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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Favorite Plant Pick and Foliage Follow-up, November 16, 2013

Welcome to my Favorite Plant Pick of the week, linked to the Danger Garden blog hosted by Loree, which is also my Foliage-Follow Up post, linked to the Digging blog by hostess Pam Penick.  Check the comments sections for more posts on these topics from other gardeners.

For my favorite plant pick I have an evergreen large shrub that I enjoy immensely, Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge'.

The evergreen leaves are always attractive and also make an excellent filler plant for flower arrangements-


Here it looks great with Berberis berries-

In the early fall it blooms, tiny blooms with a powerful fragrance that wafts, I look forward to it blooming every year.

For some additional foliage plants I am enjoying now, who needs flowers when you can have a Nandina for some color interest-

Nice ground cover plants I grew from seed and that also produce fruit are some Alpine Strawberries-

Red fall color- Amber Ghost Japanese Maple-

So much color for such a short while.   -Hannah

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful foliage!
    I have a small Nandina. Lovely shrub.
    Have a great day!
    Lea

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    1. Thanks, Lea, I have some dwarf ones but also one that decided to get 8' tall, growing up in a tree where I didn't see it for a while, I'm afraid to cut the canes down since it doesn't seem to sucker. This one seems to be the typical suckering type I got at a garage sale, so I don't know an exact variety name.

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    1. Thanks, Donna! They don't last long once they turn red, they are all falling off now.

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  3. Nothing like a little yellow variegation to light-up the grey winter days! I also love that you said "excellent filler plant for flower arrangements"...so many people seem blind to the great options for filling vases that exist right in their own back yard.

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  4. My striped Phalaris grass is also an excellent filler plant, long-lasting in a vase and the white stripes make a nice contrast. I used some 'Gilt Edge' in a vase and the flowers are long gone but it is still there looking good. The chartreuse flowers of Lady's Mantle are great as a Baby's Breath substitute. I suppose there are other plants I could use but never thought of it.

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