Heather Garden Bloom Guide August 2018

FORT TRYON PARK
HEATHER GARDEN BLOOM LIST AUGUST 2018

Perennials

Acanthus hungaricus, A. mollis, A. spinosissimus – Bear’s Breeches
Achillea millefolium ‘Anthea’, ‘Moonshine’, A. ‘Pretty Belinda’, A. ‘Weser River Sandstone’ – Yarrow
Aconitum carmichaellii ‘Arendsii’ – Azure Monkshood
Agastache ‘Black Adder’ – Hyssop
Ageratina altissima – White Snakeroot
Allium ‘Millenium- Ornamental Onion
Alstroemeria ‘Sweet Laura’ ‘Inca Ice – Peruvian Lily
Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’, ‘Queen Charlotte, A. ‘September Charm’; A. tomentosa ‘Robustissima’ – Japanese Anemone
Angelica gigas – Archangel
Arum italicum ‘Marmoratum’ – Arrowroot (Showy Fruit)
Asclepias incarnata ‘Cinderella’ – Swamp Milkweed
tuberosa – Butterflyweed
Aster dumosus ‘Woods Light Blue’, ‘Wood’s Pink’ – Aster
Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ – Raydon’s Favorite Aromatic Aster
novae-angliae ‘Alma Potchke’ – New England Aster
Boltonia asteroides – Bolton’s Aster
Ceratostigma plumaginoides – Plumbago
Cimicifuga ‘Brunette’, racemosa – Black Snakeroot
Clematis ‘Jackmanii’, C. ‘Roguchi’– Virgin’s Bower
Conoclinium coelestinum – Blue Mistflower
Echinops ritro ‘Taplow Blue’ – Globe Thistle
Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’, E. ‘White Swan’ – Purple Coneflower
Eurybia divaricatus – White Wood Aster
Foeniculum purpureum – Bronze Fennel

Geranium pratense ‘Rozanne’, G. sanguineum ‘Striatum’, ‘Max Frei’– Cranesbill
Gladiolus sp. – Sword Lily
Helenium ‘Mardi Gras’ – Sneezeweed
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Disco Belle Series’ – Marsh Mallow
Hosta plantaginea , H. sp. – Plantain Lily
Knautia macedonica – Knautia
Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’ – Shasta Daisy
Lilium speciosum var . album, L. ‘Stargazer’, ‘Henryii’ – Trumpet Lily
Limonium latifolium – Sea Lavender
Lobelia cardinalis, L. ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ – Cardinal Flower
Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
Nepeta faassini x ‘Walker’s Low’ – Catmint
Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
Persicaria affinis ‘Dimity’, ‘Darjeeling Red’, P. amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ – Fleece
Persicaria polymorpha – Giant Fleece Flower
Phlox paniculata ‘David’, ‘Eva Cullum’– Phlox
Physostegia virginiana ‘Alba’, ‘Vivid’ – Obedient Plant
Salvia nemorosa ‘Blue Hill’, ‘Purple Emperor’– Meadow Sage
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’— Stonecrop
Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’
Stachys monieri ‘Hummelo’ – Hummelo Betony
Stokesia laevis ‘Peachies Pick’- Stokes Aster
Teucrium chamaedrys – Wall Germander
Thalictrum rochebrunianum ‘Lavender Mist’ – Meadow Rue
Verbena bonariensis – Vervain
Vernonia fasciculata – Ironweed

Trees and Shrubs

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Rosecreek’, A. ‘Sherwoodii’ – Glossy Abelia
Buddleia davidii, B. ‘Lochinch’, B.‘Dark Knight’, cvs. – Butterflybushes
Buddleia x weyeriana ‘Honeycomb’ – Honeycomb Butterfly Bush
Buddleia ‘White Ball’ – Dwarf Buddleia
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Longwood Blue’ – Longwood Blue Bluebeard
Daphne x transatlantic ‘Jim’s Cross’ – Jim’s Cross Daphne
Franklinia alatamaha – Franklin Tree
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ – Smooth Hydrangea
H. macrophylla ‘All SummerBeauty’, H. ‘Glowing Embers’, H. ‘Nikko Blue’ – Bigleaf Hydrangea
H. paniculata ‘Tardiva’, ‘Quick Fire’ – Panicle Hydrangea
H. quercifolia ‘Snowflake’, H. quercifolia sp. – Oakleaf Hydrangea
H. serrata ‘Fuji Waterfall’ – Japanese Hydrangea
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Little Devil’ – Little Devil Ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa cv. – Bush Cinquefoil
Rosa sp.– R. ‘Betty Prior’, R. ‘Danae’, R. ‘Elegant Fairytale’, R. ‘Felicia’, R .‘Gruss an Aachen’, R .‘John Cabot’, R. ‘Larissa’, R. ‘Nearly Wild’, R .‘Perle d’Or’ R. ‘The Fairy’- Roses
Spiraea japonica ‘Neon Flash’— Japanese Spirea

Annuals

Ageratum houstonianum ‘Blue Horizon’ – Floss Flower
Alternathera ficoidea ‘Red Threads’ – Alternathera
Angelonia angustifolia’ Angelface Pink’ – Summer Snapdragon
Canna ‘Pretoria’– Indian Shot
Cleome hassleriana – Spider Flower
Colocasia ‘Jet Black Wonder’ Elephant Ears
Dahlia ‘Fascination’
Eschscholzia californica – California Poppy
Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’ – Spurge
marginata – Spurge
Gomphrena globosa ‘Fireworks’- Globe Aramanth
Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’– Helipotrope
Hibiscus acetosella ‘Jungle Red’ – Summer Storm Rose Mallow
Hibiscus trionum – Flower-of-an-Hour
Impatiens ‘Sonic White’
Lablab purpureus – Hyacinth Bean
Nicotiana alata ‘Lime Green’, N. alata ‘Daylight Sensation’– Flowering Tobacco
Plectrantus ‘Mona Lavender’- Spur Flower
Ricinus communis ‘Red Spires’ – Castor Bean
Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’, guaranitica’Black and Blue’ – Blue Sage, S. leucantha- Mexican Bush Sage, Salvia x ‘Wendy’s Wish’, ‘Mulberry Jam’
Zinnia ‘Profusion Apricot’, ‘Profusion Fire’ – Zinnia

Heathers – The Garden’s historic collection of named varieties of Calluna vulgaris