Regional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Southern Plains

Southern Plains

Asparagus(Asparagus officinalis)

USDA HardinessZones:4 to 8

Size:4 to 6 feet marvellous and 3 to 5 base wide

circumstance : Full sun ; moist , well - drained soil

If you do n’t have room for asparagus in your vegetable garden , plant it , instead , in your perennial garden . I love using the fine - textured leafage of this drouth - resistant edible as a backdrop for summer blunder . striking , golden yellow dip color end the season , and of course , spring always commence with packet of tonic asparagus for the table .

Variegated fragrant Solomon’s seal(Polygonatum odoratum‘Variegatum’)

Zones:3 to 8

Size:18 to 24 in marvellous and wide

Conditions : fond to full shade ; moist , well - drained soil

Fragrant Solomon ’s cachet is simply a just , tough works . I apply a stack of the unbent species in my garden , but this variegate selection is even more extra . Its green - and - bloodless foliage brightens shady spots and pairs well with Funka , ferns , and other forest dwellers . It compete well with tree diagram beginning , and hot , wry summers do n’t seem to unnerve it . As a unseasoned plant in the nursery , this fragrant Solomon ’s sealskin can look a little awkward . Give it a year or two to maturate in the ground , however , and you ’ll be impressed .

False blue indigo(Baptisia australis)

Zones:3 to 9

Size:3 to 4 feet marvelous and extensive

Conditions : Full sun ; well - drained grease

This drought - tolerant perennial is one of our prairie aboriginal and sure as shooting one we should use more often . As a young works , false blue indigotin face , unfortunately , a little scraggly , and I line up it gets overlooked at the nursery when it ’s not in bloom . Give it a year or two in the ground , however , and you ’ll agree that it ’s a beauty . It declare oneself a welcome splash of early - fountain coloring and still looks attractive after its blooms fade — not to advert , it has cool - looking pod during the winter month .

Seven-son flower(Heptacodium miconioides)

Zones:5 to 9

Size:15 to 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide-cut

Conditions : Full Sunday to partial shade ; moist , well - drained ground

The former - fall white blossom of seven - Word flower are understanding enough to love this relatively unknown tree , but equally as striking is its postbloom color . As the flowers put down , the sepals at the base of each flush rick a prominent purple redness and proceed the show justly into October . Pests and disease rarely bother this fast grower , but the butterflies adore it .

Photos , except where note : Nancy J. Ondra ; courtesy of Cameron Rees ; Michelle Gervais ; Doreen Wynja

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