Shrubs For Clay Soil Full Sun

It is cold hardy to zone 5, making this is a great perennial for northern gardens that want a tropical look. * Attracts hummingbirds * Looks great in containers * Provides spiky texture to your garden

Butterfly Plant A. It is also utilized by monarch butterflies for egg-laying. Use in mass plantings, as a border plant, or as a tall ground cover. Growing up to 36" tall, you'll love the snow white flowers.

'Karley Rose' is a vigorous grower that looks spectacular when planted in masses, nearly any setting, especially in large combination planters! Planting in between perennials and shrubs is an excellent way to add a new dimension to the landscape.

Grows 6-8' tall and 6' wide. Loaded with an abundance of violet-blue flowers with ruby-red centers, Blue Bird is ideal as a hedge, foundation or specimen planting. Shipped potted. Winner of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit! We are...

Decide where your plants will be located, then dig individual holes and amend them with peat or other organic soil amendments. The following partial list of clay-tolerant plants will enrich your landscape, giving you depth and color without many complaints.

Felix Crousse Peony produces double magenta-red blooms which are highly fragrant and attract butterflies. Plants are long-lived, do not need to be divided and can be left undisturbed for years.

Older proven variety that's still quite popular! The Peony is an extremely long lived, hardy, shrub-like plant. Plants are long-lived, do not need to be divided and can be left undisturbed for years.

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The classic double red Peony, this early-season bloomer produces huge, deep red blooms that are showstoppers in the garden and in bouquets. Once they're established, they're as hardy and dependable as oaks, creating a fantastic season of bloom in your...

Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Once they're established, they're as hardy and dependable as oaks, creating a fantastic season of bloom in your yard year after year. The spreading clumps form hedges. Color is brilliant and of even tone with a silky luster.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Daylily Round Midnight with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part...

Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. Remove the old flowers of Hibiscus Luna Rose as they become brown and unattractive including the...

Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Seed capsules will float on water which facilitates seed dispersal. Regular deep watering is advisable. Each flower has a prominent and showy central staminal column of white to pale yellow anthers...

St John's Wort Pumpkin is the perfect addition to any sunny to shady garden. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.

This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the Hibiscus Luna Red plant to produce new flowers, keeping your plant looking attractive throughout the season. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows.

Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. Hydrangea Nikko Blue is a superb shrub for accent, specimen or border use in semi-shaded areas; desired for the splendid, abundant, showy flower clusters.

They can also be blanched and used in salads. * It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 6 m in height, native to eastern Russia , China , Korea , and Japan. * Spiny stems, leaves to 30" long, white flowers.

If chemical fertilizers are used on your Let's Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag.

It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.

If chemical fertilizers are used on your Limelight Hydrangea, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution. When we specifically look at pruning with regards to hydrangeas, this misunderstanding and negligence...

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect.

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Endless Summer Twist-N-Shout Hydrangea to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. The most important reason for pruning hydrangeas is to improve the overall health of the plant which in turn will reward you with a plethora of blooms.

You can then rake the mulch back around the base of the Hydrangeas. As a young plant, it is best to prune or pinch your Let's Dance Rhythmic Blue Hydrangea to build a full bodied, well branched plant.

More northern areas may wish to fertilize only once in June or July. Another reason for pruning hydrangeas such as Cherry Explosion Hydrangea is to re-define the plant's definition within the landscape.

When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake your mulch back to the drip line of each plant. A deficiency of Phosphorus may affect the energy transfer in the plant, and result in stunted growth as well.