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| Papaver orientale ‘Manhattan’ – Oriental Poppy |
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The last and most dramatic of the spring ephemerals, oriental poppies bloom magnificently in late May into June and then go dormant like the earlier spring bulbs. This example of the spanking new, New York series has blooms of crinkly, rose-red with black blotches at the base of each petal on 28-32” stems. Overplant your poppies with some leafy perennial or temperennial to cover the soon-to-disappear poppy foliage
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4–8
Spacing: 12-15" apart
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate
Water and Soil Needs: Neutral pH and good drainage
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| Papaver orientale ‘Queens’ – Oriental Poppy |
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Oriental poppies are not native to the orient but to Turkey and the various “Stans”, Turkestan, Uzbekistan, etc. Poppy ‘Queens’ is a member of the New York series, which is not from New York but hybridized in the Netherlands. However, to see is to believe! ‘Queens’ has huge pink flowers, which are fringed delicate pink, and very ruffled, petticoat style, borne on 26-30” rigid stems from late May into June.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-9
Spacing: 12-15" apart
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate
Water and Soil Needs: Neutral pH and good drainage
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| Papaver orientale ‘Soho’ – Oriental Poppy |
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This giant red cultivar has crinkled and glossy petals with black splotches at each base. An outstanding introduction of the New York series of poppies, it threatens to make all previous red poppy cultivars obsolete! The sturdy 30” stems make perfect bouquets if you burn the stem tips to prevent the white poppy sap from bleeding out. We suggest that you overplant poppies with some leafy perennial or temperennial because poppies go summer dormant and re-emerge in the fall
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zone 4–8
Spacing: 12-15" apart
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate
Water and Soil Needs: Neutral pH and good drainage
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| Papaver orientale ‘Tiffany’ – Oriental Poppy |
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| ‘Tiffany’ has delicate, ruffled pink flowers with even paler pink, frilled edges on 24” stems from late May into June. Poppies are one of the last and most dramatic of the spring ephemerals, going dormant after flowering and not re-emerging until fall. You should consider overplanting your poppies with some leafy perennial or temperennial to fill the gap they’ll leave after they flower
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-9
Spacing: 12-15" apart
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate
Water and Soil Needs: Neutral pH and good drainage
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| Persicaria amplexicaule ‘Jo and Guido’s Form’ – Mountain Fleece Flower |
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| Guido’s namesake is a statuesque, 5’ plant with brash plumes of pink flowers from July to September. If you need a bold center of focus in your summer garden, this cultivar is a great candidate. It will form a big clump without being invasive like some of its despicably behaved cousins, the knotweeds. It also makes an excellent cut flower
Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-8
Spacing: Space 3' from any neighbor
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast growth
Water and Soil Needs: Soil with high organic
content and good water retention
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| Phlox arendsii ‘Ping Pong’Arends’ – Hybrid Phlox |
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| The great German hybridizer, Georg Arends, is best known for his many Astilbe hybrids but he also hybridized Phlox. Phlox arendsii hybrids are crosses between Phlox paniculata (July to Sept. blooming) and Phlox divaricata (May to June blooming). ‘Ping Pong’ blooms delicate pink with a rose–red eye from June to August thus filling the gap between its earlier and later parents. Its height, 18-22”, is also halfway in the middle. Very mildew resistant like Phlox divaricata
Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-8
Spacing: 15-18" apart
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate
Water and Soil Needs: Average garden soil of
moderate pH (6.0 to 7.0)
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| Phlox ‘Charles Ricardo’ – Woodland Phlox |
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| A new color for woodland phlox, it has deep lavender flowers from May to June. As with other woodland phlox it blooms best in partial sun and grows 15” tall. Plants spread slowly by creeping rhizomes but will soon form a groundcover mat with gorgeous spring flowers. Isn’t it time for you to join the “Stamp Out Pachysandra Society”? Plants can be cut back after flowering to encourage additional growth
Sun Exposure: Partial Shade
Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-8
Spacing: 12" apart
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate
Water and Soil Needs: Well drained soil that is
neutral to slightly alkaline
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