The Well-Tended Perennial Garden The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition

‘Candy Floss’, 265

Lupinus hybrids, 265 , 346,

348, 349, 351, 356, 359,

361, 362, 367, 369, 370,

373, 374, 376

Lychnis coronaria, 312

Lysimachia, 358, 367, 376, 377

Lysimachia ciliata

‘Firecracker’, 266 , 346

Lysimachia clethroides, 267 ,

346

‘Geisha’, 267

‘Heronswood Gold’, 267

Lysimachia congestiflora, 268

‘Midnight Sun’, 268

‘Persian Chocolate’, 268

‘Walkabout Sunset’, 268

Lysimachia nummularia, 268

‘Aurea’, 268, 374

‘Goldilocks’, 268

Lysimachia punctata, 269,

34 9, 356, 361, 362

‘Alexander’, 269

Macleaya cordata, 269, 346,
350 , 359, 361, 362, 368,
37 4, 376
maiden pinks, 109, 111,
198–199
maintenance
considerations when
selecting plants, 22
factors determining level
of, 23–26
planting / maintenance
schedule, 381–39 1
providing access for,
19–20
of tools, 391
See also lists by
maintenance needs
male fern, 212
Malva alcea, 270
‘Fastigiata’, 270 , 344, 346,
348, 349, 351, 356, 358,
359, 361, 362, 367, 368,
369, 374, 376, 377
Malvaceae, 150, 270, 312
Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’, 88
March maintenance, 381–382
massed planting style, 22
masterwort, 173
‘Matrona’ stonecrop, 311
Matteuccia struthiopteris, 210,
211, 212, 343, 350
Maximilian sunflower, 234
May apple, 325
May maintenance, 383–384
meadow rue, 328

meadow sage, 304

metaldehyde-based baits, 68

Mexican feather grass, 229

mildew, 65, 126

mildew-resistant plants,

66–67

‘Milkshake’ coneflower, 79

milkweeds, 64

milky bellflower, 179

mint family, 65, 70, 132

miscanthus / Miscanthus,

130 , 226, 227

‘Purpurascens’, 228

Miscanthus sinensis, 228, 361,

362

‘Adagio’, 228

‘Gracillimus’, 228

‘Malepartus’, 228

‘Morning Light’, 228

Missouri evening primrose,

275

mites, 387

Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’,

228–229, 355, 377

Monarda didyma, 271 , 349,

350 , 356, 359, 361, 362,

364, 365, 367, 368, 369,

37 4, 376, 377

cutting back in stages, 89

‘Gardenview Scarlet’, 272

‘Jacob Cline’, 272

‘Marshall’s Delight’, 272

mildew-resistant cultivars,

66

‘Petite Delight’, 272

‘Purple Rooster’, 272

‘Raspberry Wine’, 272

Monarda fistulosa, 345

monarda / Monarda, 26, 27,

80 , 126, 132, 384

‘Mönch’ aster, 132

‘Mönch’ Frikart’s aster, 169

monkshood, 68, 146

‘Moonshine’ yarrow, 23, 111

moss phlox, 109, 134, 289

mountain bluet, 141, 181

mountain fleeceflower, 283

‘Firetail’, 283

mourning widow, 221

Muhlenbergia capillaris, 227,

229, 344

mulch and mulching

amounts to use, 50, 51

materials available for, 33,

50

in pest control, 68, 73

in planting / maintenance

schedule, 381, 382, 384,

390 , 391

timing of application, 50,

81

for weed control, 33

mullein, 336

mums, 117, 121, 123–125, 126,

132, 185–186, 382, 388

‘Clara Curtis’, 113

mushroom compost, 37

Myosotis scorpioides, 350

myrtle euphorbia, 208

narrow-leaved coneflower,

205

narrow-leaved lungwort, 299

Nassella tenuissima, 229, 344,

348, 361, 362

native plants, 15, 30, 54, 65,

137

naturalized settings, 21

nature, bonding with, 92

nematode infections, 37

Nepal cinquefoil, 294

Nepeta, 350, 351, 354, 358,

359, 365, 366, 367, 376,

377

cutting back, 109

Nepeta ×faasenii ‘Six Hills

Giant’, 273

Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s

Low’, 274

Nepeta sibirica ‘Souvenir

d’Andre Chaudron’, 274

Nepeta subsessilis, 274 , 275

‘Candy Cat’, 275

‘Sweet Dreams’, 275

nettle-leaved mullein, 336

New England aster, 322, 323

New York aster, 323

New York ironweed, 336

nigella, 100

Nigella damascena, 100

Northern maidenhair, 211

November maintenance,

390–391

October daphne, 310

October maintenance, 390

Oenothera, 344, 350, 376, 377

Oenothera fruticosa, 275, 348,

353, 367, 373

‘Fyrverkeri’ (Fireworks),

275

Oenothera macrocarpa, 275,

355, 356, 361, 362

Oenothera speciosa, 346, 356,

374

Oenothera speciosa var.

berlandieri ‘Siskiyou’, 275