Regional Picks: Plant This With That – Northwest

1. ‘Blue Diamond’ hellebore

Name:Helleborus‘Blue Diamond’

USDA Hardiness Zones:4 to 9

Size:1 to 2 pes grandiloquent and wide

Conditions : fond shade ; rich , moist soil

It ’s awe-inspiring to walk outside on a bullying other - spring day and see the false hellebore waving . ‘ Blue Diamond ’ hellebore has a particularly endearing bloom in a dark , slating blue hue . The petals are truly luminous in brilliant sunlight . ‘ Blue Diamond ’ is a new color breakthrough from Northwest Garden Nursery in Eugene , Oregon . Hellebore blossoms in general present downward , requiring you to place the industrial plant on a slope so that you’re able to see its flowers at full advantage . But you wo n’t need to worry about that siting restriction with the outward - facing ‘ Blue Diamond ’ . The foliage remains evergreen , although , to freshen it up , some selective springtime trimming is a upright idea .

2. ‘Tubby Andrews’ bergenia

Name:Bergenia cordifolia‘Tubby Andrews’

Zones:3 to 8

Size:6 to 12 in grandiloquent and wide

Conditions : Full sunshine to partial tincture ; dampish filth

A wonderfully unique bergenia with irregularly dabbled variegation , ‘ Tubby Andrews ’ features bright Battle of Magenta flowers , which come out in spring and give back faithfully again in autumn . This perennial keeps its variegated evergreen foliage throughout the year . Some leaves are solely pale gold , while others are a admixture of atomic number 79 , pale super acid , and green . Winter bring a blush of red to all the leaves . The interesting grain and bright color of the foliage turn as a nice contrast to any wall star .

3. White corydalis

Name:Corydalis ochroleuca

Zones:6 to 8

I often see delicate white corydalis in mature gardens , where it happily self - sows among other fly-by-night plant — proving that sometimes the best plant compounding are inadvertent . Its creamy snowy prime with a yellow tongue stand out against the glaucous foliage below . Corydalis flowers lean to be hopeful blue and purple , with new cultivars exhibit up all the time ; although the flush are striking , the foliation never go the length . White corydalis , however , will last far into the season , when other corydalis have gone hibernating .

4. Black mondo grass

Name:Ophiopogon planiscapus‘Nigrescens’

Zones:5 to 10

The popularity of this pocket-sized grasslike plant is show no signs of waning — and for in effect grounds . Although black mondo pot is a looker all season long , spring is a gravid time to catch some of its best feature . Its evergreen plant ( or , really , black ) blade contrast with almost any works you couple it with , including the fine , blueish immature leaf of white corydalis and the bolder variegated foliage of ‘ Tubby Andrews ’ bergenia . Black mondo grass produce blue - black Berry , which often entertain on from fall into spring . As it emerges from the ground , the new emergence is an amazingly vibrant deep green before it turns completely black-market . Over meter , this stunner will create a mass that can be divided and go to heighten other plant combination .

Susan Calhoun is the principal designer and owner of Plantswoman Design , a landscape painting firm in Bainbridge , Washington .

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