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Week #2 Plant List
Blue Atlas Cedar- Cedrus
atlantica ‘Glauca’
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Foliage - Needle like, some
what stiff. Powder blue,
somewhat silver, in color.
Intensity of blue varies among
seedlings.
Cones, 3" long, green when
young turning brown at maturity.
Bark - Dark gray, ridged on
older trees. Light gray and
smooth on younger trees
Shape is pyramidal when
young, becoming flat topped
with horizontal spreading
branching when older
Astilbe – Astilbe hybrid
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Perennial
long-blooming plume-like
flowers
shades of white, pink and red
airy foliage
Astilbe leaves resemble ferns,
delicately divided into small
toothed, oval leaflets on stiff
stems. They are typically 1 to 1
1/2 inch long
They are excellent lowmaintenance plants as long as
their soil is moist.
Creeping Juniper- Juniperus
Horizontalis cu.
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Plant Form: Low mat forming,
groundcover
Mature Height & Spread: 6-18 in
height 12-14 ft spread
Ornamental Value: Masses good,
holds color well, erosion control
Light Requirements: Does best in
full sun
Water Requirements: Wide range of
water conditions
Soil Requirements: Alkaline, sandy
and rocky
Special Tolerances: Hot, dry
situations, transplants readily
Location: West side of EPS
Suitability to Current Location: Zone
2, well off
Coral Bells Heuchera Sanguinea
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•Common names: Coral bells, Alum root,
Rock Geranium
•Perennial
•Plant tolerated drought, will grow in moist
soil, likes well-drained soil.
•Sun to partial shade
•Care: fertilize every four months with a
slow release fertilizer. Dead head spent
blooms, remove dead foliage every spring,
and final blooming.
Daylily Hemmerocallis
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Full sun
Slightly acidic soil, welldrained soil
300 different colors
Plant in spring and fall.
Plant 18 to 24 inches apart
Remove dead or damage
foliage as they die back
Beware daylily rust. cause by
fungus called Puccinia
hemerocallidis
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