Japanese pagoda tree
Styphnolobium japonicum
A revered tree in the Far East, planted for their beautiful fragrant flowers and delicate … Continued
browsing: heirloom garden plants
Heirloom gardens were planted in a time when folks didn’t coddle plants. Some were grown for food and medicine while others were planted for enjoyment. Many were brought along with settlers from faraway lands, while others were found in the native landscape and moved closer to home.
Many of us remember plants from our grandmother’s gardens. The list below includes plants to recreate these charming vintage landscapes.
common lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilacs are mid-season spring bloomers typically flowering in mid-May in lavender or white. We … Continued
dwarf Korean lilac
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
A smaller-sized lilac with reddish purple buds opening to fragrant, pale lilac flowers. Blooms profusely … Continued
French hybrid lilac
Syringa vulgaris
‘Sensation’ sports bicolor blooms of purple edged in white in early to mid-spring, and fill … Continued
marigold
Tagetes hybrids
‘Bonanza’ mix is a French marigold with a mix of yellow, gold-red, and bicolor large, 2-2.5″ … Continued
Mexican bush marigold, Lemmon’s marigold
Tagetes lemmonii
Narrow, green, fine foliage has a strong citrus-like aroma. The sunny yellow blooms attract bees … Continued
‘Emerald Green’ arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'
A narrow, pyramidal evergreen with dense, soft, emerald green foliage that holds its emerald color … Continued
thyme
Thymus species
Culinary Thymes English thyme/common thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is the most popular variety of culinary thyme, … Continued
Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’ mullein
Verbascum x hybrida 'Southern Charm'
Native from Europe to North Africa to Western and Central Asia, mullien has naturalized across … Continued
American vervain
Verbena hastata
Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Forms colonies in the … Continued
tall verbena/Brazilian vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Tender perennial is winter hardy to USDA Zones 7-10. In colder zones, grow as an … Continued
prairie ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
2-4′ tall fall native is topped with broad, compound blooms made up of many heads … Continued