variegated weigela
Weigela florida 'Variegata'
Gracefully arching branches are covered with 1″ funnel-shaped pale pink blooms which are especially attractive … Continued
browsing: heirloom garden plants
Heirloom gardens were planted in a time when folks didn’t coddle plants. Some were grown for food and medicine while others were planted for enjoyment. Many were brought along with settlers from faraway lands, while others were found in the native landscape and moved closer to home.
Many of us remember plants from our grandmother’s gardens. The list below includes plants to recreate these charming vintage landscapes.
‘Wine and Roses’ weigela
Weigela florida 'Alexandra'
This dark-leaf variety, has bold, dark purple foliage that holds its color all summer long … Continued
wild grape, riverbank grape
Vitis riparia
These fast-growing, long-lived native vines thrive along riverbanks, roadsides, forest edges, and fence lines. Green … Continued
American wisteria
Wisteria frutescens
Blooms in early summer and can rebloom later in the season. Give it the sturdy … Continued
yellow foxglove
Digitalis grandiflora/Digitalis ambigua
Native to Europe and Asia, soft yellow, tubular flowers with brown netting open in spring … Continued
yucca, Adam’s needle
Yucca filamentosa
Excellent for hard to water sites, these plants offer a texture contrast and are adaptable … Continued
zinnia ‘Cut & Come Again’ mix
Zinnia elegans
Tall plants bear very large flowers in bright scarlet, gold, lavender, purple, orange, pink, red … Continued
zinnia ‘Red Spider’
Zinnia tenuifolia
One of the original zinnia species, ‘Red Spider’ has small blooms with rich red narrow … Continued
golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
An easy-to-grow short-lived native that will self-seed and thrive in a variety of conditions. Golden … Continued
heartleaf Alexander
Zizia aptera
A larval host for black swallowtails and an exceptional early-season nectar source for countless species … Continued