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Slab Bed

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List of plants growing in the area we call the Slab Bed.

Botanical names, if known, are in (parenthesis).

  • Wine & Roses Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Alexandra)
  • Yucca (Yucca filamentosa)
  • Color Guard Yucca (Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’)
  • Bright Edge Yucca (Yucca filamentosa ‘Bright Edge’)
  • Black-Eyed Susan Sullivantii (Rudbeckia fulgida sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’)
  • Black-Eyed Susan Goldsturm (Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’)
  • Indian Summer Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’)
  • Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’)
  • Bowling Ball Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Bobozam’)
  • Pink & White Peony
  • Red Peony
  • Gladiolus
  • Blue Prince Holly (Ilex meserveae ‘Blue Prince’)
  • Golden Girl Holly (Ilex x meserveae ‘Golden Girl’)
  • Variegated Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Variegata’)
  • Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata ‘Northern Beauty’)
  • Crimson Pygmy Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea Nana’)
  • Cherokee Princess Dogwood Tree (Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’)
  • Moonshadow Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei ‘Moonshadow’)
  • Lady Baltimore Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Lady Baltimore’)
  • Lord Baltimore Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Lord Baltimore’)
  • Munstead Red Sedum (Sedum telephium ‘Munstead Red’)
  • Autumn Joy Sedum (Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’)
  • Golden Currant (Clove Bush) (Ribes odoratum)
  • Dark Horse Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Dark Horse’)
  • Skyrocket Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket’)
  • Happy Returns Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’)
  • Raspberry Candy Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Raspberry Candy’)
  • Purple Daylily
  • Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)
  • Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’)
  • Overdam Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Overdam’)
  • Hubb’s Red Willow Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Hubb’s Red Willow’)
  • Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Inaba Shidare’)
  • Tamukeyama Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’)
  • Kopper King Hibiscus (Hibiscus x moscheutos ‘Kopper King’)
  • Irises
  • Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
  • May Night Salvis (Salvia nemorosa ‘May Night’)
  • Phantom Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Phantom’)

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