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Sempervivum III / Hens & Chicks

Posted on May 16, 2015 by soulofagardener

Senpervivum ‘Glowing Embers’ (Ed Skrocki 1973) –  This Hen & Chick cultivar has bronze (reddish-orange) foliage all winter long with green new growth in the center during spring. The tips of the leaflets are often highlighted in red and the plants … Continue reading →

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Dianthus IV

Posted on May 29, 2013 by soulofagardener

Dianthus ‘Black Cherry Wild’ – A Proven Winners selection that is part of the FRUIT PUNCH series. It features fragrant dark burgundy-red blooms (resembling miniature carnations) with a pinkish-white picotee borne over greyish-green foliage. ‘Black Cherry Wild’ flowers from May … Continue reading →

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Alpine Perennials VI

Posted on May 25, 2013 by soulofagardener

Phlox douglasii ‘Crackerjack’ – An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner with a similar growth habit to Phlox subulata or Moss Phlox. ‘Crackerjack’ bears masses of starry magenta-red blooms from late April to June. It should be trimmed immediately after … Continue reading →

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A Conifer Sampler II

Posted on January 29, 2013 by soulofagardener

Picea abies ‘Inversa’ – A weeping form of Norway Spruce that is ideal for rockeries, where it can elegantly cascade over walls or large boulders. It can also be staked upright, in which case the side branches will hang close … Continue reading →

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Species Sempervivum / Hens & Chicks

Posted on December 11, 2012 by soulofagardener

Sempervivum arachnoideum – Commonly known as the ‘Cobweb Houseleek’, which refers to the fine white hairs that cross between the leaf tips, giving it a spider’s web effect. It is native to the Alps and Carpathian mountains of Europe with … Continue reading →

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Dianthus / Pinks

Posted on May 27, 2012 by soulofagardener

Dianthus x ‘Blue Hills’ – An eye-catching combination of intense bright pink single blooms (emerging from May to June) over some of the bluest foliage you are ever going to find. The 1/2″ wide flowers are fragrant and the foliage … Continue reading →

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Rock Garden Perennials II

Posted on May 21, 2012 by soulofagardener

Erodium x variabile ‘Bishop’s Form’ – This Storksbill much resembles a miniature hardy geranium, to which it is closely related. It forms a flat pancake-shaped mat of  dense scalloped green leaves with bright pink flowers (with dark purple veins) from … Continue reading →

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Daphne II

Posted on May 19, 2012 by soulofagardener

Daphne x rollsdorfii ‘Wilhelm Schacht’ – This cross between Daphne collina and Daphne petraea bears very fragrant purplish-pink blooms (in clusters of 10-15 flowers) in May, re-blooming summer into the fall. It is a mounding evergreen shrub with deep green … Continue reading →

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Japanese Cedar / Cryptomeria japonica

Posted on March 24, 2012 by soulofagardener

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’ – The Green Japanese Cedar lives up to its name with bright lime summer foliage that shifts to chartreuse or yellowish-green in the colder weather. ‘Elegans Aurea’ is much slower growing than other Japanese Cedars and … Continue reading →

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Hardy Geranium / Cranesbill

Posted on March 21, 2012 by soulofagardener

Geranium cinereum ‘Ballerina’ – This alpine perennial was introduced by Blooms of Bressingham and forms a dense mound of small greyish-green leaves. The pink flowers have deep purple veining and a dark eye. These are borne continually from May through … Continue reading →

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