Georama Growers October, 2014
Japanese Painted Fern – Georama’s Plant of the Week
Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern Botanical Name: Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ This low-maintenanc e perennial is one of the showiest ferns for shade gardens. Japanese painted fern performs best in well-drained moist soil with added organic compost or peat moss. It grows 18 inches tall and as it multiplies can make a clump more the two […]
Caryopteris – Georama’s Plant of the Week
Common Names: Bluebeard, Blue Mist Shrub Botanical Name: Caryopteris x clandonesis A favorite of many gardeners, the Blue Mist Shrub is truly a mini marvel. With intense true blue flowers in July and August, its bright silvery/grey foliage forms a bushy mound, with a strong lavender fragrance. It is a woody shrub that needs to […]