The Well-Tended Perennial Garden The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition
other maintenance Prefers a well-draining soil, but much more tolerant of heavy soil as well as of heat and humidity than other ...
form, is often less vigorous than the pink forms. ‘Zestful’ seems a bit more reliable than ‘Luxuriant’, but it doesn’t flower as ...
years. Division can be done in the spring or autumn and can be accom- plished simply by separating new plantlets from the mother ...
Doronicum orientale leopard’s bane compoSitae Yellow daisylike flowers; heart-shaped toothed leaves 12–24 in. high; 15 in. wide ...
Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower compoSitae Mauve-pink daisylike flowers with an orange cone center; coarse green leaves 2–4 ...
plant while in bud in early July, or when it’s about 3 ft. tall. The plants can look a bit rough at this point, but they’ll reco ...
pruning Globe thistle benefits from a couple types of pruning to look its best and to flower longest. First deadhead or cut back ...
substantial bright yellow flowers to 15 in. Epimedium pinnatum blooms in red, pink, yellow, or white and is especially tolerant ...
Eryngium planum ‘Blaukappe’ (blue cap) and ‘Blue Glitter’. ‘Blue Hobbit’ is a dwarf selection reaching only 8–12 in., while ‘Jad ...
pruning Plants respond to several different pruning techniques before flowering either to reduce height, to create smaller flowe ...
related plantS Ageratina altissima (syn. Eupatorium rugosum), white snakeroot, has white blooms in fall and is a very heavy seed ...
Luckily, ferns are largely trouble-free and rarely have outbreaks that need to be addressed with action. Deer leave them alone u ...
maidenhair (zones 5–8), is semi- evergreen and reaches 6 in. × 3 ft. It is slow to get established. Athyrium filix-femina, lady ...
pruning Rebloom is minimal with deadheading, and the seedheads develop a rather interesting pinkish cast into the fall, so allow ...
Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’ copper fennel apiaceae Feathery purple foliage; yellow-green umbel flowers 3–4 ft. high; 1 1/2–2 ...
into a blister or two, although usually not. (This does not resemble the irritation caused by poison ivy, as so many other plant ...
Gaillardia ×grandiflora blanket flower compoSitae Daisylike flower heads in combinations of reds, yellows, and oranges; gray-gre ...
Gaura lindheimeri gaura onagraceae White or pink butterflylike flowers; narrow green leaves, sometimes spotted red 3–5 ft. high; ...
but not as much as the 5-ft.-tall unpruned plants. Cutting plants back by two-thirds may be more desirable to further reduce hei ...
Zones 3–7 pruning Poorly branched plants may be cut back by half when they reach 6 in. tall to encourage side branching. Most fl ...
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