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Pheasant Berry - Golden Lanterns
The Pheasant Berry, 'Leycesteria 'Golden Lanterns', a Proven Winners selection, is a great additin to the perennial border. Leycesteria is an easy to grow plant that provides lots of color. Golden Lanterns' sunny yellow foliage has reddish new growth and the dark purple brachts make it even more colorful. Pheasant Berry gets its common name from the fruit it bears. Pheasants and wildlife love the berries it produces. In the north this shrub will die back each winter. Use a lot of mulch in colder climates. ... more information
Dogwood - Greytwig The Gray Dogwood is a deciduous shrub which typically occurs in moist or rocky ground along streams, ponds, wet meadows, glade and prairie margins, thickets and rocky bluffs. It grows 10-15' tall and features white flowers borne in terminal racemes (hence the species name of racemosa) in late spring and grayish-green, elliptic to lance-shaped leaves (2-4" long). Foliage turns an interesting dusky purplish red in fall. Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. Excellent when planted in groups and left alone to spread in naturalized areas or native plant gardens. Also effective in shrub borders, along streams or ponds or near buildings or when planted as a screen. Can be particularly useful because of its ability to grow in poor soils. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of city air pollution. |
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