Friday, March 7, 2014

The Falling Leaves

In my many travels centered around my career, I often get asked, what do I put in my soil to make my plants grow better????

Hmmmm…??? Each year around this time of year, I see so many folks gathering up the leaves, using leaf blowers or strenuous raking work… and then bagging the collection in big brown paper bags. You go by the curb side and see names like Home Depot, Rona, Canadian Tire, President’s Choice, Costco…and so on… People buy these bags because the city requires you to paper bag your organic garden waste…they spend money to advertise the big corporate logos and throw out the very stuff that makes soil healthy! Then they spend even more money the next spring buying compost rich soils from the same stores that sold the paper bags?...

Yes…organic garden waste….compost friendly materials…think of it this way, a tree spends it’s time growing and searching for nutrients in the ground. It sends out roots looking for water to help dissolve the solid nutrients in the soil…way below the surface. Then it takes those nutrients + water up through the trunk and through some miracle of nature…forms leaves! Yes it also forms more branches and adds layers to it’s trunk, but for the most part….a lot of what lays deep below in the soil, gets brought up to the surface through the leaves each and every year!

Now, what is the most common practice of the urban city dweller??? Rake up the mess!!! Why is it a mess? It is unsightly and looks as if the landscape is not swept clean! No tucking the dust under the carpets! Bag all the organic waste and put it on the curb…. Nature worked so hard to create that “waste”…why throw it out???? Compost it!!!

Leaf matter adds so much nutrients to the soil…sometimes even more then adding well rotted manure. A simple process of running your lawnmower over the leaf pile can shred the leaves into small clippings, easily devoured by soil insects and organisms once it is mixed into the surface of your garden’s soil. The end result?…Black gold…add to it your collection of spent coffee grounds (a source of nitrogen) for a natural slow release fertilizer along with eggshells (a source of calcium) and banana peels (a source of potassium)…and you have the makings of good growing soil from what most people view as garbage.

NAUMKEAG CONTINUED

Fletcher Steele is known to have exclaimed that “the chief vice in gardens is to be merely pretty." With one of landscape design’s most renowned built gestures – "the Blue Steps," Steele has turned vice into virtue.

From SUNY ESF Fletcher Steele Manuscript Collection

To continue my tour of Naumkeag, we reconveine on the runnel that links the pyramid steps on the upper terrace with the top of the Blue steps.

The concrete stairs are shaded by a luxurious grove of Betula papyrifera (Paper Birches) providing a canopy above the Taxus (yew hedge), native ferns + perennials which provided Mabel Choate a gradual descent to her cutting garden at the base of the hill. This vaulted Art Deco design uses industrial materials -- cast concrete and painted white pipe which are formed into handrails for the four flights of stairs complementing the natural coloration of the birches.

The blue coloration of the mini fountain pools underneath each staircase provide an exclamation and color to the extension of the water flow from the runnel above, which is emphasized sensorially by the sound of tricking water and the reflections within the grottos.

Notice the upright hammered wood logs used as edging for the plant material, then repeated as stone in the mini fountain pool/grotto. (These upright hammered wood logs were also used as the serpentine edging for the Oak Lawn)

Planted at the base, flanking the lower fountain are classic yellow-orange hemerocallis (Tiger lillies) which provide a colorful contrast to the blue fountain/grotto.

Fletcher Steele, Mabel Choate and terrier choosing paint colors! (from Periodhomes.com)

Rose garden – a modernist design to be seen by Mabel Choate from her second story bedroom windows, the rose garden is best viewed from above. Steele painted the railings purple – he considered this color the least obtrusive. The serpentine lines of gravel wind through sixteen beds of Rosa floribunda. I have read that these curved lines of gravel (originally pink colored) are reminiscent of common motif in chinese art – the imperial scepter. In this way Steele attempts to provide a link to the nearby Chinese Garden.

At the center of the evergreen garden is a circular pool surrounded by a hedge of Buxus sempevirens (boxwood), which forms the focal point of this garden. In late July (sorry, these pictures were taken in very early June!) tall, white spires of Cimicifuga racemosa (snakeroot) and Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle) make a striking feature against the background of various evergreens.

From SUNY ESF Fletcher Steele Manuscript Collection

If you tour the gardens you typically approach the Chinese Garden by climbing a staircase from the evergreen garden below, transitioning these series of stairs up to the Chinese Garden which has high brick/stone walls, seemingly representative of a Forbidden Palace. Entrance into the Chinese garden is through a zigzag screen, also referred to as a Devil’s screen. Once inside are treasures that Mabel Choate collected from travels to the Far East, including a pair of Foo Dogs that guard the Temple stairs. Plant material also have an eastern flavor as Ginkgo bilobas (Maidenhair tree), Acer palmatum (Japanese maples) and various Phyllostachys (bamboo) are generously placed throughout this garden.

You may exit the Chinese Garden through the Moon Gate or… glimpse the Chinese Garden from afar through this portal if you were to arrive directly from the mainhouse. In sheer brilliance, Steele created an intriguing, sensory journey regardless of one’s direction through the landscape. This garden essentially completed the landscape at NaumKeag

Ironically the first garden creation, the Afternoon garden was created with a pair of stone chairs that client and designer would relax in. The final creation, which was the Chinese Garden has a pair of wicker chairs placed at the top of the Temple in the Chinese garden for viewing purposes.

*unless noted all photos ©ToddHaiman2010

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Gardening On A Vertical

Plants love a good challenge... I admire the way they seem to ~~survive~~ thrive in the most death defying situations. You find plants growing in such diverse conditions - from Polar Bear hangouts right through to Desert furnaces. Ive seen plants surviving on nothing but air, just clinging to rock faces. In the plethora of conditions that our amazing planet seems to dish out, plants seem to love to rise to any challenge.

Terramesh Wall Halfway Up

Cities pose their fair share of challenges to plants. Green Walls and Vertical Gardens have become the new thing as people try to invite nature back into our inhospitable cities. They are an elegant solution to the stark walls and inert atmosphere of the places that we humans seem to flock to.

Several years ago, I built a green wall on a south-east facing, windswept balcony. Its been interesting to watch the evolutionary growth of the green wall, and Ive used it as a proving ground for different plants to see which of them were best suited to this type of environment.

Some plants - particularly ferns seem to reproduce to the point of trying to suffocate everything else. Others, like a small aloe, and several different types of orchids have grown quietly and unassumingly before bursting into surprising flower. You can watch a video of how I built it here.

Green Terramesh being installed

An ongoing project (Romead Business Park) that we have been working on for quite some time, has posed several challenging situations which I hope to elaborate on in the future. One of the challenges, was the lack of space at the main entrance to the Park. We had some large banks that were held in place by a beautifully designed concrete curved wall. But the wall could only be so big before it would start compromising the design of the main entrance.

The final solution was to use a product called Terramesh from Maccaferri. This is woven wire mesh which is back filled and compacted with soil. Plants are then planted into the face, which in time forms a dense groundcover, and should prevent any long term erosion.

Just after planting

We planted up the wall, using a succulent called Crassula multicava. Its a plant with a happy disposition - content to grow on a South facing wall (no sun), and it seeds itself quite readily, and will even survive dry periods and still look very good. It has a pretty pink flower all through the year.

Before

After

Landscape produce computer software

If you create the garden and look for the software Landscape? With a photo of your house or home models, you can come in color, printable images found with the application software computer on the Internet.

With hundreds of images of products, you can experiment and see, your home in its own setting. Advanced Search helps you find the best plants for your garden and learn how to prevent and cure diseases. You can lookYour garden in different seasons and see it over the years to make. It is also possible to produce and build bridges, terraces, pergolas and fences. produce and observe your Landscape is achieved.
Garden Composer is well designed and clearly described and easy to use. You can design a secret garden, and are used for the design of urban parks and botanical gardens. Try to produce this software Landscape now! You can create a box of software that has hundreds of images. You can experiment with differentLandscape developed, with a few mouse clicks. color images for printing using Image Pro Landscaping and outdoor living products.

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Outdoor Landscape Design

Landscape Design

Outdoor Landscape
Outdoor landscape design is always centered in the home. This is because the house stands as a superb symbol of the dominant way of life and the local value system. Because of its importance, the home must be reflected in unison with all points in the yard to landscape design can be effective.Residential landscaper develop these elements in two different levels: hard scape and soft scape. Soft scape refers to the organic elements such as trees, gardens, and grasses.

Outdoor Landscape
Soft scape elements are the first things most of us visualize when we think about external outdoor landscape design. While soft scape technical elements occupy less space than hardscrabble, their importance is absolutely still. Ultimately, the whole point of life of Houston is open to experimental data of handy first point handle Vantage. This makes it more important to choose the right plant materials for work, since there is only a very limited amount of area to work with, so that whatever is planted vegetation should be done deliberately, so that is even less in the end per day.

Outdoor Landscape
The gardens are perhaps the most popular of these forms and can be planted in a wide range of styles to determine all issues of outdoor landscaping. There are many different styles of garden resident may choose. Some of them are very traditional and formal, as a French garden, ground floor gardens, Italian gardens and English gardens. Others, like modern and contemporary appearance, are fundamentally abstract and custom landscape design.Similarly, flower beds help to add further diversity and vitality of the countryside with range of colors. Flower beds are especially good in areas too small to plant a garden.

Outdoor Landscape
Trees provide shade and lend dimension to the outdoor landscape design and pay homage to the architecture of the house by rising like pillars, which reflect the vertical elements of the architecture. A significant property without trees seem flat in comparison, and a house of such property often stands out too much in comparison to the two-dimensional landscape that appears the plane of the subconscious.Other forms of vegetation serve to establish the boundaries and nature of outdoor landscape design. Hedges act as small organic walls that divide the gardens of lawns and yards of open spaces. Open outdoor rooms are sometimes built with hedges and bushes, and walls.

Outdoor Landscape
The second level of outdoor landscape design hard scape plans. Although most people think only of hard, horizontal surfaces such as roads and yards when they think of hard scape, the reality is that any structure built on the landscape is technically classified as hard scape. Hard scape design is actually a combination of horizontal and vertical elements, which adds human element of the decent forms of natural landscape. Great care is taken by the landscape architect for the construction of these forms of scale and to use materials that compliment the architecture of both the home and the surrounding natural elements, so everything seems harmonious and balanced, when the final phase of the project is completed.

Outdoor Landscaping

Outdoor Landscape

Hard scape perform certain functional role mostly in outdoor landscape design. These forms are courtyards, roads and sidewalks.Others play a decorative role in the professional landscaping. In copings around the pool rise, to add much needed vertical design swimming pool. Architectural walls help frame the open rooms, gardens and courtyard entry. Iron fence, arbors iron and trellises, depending on the geometry they embody, adds an extra dimension of an Old World formality or motive of the rural landscape.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

landscape design ideas for front yards

In general when you find yourself landscaping a garage you will have to utilize different ideas and seed selection when compared with you would outdoors. This is because you might be designing for the different goal for the a pair of different meters. The back yard is very considerably a place involving solitude which you could relax and luxuriate in yourself in the personal place. In the front you try to create a welcoming atmosphere, then one through which men and women can easily accessibility your house. Because on this you will have to consider slightly in another way when creating the landscape design.

landscape design ideas for front yards

You probably never spend a long time in your entry so you might try to think how the landscaping is not as critical, but that you will find a mistake. Not simply will an attractively designed landscaping leading of your house offer a good perception to people who will be visiting, nevertheless it may also increase your appeal of the house to audience if you are thinking about selling.

When you are going to be developing the front panorama around convenience, the first thing you ought to decide on is when your routes and drive way are going to move. In many situations this may be decided in your case depending on wherever your car port is. Once you understand where these kinds of important aspects of the front garden are you will need to create a landscaping design close to them.

A single similarity any time landscaping the front in comparison with the back garden is that generally speaking it is the easier designs that really work the best. In truth having a straightforward design will be even more crucial in the front backyard than in the trunk. Not only will certainly this create your house far more inviting nonetheless it will also maintain the cost along - ensure be paying a lot of money about landscaping a garden that you will almost never use besides to walk for a front door. In spite of this, we dont desire to play down the value of a good front yard design sometimes. Place attractive along with colorful products in your entry, but dont do too much of it.

Any time landscaping your garage think carefully about no matter whether you really need a variety of sections as well as whether a straightforward lawn along with subtle floral choices can be better. In most all cases this is all that you really need just like any more can appear cluttered rather than appealing to anyone that is seeing the house. Abandon the lavish plants along with curves in your backyard and focus on developing an muted design as an alternative. Try to design any front yard that you might be captivated too when you see it with someone elses property. In many ways front yard landscape layout is much easier when compared with backyard, nevertheless, you still must put serious amounts of though with it.

Stone use in the landscape

There are many ways to use natural stone in the landscape, below is a photo of how not to use natural stone...

Now I can appreciate the type of homeowner that will attempt to do their own landscape work and if they have a creative eye, they can achieve a well balanced look to the front yard landscape. But when I look at this front yard garden, it displays a valid point I try to make with many clients... make sure your contractor is not trying to sell landscape materials you dont need!!!

I know this home was landscaped by a landscape contractor and he is probably someone that knows his construction practice very well... but I give a failing grade for material choice and presentation. Wrong look and wrong use of material here. The stones are way too big and awkward to use in this application.

The attempt of using shims with smaller stones to level the larger ones just makes the wall feature look like junk. Over time, frost will start moving those stones and eventually soil will leak out through the large holes which will invite weeds to migrate into the gaps. In the first photo at the top of this article, on the far left, you will see another common mistake... use of a completely different type of stone (orange/pink coloured granite field stone) in a small garden area like this.

Rockery used in a landscape presentation should always be the same material! Otherwise it looks like a mish-mash of objects without flow.

When you use rustic looking stone like weathered limestone rock, it is best used in a natural looking fashion. Stand back and ask how Nature would do it?

Subtle hints of this type of rockery slightly buried into the earth and inter-mixed with planting would have enhanced the look of the front of this house. The idea is to achieve a look that compliments the front door in a well balanced manner that builds up your view towards the door to say; "This is where you enter!"

Instead, what you notice when you see this house is a pile of rocks on the front lawn...

Seeds of Change How to get Tasty Veggies Preserve Biodiversity and Sock it to the Man

For the last two years, seed sales have hit record highs due in large part to the recession, the long winter, and a general increase in home gardening. The internet has made access to seeds cheap, easy, and fast. But how do you know which seed companies to buy from? And what are the environmental implications of your seed selection?

Want to know how to sock it to the agricultural conglomerates? Or how to save seeds from the fate of biotech companies and patent lawyers? Here’s a quick guide that explains what you should look for when buying seeds.

1. Support Small, Established Family-Owned Seed Distributors
Last year rumors spread across the internet that mega-seed company Burpee was bought by Monsanto, a massive agricultural conglomerate know for their genetically modified seeds. This rumor was not exactly true, as Monsanto actually acquired Seminis, a company that sells seeds to Burpee. Seminis sells not only to Burpee, but also to other large seed companies like Jung Seed, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, and Park seed. The big boys are indeed getting bigger.

While the ownership hierarchy and propagation ethics of large seed companies are murky, there are plenty of small, family-owned seed companies that offer a diverse selection. Select companies such as family-owned Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. This husband and wife team are taking on corporate agriculture with their grassroots “Pure Food” movement. Their charming populism is even more seductive when combined with pictures of their adorable daughter holding baskets of heirloom fruit. Just try and resist their free catalogue—it’s pure garden porn. In addition to Baker Creek, I’ve listed a few other notable seed companies at the bottom of this blog that are worth looking into.

2. Buy Open-Pollinated Seeds
Open pollination is the oldest method of developing seeds, predating agriculture itself. Open pollination means seeds either pollinate themselves (self-pollinating) or are pollinated by insects or bees. Why does this matter? Open pollinated seeds are dynamic, that is they change and adapt to local sites. The plant’s genetic material is often crossed with the genetic material of another plant of the same species, resulting in hardier strains adapted to the local microclimate. The great diversity of heirloom apples that once populated colonial America was a result of new strains of apples that were open pollinated. Supporting open pollination means you are creating more genetic diversity in our food and plant supply.

Most seeds on the market are hybrid seeds. These are the offspring of two distant and distinct parental lines. ‘Better Boy’ and ‘Early Girl’ tomatoes, for example, are hybrids of a couple different lines of the same species. The problem with hybrids is that breeders limit the genetic diversity to guarantee a certain trait—say size or a color. Even more insidious than hybrids are GMOs or genetically modified organisms. Much of mass food production—like the Idaho potato—are now propagated with GMO. This means a plant of one species has its genetic material spliced with plants of another species. These are crosses that would have never happened in nature. Eighty percent of all corn, ninety percent of all soybean, and almost ninety percent of all cotton comes from genetically modified plants. While the jury is out on whether GMO are actually harmful to us or the environment, one thing is for sure: the world food supply is genetically narrower than at any point in history. Using open pollinated seeds preserves genetic diversity.

3. Collect Your Own Seed; Trade with Others

Nothing makes you feel more grounded with the cycles of nature than harvesting, drying, and storing your own seeds. Want to connect on a spiritual level with the botanical universe? Or achieve gardening self-actualization? Collect seeds. Seed collection requires you to watch the reproductive cycle of plants, to notice pollination, and understand how and when flowers turn to seedheads. Plants will no longer be your blooming indentured servants, but free ecological beings capable of self-seeding and adapting.

Last year, I noticed a Heuchera cultivar of mine had self-seeded in the garden. It was remarkable to notice the slight variations this new plant had from its parent, a result of the miracle of open pollination. My very own cultivar. Collecting seeds can be easy or difficult depending on the species. Start with annuals, then progress to perennials and shrubs.

Once you’ve achieved a small level of proficiency with seed collecting, you’re ready to embark on the next frontier: the black market seed trade. Ok, so maybe it’s not a “black” market, but there’s something downright exhilarating about arranging a backroom trade on the internet, then getting a shipment in a blank envelope. GardenWeb offers an a great starting place for seed exchanges. Become a bartering expert. Where your obsession takes you from there is up to you.

Check out these Family Owned Seed Companies:

www.sustainableseedco.com/pages/ A California company that sells untreated, open pollinated, heirloom seeds.

www.mariseeds.com/ A Tennessee company selling over 500 varieties of tomatoes and peppers. The Italian love oozes from this site.

http://www.rareseeds.com/ The Baker Creek Seed Company mentioned above.

www.dianeseeds.com/ Dianes sells high quality seeds. Her selections are minimal but good.

www.seedsavers.org/Content.aspx?src=buyonline.htm A seed exchange and vault dedicated to preserving biodiversity.

http://nativeseeds.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=1 Specializing in seeds of the southwest desert and native cultures.

www.selectseeds.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/2010/catalog.htm Specializing in open pollinated annual flowers and other antique varietals.

www.victoryseeds.com/ Rare, Open-pollinated & Heirloom Garden Seeds

ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK OR KEN SMITH MAY BECOME THE NEXT F L OLMSTED

Orange County Great Park is sure to be the next great park of this century. Is quit possible that it will attain the cache and importance of Central Park fifty or one hundred years in the future. Interesting to view the presentation of Ken Smith and Mia Lehrer.

Orange County Great Park Corporation - Irvine, California - Comprehensive Master Plan

You can view some short films on the park design at Mia Lehrers site/go to "NEWS", then view the films under heading "Great Park Design Studio."

Mia Lehrer & Associates, Landscape Architecture

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Lily beetle

Its worth a daily tour to pick any bright red lily beetles off your prize lilies. The parents are bad enough but the offspring are voracious feeders, hiding under the leaves and covering themselves in a sleeping bag of larval goo..

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Blue Poppy

Meconopsis
A genus within the larger Papaveraceae ( Poppy ) family that are among the most exotic of all perennials.
* photo of unknown internet source

Meconopsis betonifolia ( Himalayan Blue Poppy )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.5 x 2 feet, that is native to the Chinese portion of the Himalayan mountains.
The hairy, shallowly toothed, oblong leaves are up to 12 inches in length.
The very beautiful, sky-blue ( with yellow stamen ) flowers, up to 2 inches across, are borne in heads of up to 6 from early to late summer.
The stems are covered in bristly, gold-brown hairs.
Hardy zones 5 to 7 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil. It should not be allowed to bloom in the first year of the plant may weaken and not survive the first winter.

Meconopsis cambrica ( Welsh Poppy )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 2 feet x 16 inches, that is native to western Europe.
The ferny basal leaves, up to 8 inches in length, are mid-green.
The bright yellow to orange poppy flowers, up to 2 inches across, are borne late spring into mid autumn.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 and easy to grow in full sun on just about any well drained soil.
Self seeds freely.

Aurantiaca
Orange flowers.

Meconopsis cheilonifolia
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 3.3 x 2 feet, that is native to western Szechuan in China. The hairy leaves are deeply lobed.
The pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers, up to 3.2 inches, are borne during early summer.
Hardy zones 5 to 7, preferring cool woodland conditions.

Meconopsis grandis
A very vigorous perennial, reaching a maximum size of 5 x 2 feet, that is native to the Himalayas.
The coarsely toothed, elliptical basal leaves, up to 12 inches in length, are hairy and green.
The nodding, deep blue poppy flowers, up to 9 inches across, are borne in clusters of 3 or more during late spring.
Hardy zones 3b to 6 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil. Prefers cool summers and thrives especially well in Anchorage, Alaska, coastal British Columbia and the Canadian Maritimes. Divide regularly.

Meconopsis integifolia ( Yellow Chinese Poppy )
A rosette-forming perennial, reaching a maximum size of 3.3 x 2 feet.
It is often monocarpic ( die after flowering ).
The basal leaves are up to 15 x 2 inches.
The yellow, cup-shaped flowers, up to 7 inches across, are borne during early summer.
Hardy zones 5 to 8 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil

Robusta
Taller ( to 4 feet ) with larger flowers, up to 8.5 inches across.

Meconopsis nepaulensis
A vigorous, large, upright, clump forming perennial, reaching a maximum size of 8.3 x 3.3 feet, that is native to the Himalayas ( from Nepal to southwest China ). It is usually monocarpic ( die after flowering ).
The deeply-lobed, basal leaves are up to 20 inches in length. The foliage is covered in fine hairs.
The nodding, blue, white, red or purple flowers, up to 3.2 inches across, are borne during early summer.
The stems are covered in fine hairs.
Hardy zones 5 to 8 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil.

Meconopsis quintuplinerva ( Harebell Poppy )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 3 x 3 feet.
The basal leaves are up to 10 inches in length.
The hanging, azure-blue, bell-shaped flowers, up to 2 inches in length, are borne
arching, hairy stems.
Hardy zones 5 to 7 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil

Meconopsis regia
A rosette forming perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.5 x 4 feet, that is native to Nepal. It is usually monocarpic ( die after flowering ).
The deeply-cut basal leaves reach up to 40 ( rarely over 24 ) inches in length. The foliage is green with bronze hairs.
The golden-yellow, cup-shaped flowers, up to 5 inches across, are borne during early summer.
Hardy zones 5 to 7 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil.

Rubra
Red flowering form.

Meconopsis sheldonii Branklyn
A strong growing perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6 x 2 feet.
The bristly, oblong basal leaves are up to 12 ( rarely over 10 ) inches in length.
The rich blue flowers are up to 6 inches across, are borne from the upper leaf axils.
Hardy zone 3 to 6 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil
It can tolerate as low as -40 F but hates hot summers.
In the eastern U.S., it only grows about as far south as Wilkes-Barre PA.
Divide regularly.
* photo of unknown internet source

Meconopsis superba
A rare evergreen, rosette forming perennial, reaching a maximum size of 7 x 3 feet.
The white poppy flowers, up to 5 inches across, are borne during mid summer.
Hardy zones 5 to 7 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil

Meconopsis villosa
A rosette forming perennial, reaching a maximum size of 5 feet x 20 inches.
The foliage is hairy and green. The nodding, clear yellow, rounded poppy flowers, up to 2 inches across, are borne during summer.
Hardy zones 5 to 8 in cool partial shade on humus-rich, well drained soil