Archives: Plant of the Week

Ascepias tuberosa is the 2017 Perennial Plant Associations Perennial of the year. This durable long bloomer is well suited for the Okanagan garden. Often called ‘Milk Weed’ or’ Butterfly weed’ it is native to eastern and southern North America. It...

  The Aster, previously featured as our plant of the week, blooms in the months of July through October. It is one of the best garden perennials for the Okanagan with one of the longest blooming periods.  The Aster comes...

  Liatris spicata, or Gayfeather, is a lovely cultivar of a native prairie wildflower.  It grows to form a low, compact grassy clump with two foot tall spikes of mauve blossoms.  The flower stalks develop from top to bottom and...

Hydrangea Serrata Blue Bird (Blue Bird Hydrangea) is a vigorous hydrangea which blooms from June through ’til frost.  Its foliage also has lovely fall colors.  You can expect this Hydrangea to reach an average size of 4’ tall by 4’...

  Echinacea × Purpurea Sombrero™ Salsa Red (Coneflower) There are many different Echinaceas available but the Echinacea × Purpurea Sombrero™ Salsa Red is one in the Sombrero series developed by Darwin Perennials. Salsa Red has very large, single flowers made...

    Native to the Mediterranean, Lavenders like full sun and well-drained soil, which is why they do so well here in the Okanagan. Lavender is another of our all-time favorites.  It looks very nice when planted in combination with...

  This gorgeous shrub deserves a place in every garden, providing you can give it plenty of room!  It is often seen planted in tiny beds where it surely becomes a problem as it outgrows its space.  Dark foliage turns...

  What a fabulous planting combination this is – Diablo Ninebark and Annabelle Hydrangea. Both these plants are great choices on their own but these photos show how the individual beauty of a plant can be enhanced by other plants...

  This week’s Plant of the Week is Rosa x ‘Morden Sunrise’ – Morden Sunrise Rose. Anyone who has taken a walk outside recently may have noticed the variety and abundance of beautiful roses in bloom now. Morden Sunrise is...

  The climbing hydrangeas are just coming in to full bloom right now and are looking lovely!  Hydrangea petiolaris is the botanical name for this deciduous, woody vine that climbs by clinging to walls and fences using aerial rootlets.  The...