AGC October Speaker Adriana O’Sullivan has sent her plant list for anyone who is interested.
It is nice to note that many of the plants on her list are sold at our plant sale each year and are in our civic gardens around town.
30 PLANTS THAT PAY THE RENT
ADRIANA O’SULLIVAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN-INSPIRED BY NATURE
http://www.adrianaosullivan.com 781-784-6359PERENNIALS:
1 Alchemilla mollis – Lady’s Mantle
2 Bulbs: crocus, iris reticulata, tulips, daffodils, camassia, allium
3 Clematis
4 Euphorbia polychroma- Cushion Spurge
5 Geranium x ‘Rozanne’ & ‘Biokovo’ + ‘Karmina’ – Cranesbill Geranium 6 Helleborus orientalis, Helleborus niger, Helleborus foetidus
7 Hemerocallis, Daylilies
8 Heuchera, purple, variegated, lime, caramel, etc.
9 Hostas: June, Northern Halo, Great Expectation, Wide Brim, etc.
10 Ornamental Grasses:
Miscanthus sinensis “Morning Light”, “Variegatus”, “Zebrinus”, Calamagrostis ‘Avalanche’ & ‘Karl Foerster’ Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’ & ‘’Prairie Fire’ & ‘’Ruby Ribbons’, ‘Shenandoah’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’
1 Alchemilla mollis – Lady’s Mantle
2 Bulbs: crocus, iris reticulata, tulips, daffodils, camassia, allium
3 Clematis
4 Euphorbia polychroma- Cushion Spurge
5 Geranium x ‘Rozanne’ & ‘Biokovo’ + ‘Karmina’ – Cranesbill Geranium 6 Helleborus orientalis, Helleborus niger, Helleborus foetidus
7 Hemerocallis, Daylilies
8 Heuchera, purple, variegated, lime, caramel, etc.
9 Hostas: June, Northern Halo, Great Expectation, Wide Brim, etc.
10 Ornamental Grasses:
Miscanthus sinensis “Morning Light”, “Variegatus”, “Zebrinus”, Calamagrostis ‘Avalanche’ & ‘Karl Foerster’ Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’ & ‘’Prairie Fire’ & ‘’Ruby Ribbons’, ‘Shenandoah’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’
SHRUBS:
1 Knock-Out Rose
2 Cotinus coggygria – Purple or golden Smoke Bush, large
3 Fothergilla major – large
4 Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena – Witchhazel, 10’
5 Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’, 5’ tall, Hydrangea quercifolia – Oakleaf Hydrangea, 6-8’ tall
6 Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’ – Inkberry- evergreen, 6-8’ tall
7 Physocarpus opulifolius – Ninebark, 5-10’ tall, Cultivars: Diabolo, Coppertina, Summer Wine
8 Picea pungens ‘Montgomery’ – Dwarf Blue Spruce, evergreen, 3-6’ tall, Spiraea ‘Anthony Waterer’, 4-5’ tall
9 Spirea thunbergii Ogon 3-5’ tall
10 Viburnum plicatum tom. ‘Mariessii’, 8-10’ tall, Viburnum x burkwooddii ‘Mohawk’, 6- 8’ tallTREES
1 Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple, 20’-30’ tall
2 Acer japonicum , Acer palmatum atropurpureum ‘Bloodgood’, Red Jap. Maple,15-25’ tall,
10 Viburnum plicatum tom. ‘Mariessii’, 8-10’ tall, Viburnum x burkwooddii ‘Mohawk’, 6- 8’ tallTREES
1 Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple, 20’-30’ tall
2 Acer japonicum , Acer palmatum atropurpureum ‘Bloodgood’, Red Jap. Maple,15-25’ tall,
Acer palmatum dissectum – Threadleaf Jap. Maple, 6-8’ tall
3 Betula nigra ‘Heritage’- River Birch, 40-70’ tall
4 Chamaecyparis ‘Nana Gracilis’, dwarf Hinoki
5 Cercis Canadensis – Eastern Redbud, 20-30’ tall, Cercis Canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’, has purple foliage
3 Betula nigra ‘Heritage’- River Birch, 40-70’ tall
4 Chamaecyparis ‘Nana Gracilis’, dwarf Hinoki
5 Cercis Canadensis – Eastern Redbud, 20-30’ tall, Cercis Canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’, has purple foliage
6 Cornus kousa – Japanese Dogwood, 20-30’ tall, Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood, 20-25’ tall
Cornus hybrid ‘Stellar Pink’, 20-30’ tall
7 Magnolia tripetala – Umbrella Magnolia, 30-40’ tall, Magnolia stellata – Star Magnolia, 15-20’ tall
8 Oxydendrum arboreum – Sourwood Tree, 25-30’ tall
9 Sciadopitys verticillata – Jap. Umbrella Pine, 20-30’ tall
10 Styrax obassia – Fragrant Snowbell, 20-30’ tall
The Amherst NH Garden Club 