plant performs well in a variety of sites including: moist, rocky mountain slopes, dry meadows and prairies, open woods, limy cliffs, and beaches. Spring: Divide mature plants in spring or fall if needed. Summer: Trim back by about one-third or deadhead after bloom to freshen the foliage and encourage new growth. Fun Fact: The name Harebell may allude to either the folk belief that Harebells grew in locations frequented by hares or that witches would drink the juices of the Harebell to transform themselves into hares. Windflower Anemone multifida Mature Height: - Hardy To: 0,000 Exposure: Filtered Shade to Shade Flower Color: Creamy White to Red Attracts: Bees Description: Windflower forms low-mounds of fern-like, silver-green foliage with upright stalks of small, often bi-colored flowers that appear for several weeks throughout the summer months. Care: Spring: Early spring or late fall, divide mature plants to reinvigorate growth. Fall: Cut back by one third in late fall or early spring before new growth begins. Winter: Benefits from loose winter mulching. Woolly Creeping Speedwell Veronica pectinata Mature Height: - Hardy To:,00 Attracts: Butterflies, Bees Description: Long stems clothed by woolly, evergreen leaves are blanketed by small, blue blossoms. Care: This Speedwell s low maintenance and drought tolerant characteristics make it one of the finest xeric (or low-water) groundcovers. Spring: Early spring or late fall, divide mature plants as needed. Fall: Deadhead spent flowers and spikes for a rebloom in early fall. Winter: After the first killing frost, cut stems down to an inch or two.

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