What plants are worth breaking the bank for?
On this episode we ’re daring to dream big and talking about which plants we ’d be unforced to drop an entire paycheck on . We ’re shout out these coveted gems “ splurge works . ” A respectable terms tag is n’t the only way a plant can make this tilt , though . It could be a flora that ’s not dauntless to our special zone but we ’d be willing to set up a heater by its side all wintertime just to have it in our gardens . Other natural selection made our listing because we ’ve find out them , drooled over them , but have n’t had the opportunity to add them to the garden lineup — yet . You get the gist . And before you start think this is our “ fantasy ” installment , we decided that these all had to be real plants — no dark roses or unicorn trees .
Expert testimonial : Richie Steffen is conservator of gardening for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle .
DANIELLE ’S LIST
‘ Alley Cat ’ easterly redbud ( Cercis canadensis‘Alley Cat ’ , zone 5–8 )
‘ White Tiger ’ canna ( Canna‘White Tiger ’ , Zones 8–10 )
‘ Burgundy Spice ’ sweetshrub ( Calycanthus floridus‘Burgundy Spice ’ , Zones 6–9 )
‘ Victoria ’ hardy noblewoman ’s slipper orchidaceous plant ( Cypripedium‘Victoria ’ , Zones 4–7 )
STEVE ’S lean
‘ Manyo no sato ’ Japanese maple ( Acer palmatum‘Manyo no sato ’ , Zones 5–9 )
‘ Erythrocladum ’ moosewood ( Acer pensylvanicum‘Erythrocladum ’ , Zones 5–8 )
‘ Chief Joseph ’ lodgepole true pine ( Pinus contorta‘Chief Joseph ’ , Zones 5–8 )
‘ Sterling Silver ’ stachyurus ( Stachyurus praecox‘Sterling Silver ’ , Zones 6–8 )
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‘White Tiger’ canna
‘Burgundy Spice’ sweetshrub
‘Shiun’ hepatica.Photo: courtesy of Richie Steffen
‘Chief Joseph’ lodgepole pine.Photo: courtesy of Richie Steffen
