Regional Picks: Plant Wish List – Southern Plains

1. Indian Pink

Name:Spigelia marilandica

Usda Hardiness Zones:5 to 9

Size:18to 24 inches tall and 15 to 18 inches wide

Conditions : wide adaptable to sun and ground conditions

Calling all hummingbirds ! Indian pink ’s tubelike flowers are an outstanding ambrosia source and a straight stopper in the early summer garden . Clusters of upwards - present , blood-red bloom of youth undefended to display a yellow center that erupts into a five - luff superstar . This tough aboriginal perennial blooms over a longsighted season throughout May and into June ; the flowering time of year can be extend by absent spent blossoms . Though naturally occurring in moist woodlands , forest edges , and along stream banks , Amerind pink is equally patient of of sunny , dry sites .

2. Keiko™ Itoh Peony

Name:Paeonia‘Pink Double Dandy’

Zones:4 to 8

Size:3 substructure marvellous and all-encompassing

Conditions : Partial to full shade ; rich , well - drained soil

Itoh peonies are a striking hybrid , combining the refined blossom of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree peonies with the herbaceous stem and mound habit of garden peonies . The resulting plant life is elegant yet full-bodied . Varieties boast bedazzle double or semidouble blossoms in pinkish , lilac-colored , yellow , or coral . Keiko ™ is an exquisite deterrent example , with lush foliage and enormous dark lavender - pinkish heyday bursting with silky petal . Though labels suggest planting in full sun to dappled shade , I have had heavy success with Itoh in full shade , where plants are protected from acute summer heat .

3. The Rising Sun™ Redbud

Name:Cercis canadensis‘JN2’

Zones:5 to 9

Size:12to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide

Conditions : Full sunshine to partial shade ; tolerates a range of ground conditions

A sensational specimen for even the smallest yard , The Rising Sun ™ redbud shines year - round . Like all redbuds , The Rising Sun ™ puts on a pictorial display of lavender give flush , but when foliage emerges , the existent show begin . Leaves start a bass apricot color and shift through shadowiness of orange , gold , and yellow as they mature to a lime green . With unexampled leave emerging throughout summer , tree display an ever - shifting mixture of colors . fall contribute an encore of yellow and orange foliage . This tough tree is water wise , fire wise , and heat liberal .

4. Berry Bright™ Saxifrage

Name:Saxifraga fortunei‘Magenta’

Zones:6 to 9

Size:6to 10 inch improbable and 8 to 12 inches wide

condition : Full to partial subtlety ; moist , well - debilitate soil

With vibrant pink bloom lasting from fall to late winter , Berry Bright ™ saxifrage supply irresistible wintertime colour . establish this cool - season knockout in containers by the front door to receive visitors throughout the recollective winter . Saxifrage is a thirsty plant , especially once the weather condition release strong . Containers are ideal , as wet can be easily contend and winter color can be swapped for summer blooms . In the terra firma , plant Berry Bright ™ in a regularly water department of the garden , or rapier plants alongside a piss feature where they will benefit from a twinkle misting .

Kimberly Toscano is a horticulturist from Stillwater , Oklahoma .

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