Home Garden Plant List Details
(A) Lantana 'Patriot Cherry'
lantana
- Size: 24"- 30" tall by 30"- 42" wide
- Growth Habit: annual, small shrub
- Culture: prefers well-drained soil; drought tolerant
- Features: bright red 2" flowers from summer to frost; attracts butterflies; deer resistant
- History: native to subtropical and tropical N. and S. America
(B) Pentas lanceolata
Saunders Brothers Nursery
pentas- 'New Look Red'- 12"- 24" tall by 12"- 24" wide
- 'Mars Galaxy'- 16" tall by 16" wide
- 'Graffiti Bright Red' - 10" tall by 10" wide
- Growth Habit: annual, upright, spreading, multi-stemmed annual
- Culture: prefers well-drained soil; drought tolerant
- Features: small, tubular, star-shaped flowers in 2 1/2"- 3" clusters; bright red blooms from summer to frost; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
- History: native to E. tropical Africa to S. Arabia
(C) Angelonia 'Angelface White'
angelonia
- Size: 12"- 18" tall by 12"- 14" wide
- Growth Habit: vigorous annual; sprawls without needing staking
- Culture: heat and drought tolerant; prefers well-drained soil, no deadheading needed
- Features: abundant white flowers on tall, spiky stems; offers lacy vertical accent
- History: native to tropical America, especially Brazil
(D) Bacopa 'Snowstorm'
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners
bacopa- Size: 3"- 8" tall by 20"- 30" wide
- Growth Habit: low growing, vigorous annual; good trailer in containers and makes a carpet-like, spreading ground cover
- Culture: drought tolerant; prefers well-drained soil
- Features: numerous small, white flowers cover dense, spreading plant
- History: native to temperate and tropical N. and S. America
(E) Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
salvia
- Size: 18"- 20" tall by 12"- 14" wide
- Growth Habit: erect, densely-branched annual plant
- Culture: prefers well-drained, moist soil, heat tolerant; deadheading encourages reblooming
- Features: blue flower spikes, good for vertical accent or background; deer resistant
- History: native to S. America
(F) Verbena x hybrida
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners
- 'Temari Blue' - 12" tall by 12" wide
- 'Tukana Denim Blue' - 6" tall by 24" wide
- 'Superbena Dark Blue' - 8" tall by 28" wide
- Growth Habit: dense, spreading annual
- Culture: prefers well-drained, moist soil but is moderately drought tolerant after established; heat tolerant; deadheading may enhance blooming
- Features: blue flower clusters; trailing, spreading accent in containers and as a ground cover
- History: native to tropical and subtropical N. and S. America
(G) Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
yarrow
Photo courtesy of Shoots and Roots
- Size: 24"- 30" tall by 18"- 24" wide
- Growth Habit: upright, hardy perennial with fragrant ferny foliage
- Culture: prefers well-drained soil; drought tolerant; plant in full sun only; trim back to four inches after flowering is finished to maintain a compact habit
- Features: sun fast, dark red blooms in mid summer, flowers are good for cutting and drying; deer resistant
- History: native to Europe and western Asia; 'Red Velvet' was bred in the Netherlands
(H) Hemerocallis 'Frankly Scarlet'
daylily
Photo courtesy of All American Daylily
- Size: 24"- 30" tall by 18"- 24" wide
- Growth Habit: hardy perennial with a cluster of long, strap-like leaves; tuberous roots, multiple flowers produced on a leafless stem called a "scape"; each flower lasts one day
- Culture: prefers well-drained soil with adequate organic matter; heat and drought tolerant
- Features: scarlet red 4" blooms that do not fade; rebloomer; lush evergreen foliage; resistant to daylily rust
- History: native to central Europe to China and Japan although most cultivars now are hybrids
(I) Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snowcap'
Shasta daisy
- Size: 10" by 14" tall by 12" by 18" wide
- Growth Habit: hardy perennial grows as a rounded, bushy clump
- Culture: prefers moist, well-drained soil; deadhead flowers to promote reblooming
- Features: long-lasting white flowers; good for cutting
- History: the famous plantsman, Luther Burbank researched and bred cultivars of these plants near Mt. Shasta in California - hence the name.
(J) Veronica 'Icicle'
veronica
- Size: 18"- 24" by 18"- 24" wide
- Growth Habit: spreading, upright plant
- Culture: moist, well-drained soil in full sun, deadhead flowers to promote additional blooming; may not be tolerant of heat and humidity in coastal Virginia
- Features: summer-blooming white flowers on upright spikes; blooms over a long period; deer resistant
- History: native to Europe
(K) Geranium 'Rozanne'
cranesbill
Photos courtesy of Prides Corner Farms
- Size: 18"- 20" tall by 18"- 24" wide
- Growth Habit: spreading perennial plant (not to be confused with the annual geranium, Pelargonium)
- Culture: moist, well-drained soil, heat tolerant
- Features: deep blue, summer blooms; good for containers, borders or as a groundcover; seldom needs dividing
- History: geranium means crane in Greek, referring to the fruit's likeness to the bill of a crane.
(L) Veronica x 'Goodness Grows'
speedwell
Photos courtesy of Prides Corner Farms
- Size: 12"- 15" tall by 12"- 18" wide
- Growth Habit: low, spreading perennial plant with upright flowers
- Culture: moist, well-drained soil; deadhead early flowers to encourage reblooming
- Features: deep blue, summer flowers borne on upright spikes; long bloom period; deer resistant
- History: Europe, Asia, northwest America
(M) Cornus spp.
redtwig dogwood
- Size: 4'- 8' tall by 4'- 10' wide Size: 4'- 8' tall by 4'- 10' wide
- Size: 4'-8' by 4' - 10' wide
- Growth Habit: deciduous multi-stemmed shrub; broad, spreading with upright stems.
- Culture: adaptable to a wide range of soils and climate conditions, although native to moist sites; prune out older stems at ground level in spring; the most vivid red winter color appears on young stems.
- Color features: white flowers in the spring; red fall foliage; striking, bright red stems are eye-catching in the winter garden; particularly effective when several plants are massed together.
- History: native across U.S. and Canada.
(N) Hydrangea macrophylla
bigleaf hydrangea
- Summer Beauty' - 3'- 4' tall by 3'- 4' spread
- 'Blue Billows' - 4'- 6' tall by 6'-8' spread; lacecap
- 'Blue Wave'- 4'- 6' tall by 6'- 8'; lacecap
- Growth Habit: rounded shrub, erect, unbranched stems
- Culture: prefers well-drained, moist soil; prefers partial shade; prune after flowering since flowers are produced on previous season's growth
- Features: blue flower clusters - some cultivars have globe-like blooms - some have lacecap blooms
- History: native to Japan
(O) Itea virginica
Virginia sweetspire
- 'Henry's Garnet' - 4'- 6' tall by 6'-10' spread
- 'Little Henry'- 3'- 4' tall by 4'-6' spread
- Growth Habit: open, loose shrub with many slender, upright stems, branching only towards the tips; arching flowers; will colonize in moist soils
- Culture: moist, fertile soils preferred but is very adaptable; prefers partial shade
- Features: 4"- 6" long, fragrant white flowers; red fall foliage
- History: found in swampy or moist areas in SE America; 'Henry's Garnet' from Swarthmore College: increased cold tolerance, reddish- purple fall foliage
(P) Chionanthus virginicus
fringetree
- Size: 12'- 20' tall by 12'- 20' spread
- Growth Habit: small deciduous tree; late to leaf out in the spring; short trunk; well-branched; rounded crown
- Culture: full sun to partial shade; adaptable to most soils but prefers moist, well-drained conditions
- Features: 6"- 8" long, feathery, slightly fragrant white flowers in late spring followed by clusters of blue fruit in fall on female trees (dioecious)
- History: native to Virginia
(Q) Cornus florida
dogwood
- Size: 15'- 30' tall by 15'- 30' spread
- Growth Habit: horizontally-branching, small tree, wider than tall
- Culture: plant in acid, well-drained soil with adequate organic matter; prefers partial shade, mulch well and plant slightly above grade; good drainage is essential.
- Features: unique, 3"- 4" white bracts in spring, followed by glossy red fall fruit and red fall foliage, distinctive branching adds winter interest.
- History: native to the eastern half of the U.S.; Virginia's state flower and state tree