The Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden updated its Great Plant Picks, a selection of plants geared for the Pacific Northwest. Each year the garden chooses dozens of plants, from perennials and bulbs to hebes and vines.
Selections include:
Perennials and bulbs
Agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’ (lily-of-the-Nile).
Athyrium ‘Ghost (ghost fern).
Ipheion uniflorum ‘Wisley Blue’ (spring starflower).
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ (coneflower).
Geraniums
‘Anne Thomson.’
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‘Gerwat.’
‘Patricia.’
Astrantia
‘Buckland.’
‘Claret.’
‘Roma.’
‘Ruby Wedding.’
Selection criteria include ornamental value, ease of care and pest and disease resistance.
Plants are also judged on adaptability to a variety of soils, lack of invasive qualities, multiple seasons of interest and no requirement for excessive moisture, except aquatic plants.
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