Kyle’s Iowa Garden

Collecting cool plants

Today we ’re off to Des Moines , Iowa , to visit with Kyle Dallefeld .

He grew up work with plants in the kinfolk grass seeded player stage business and got into gardening at an early age .

Kyle use his rock garden to originate mickle of interesting cactus and othersucculents . The cactus here isEchinocereusreichenbachiisubsp.perbellus(Zones 4–8 ) , which rest next to the lustrous yellow flowers ofDelosperma‘Reznicek ’ ( zone 5–8 ) . Many cactus and other succulents are quitewinter hardyprovided they have enceinte drainage during the wintertime .

Pediocactus simpsonii(Zones 4–7 ) has beautiful pinkish flowers in the spring .

Eriogonum‘Kannah Creek ’ ( Zones 3–8 ) is one of the Fagopyrum esculentum , with bright chicken flowers .

The hulk flower stem ofSilphiumlaciniatum(Zones 3–8 ) rise above the Iowa prairie .

Salviagreggiiand crossbreed ( such asSalviagreggii×lycioides‘Ultra Violet ’ , project ) are often grown asannuals , but this one is stout to zone 6–9 or possibly colder with good winter drainage .

Gladiolusbyzantinus(Zones 5–9 ) is one of the European species of gladiolus that are much hardier than the usual hybrids of the African coinage . Here it is endorse up by the profuse flowers ofNepeta‘Purrsian Blue ’ ( Zones 3–8 ) .

Echinocereusviridiflorusis another hardy cactus , develop up to Zone 4 with good drainage .

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Cardoon ( Cynaracadrunculus , Zones 6–9 ) is a congeneric of theartichokewith beautifulsilvery leaf .

You might not think offigs(Ficuscarica ) as thriving in Zone 5 in Iowa , but Kyle has found that several varieties ( ‘ Violette de Bordeaux ’ , ‘ short Miss Figgy ’ , and ‘ Hardy Chicago ’ ) do quite well for him without any specialwinter shelter .

If you want to see more of Kyle ’s garden , check out his instagram:@grasslandgardener

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