Episode 113: Big and Bold Plants

The original title of this sequence wasBig and Bold Plants for the Back of the Border . But between the length and the glossa - twister alliteration , we shortened it a bit for promotional purposes . However , on today ’s program you ’ll hear all about industrial plant that really stomach out in the last row of the garden choir . These perennial and shrub are tall , yes . But they have so much more going for them than simply their towering comportment . The featured plants offer a foundation and bold backdrop for garden beds , but they do n’t flop all over the situation . Some have first-class texture , others have audacious blooms , and a few even provide that beefiness during all four seasons . If you ’re search for something to raise — not just fill in — the back of the border , give this episode a listen .

Special Edgar Albert Guest : Courtney Olander , landscape interior decorator from Seattle

Carol’s Plants

‘ Royal Purple ’ smokebush ( Cotinuscoggygria‘Royal Purple , Zones 4–8 )

New Yorkironweed(Vernonia noveboracensis , Zones 5–9 )

Snowflake oakleaf hydrangea ( Hydrangea quercifolia‘Brido ’ , Zones 5–9 )

Canna lily ( Canna×generalis , zone 8–11 )

Danielle’s Plants

‘ Horstmann ’s Recurved ’ larch tree ( Larixdecidua‘Horstmann ’s Recurved ’ , Zones 2–7 )

Dappled willow ( Salixintegra‘Hakuro Nishiki ’ , Zones 5–7 )

Panther ® ninebark ( Physocarpusopulifolius‘N5 ’ , Zones 3–8 )

‘ Midnight ’ genus Baptisia ( Baptisia‘Midnight ’ , Zones 4–9 )

Expert’s Plants

‘ Sundowner ’ New Zealand flax ( Phormium‘Sundowner ’ , geographical zone 8–11 )

Sundance ® Mexican orange tree blossom ( Choisyaternata‘Lich ’ , Zones 7–10 )

Quick Fire ® panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata‘Bulk ’ , Zones 5–9 )

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