Every week we’re publishing a NEW Plant Picks of the Week story, showcasing our Plant Specialists’ top plant picks. Get ready to be inspired!
We recently asked Jenny Boot to share her top plant picks. Here’s what she had to say:
Celestial Shadow Flowering Dogwood
Cornus ‘Celestial Shadow’
A fabulous hybrid adorned with striking white blooms, over green and yellow variegated foliage that turns brilliant red in fall; vigorous grower with an erect habit and slightly pendulous branches makes it a great choice for a front yard accent tree
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
An interesting tall, pyramidal deciduous conifer characteristic of the South but actually quite hardy; narrow bright green leaves turn golden brown in fall, a broad trunk and odd knee-like protrusions at the base when grown in standing water; adaptable
Forever® Purple Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Forever Purple’
An outstanding variety producing glossy purple leaves with deep purple veins; dainty pink and white flowers on purple spikes stand out well; amazing contrast to other plants; great versatility; keep soil moist in heat of summer
Quick Fire® Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’
As its name implies, this variety blooms a full month ahead of other panicle hydrangeas for about the longest season of bloom a shrub can have; features large conical flower heads that start white and fade through pink to a rich rose lasting into fall
Miss Violet Butterfly Bush
Buddleia ‘Miss Violet’
A valuable compact garden plant with spectacular dark purple-violet spikes of flowers in summer; attracts butterflies; may treat as a perennial and cut it back to the ground each spring as it regrows vigorously and blooms on new wood; seedless