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Serviceberry - Rainbow PillarŪ
Rainbow PillarŪ Serviceberry, amelanchier canadensis 'Glennform' (PP9,092), is an upright shrub that blooms in spring with lovely white flowers. The mildew resistant summer foliage is dark green, changing to a brilliant orange-red in fall. It has small, oval or elliptical leaves, with finely toothed margins and downy undersides. This is a perfect plant for screens or hedges. Rainbow PillarŪ Serviceberry provides year-round interest in the landscape, as well as producing edible fruits. It grows to 20 feet with a spread of 8 to 10 feet and needs full to part sun. ... more
Rose of Sharon-Morning Star The Morning Star Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Morning Star, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Morning Star' bears grayish blue flowers with pinkish white eyes from late summer until mid-fall. This plant really requires no pruning, unless you need to remove a dead or damaged branch. It has a long, early summer to fall bloom period. This cultivar is a sterile triploid that produces very few if any seed pods. It is an excellent flowering shrub that may be massed, planted in groups, or used as a specimen. The plant is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Otherwise, prune to shape. |
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