I'm even more obsessed with plants lately than I usually am. With a large area in the front garden available for planting, plants seem to be the only things on my mind.
This beautiful foliage belongs to
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group. We don't know the exact cultivar, but it's possibly Hillside Black Beauty.
The steely purple-silver blooms of
Allium christophii pair nicely with the flowers of an Itoh hybrid peony.
Clerodendrum trichotomum 'Carnival' will grow into a small tree. It has foliage that smells like peanut butter and small flowers that pack a big scent.
This spiky gem is
Eryngium venustum. There's nothing else that quite looks like this. Planting these is going to be somewhat of an adventure!
Geranium 'Ann Folkard' is quite a rambunctious scrambler, its intense magenta and black flowers waving on long stems above golden foliage. The growth rate of this geranium is astounding.
A beautiful dark Siberian Iris, with luscious velvety petals. This iris has a very upright habit.
Ledebouria cooperi is a tasty rock garden bulb from South Africa. Love those stripes!
Dramatic foliage of
Lorapetalum chinense 'Zhuzhou Pink.' The hot pink flowers of this Chinese Fringe Tree look great against the maroon foliage.
A variegated
Nerium oleander with red flowers.
Ugni molinae 'Flambeau,' or Chilean Guava, grows to about three feet by three feet. Variegated foliage and reddish stems pack a lot of pizzazz.
Uncinia rubra 'Belinda's Find,' the New Zealand Red Hook Sedge, is a great, tidy, small-scale grass-like plant for mixed borders. When winters are mild, no spring maintenance is required.
Zanthoxylum piperatum, or Japanese Pepper Tree.
Another Siberian Iris. I think this is spectacularly beautiful.
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