Transcript Georgia_Gold_Medal_Plants_1994_2003_Hamlin

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To promote the production, sale and use of superior
ornamental plants
Prepared by
Dr. Teri Hamlin
Georgia Department of Education
Shrubs
 Add interest to the landscape
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Seasonal Color
Foliage Texture and Form
 Hardy
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Temperature
Drought
Insect & Disease
 Easy to maintain
Dwarf Fothergilla
 Height: 3’
 Width: 3’
 Fragrant:
Honey smelling
spring blooms
and fall color
 Semi-sun
 Varieties :
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Mt. Airy
Annabelle Hydrangea
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Deciduous shrub
5’ High & 5’ Wide
Large White Blooms
Shade Plant
Plant 6’ apart
Few pest problems
Clethra
 Height: 4-8’
 Width: 4-6’
 Spicy Fragrant: July
 Full sun to shade
Loropetalum
 Height: 4-10’, Width: 3-8’
 Heat & Cold Hardy, Drought
Tolerant
 Evergreen Witchhazel Family
 mid-spring blooms Purple
foliage
 Sun to Shade
 Varieties : Plum Delight, Razzle
Dazzle, Hines Purpleleaf,
Burgundy
Bottlebrush Buckeye
 Native Deciduous shrub
 Height: 8-10’
 Width: 8-10’
 June blooms, Fall color
 Dabbled shade
 Pest Free, Deer Resistant
Lenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
 Tough as nails
groundcover plant
reaching 12-18 inches
tall with 12- to 15-inch
spread.
 Blooming mid-winter,
flowering can last up to
10 weeks.
 Blooms are white, pink,
plum, green, magenta
and pastel shades in
between.
Oakleaf Hydrangea
 Deciduous Shrub
 Height: 4 - 6’
 Width: 5 - 8’
 June Blooms, Fall
Foliage
 Morning Sun Afternoon Shade
 Varieties : Snow
Queen, Alice
Viburnum
 Deciduous shrub
 Height: 7-10’
 Width: 7-10’
 March - April Blooms,
Fragrant
 Fall Foliage Color
 Full Sun to Part Shade
Mohawk Viburnum
Inkberry
 Native evergreen shrub
 6-8 feet tall and equally
as wide
 Birds love the black
berry-like fruit in late fall
hanging on until spring
 Tolerates poorly drained
soils very well
 Cultivars include 'Nigra,'
'Georgia Wine,'
'Compacta,' and 'UGA.'
Beautyberry
 Height: 3-5’
 Width: 4-5’
 Fall Berries
 Full Sun to part
shade
Trees
Crape Myrtle
 Height: 3-20’
 Width: 3-15’
 July - August
bark, foliage
flowers,
 Sun
 Varieties :disease resistant
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Natchez, Muskogee,
Yuma, Lipan, Tonto,
Powhata, Sioux
Sioux
Lipan
Tonto
Yuma
Athena Elm
 Deciduous shade tree
reaching 35 feet tall and 50
feet wide
 Resistant to Dutch elm
disease with no serious
insect or disease problems.
 Excellent shade tree for the
home landscape
 In winter, attractive mottled
bark is apparent (mix of
orange, brown and gray).
 Best in full sun with welldrained soil; water weekly for
two months.
Trident Maple
 Height: 15-25’
 Width: 10-20’
 Multi stem trunk
 Sun- Semi sun
 Form and Fall Foliage
American Yellowwood
 Height: 30-50’
 Width: 40-50’
 Bright Yellow in
Fall, Fragrant
flowers in springearly summer
 Sun-part shade
 Varieties: Rosea,
Sweetshade
Little Gem Magnolia
 Evergreen Tree 20’ tall
and 10’ wide
Redbud
 Height: 15-25’
 Width: 20-25’
 Early Spring Blooms
 Sun- Semi sun
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Oklahoma: Glossy leathery
leaves, rose flower
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Forest pansy:purple leaves
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Silver Cloud: variegated leaves
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Texas White: White flowers
Vitex Chaste Tree
 Height: 8-10’
 Width: 8-10’
 May - July Blooms
 Sun to Part Shade
 Varieties : Latifolia,
Alba
 Heat & Drought
Tolerant
Yoshino Japanese Cedar
 Dense, evergreen tree
growing 50-60 feet with
spread of 20-30 feet.
 'Yoshino' cultivar
selected for cold
hardiness.
 Excellent alternative to
Leyland cypress
 Shade tolerant
Verbena 'Homestead Purple'
(Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple')
 Annual spreading to 18
inches, forming colorful
ground cover.
 Sold as an annual but will
overwinter in many parts of
Georgia.
 Combines rich purple
flowers, early blooming,
persistent flowering and
superior performance.
Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'
(Dianthus gratianopolitans 'Bath's Pink')
 Herbaceous perennial ideal
for sunny locations.
 Named for Jane Bath of
Stone Mountain, Georgia,
who discovered it.
 Plant 12-18 inches apart;
nice and full within two to
three seasons.
 Gray/green foliage about 4-6
inches high.
New Gold Lantana
(Lantana camara 'New Gold')
 Classified as a summer
annual, but it will overwinter
if provided some protection.
 Grows vigorously, spreading
out along the ground forming
a dense, green mat with gold
flowers.
 About 2 feet high and
spreading 2-3 feet in all
directions. Can handle
extreme heat and drought
well.
Blue Anise Sage
(Salvia guaranitica)
 Hardy perennial throughout
Georgia providing flowers
from mid-May to October.
 Grows upright 4-5 feet with
spread of 2-4 feet.
 Deep blue tubular flowers
throughout the growing
season; mature plants can
have thousands.
 Butterflies and
hummingbirds love blue
anise sage. Durable and
trouble-free,
Purple Wave Petunia
(Petunia sp.)
 Vigorous summer annual;
single plant may cover 4
square feet.
 Forms a dense mat about 6
inches high; not leggy like
other petunias.
 Flowers are a rose-purple
and continually replace one
another.
 Durable and heat tolerant.
Wild Indigo
(Baptisia spp.)
 Herbaceous perennial
growing 5 feet high with
equal spread.
 Native plant, tolerating
summer heat, winter cold,
poor soils and drought.
 Flowers resemble that of
garden pea; color varies -deep blue to creamy yellow
to pure white.
Blue Fan Flower
(Scaevola aemula 'New Wonder')
 Annual flower spreading to a
15-inch mat of vine-like
stems.
 Plant height may reach 4-6
inches; leaves are small and
inconspicuous.
 Foliage covered with dimesized blue and white fan-like
flowers.
Three-Lobed Coneflower
(Rudbeckia triloba)
 Three-lobed coneflower is a
hardy perennial growing up
to 36 inches.
 Starts blooming in early
August and continues
through September.
 Drought, heat and pest
tolerant; well-adapted to
poor soils, requiring little
care.
Japanese Aster
(Kalimeris pinnatifida)
 Herbaceous perennial
growing to 2 feet high with
equal spread.
 Tough, durable plant with
long bloom period (MayAugust).
 Pure white, double, daisylike flowers are about 1 inch
across with yellow stamins.
 Full sun preferred but will
adapt to light shade.
Nova Pentas
(Pentas lanceolata 'Nova')
 Summer annual spreading to
15 inches wide and 21/2 feet
tall.
 Available in red, white,
lavender and pink; 'Nova'
variety singled out as
superior.
 Starts blooming early and
blooms all summer
 Attracts butterflies and
hummingbirds; single plant
may have 10-15 clusters of
flowers.
Lenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
 Tough as nails" perennial
plant reaching 12-18 inches
tall with 12- to 15-inch
spread.
 Blooming mid-winter,
flowering can last up to 10
weeks.
 Blooms are white, pink,
plum, green, magenta and
pastel shades in between.
Sun-Loving Coleus
(Coleusxhybridus)
 Summer annual growing to
18-36 inches high with equal
spread.
 Most gardeners know the
shade coleus, but full-sun
plants are now available.
 Leaf colors are brilliant,
ranging from crimson to
chartreuse to orange.
 They do well as bedding
plants, hanging baskets and
containers.
Robert Poore Phlox
(Phlox paniculata)
 Herbaceous perennials
growing to 3-4 feet high
in clumps 2-3 feet in
diameter.
 'Robert Poore' - deep purple flowers
May-June
 'David' -- bright white
flowers with long bloom.
Ornamental Sweet Potato
(Ipomoea batatas)
 Summer annual with trailing,
vine-like growth 12 inches
high, spreading up to 10-12
feet. Two main types:
 Blackie -- dark
purple, almost
black foliage
 Margarita -chartreuse foliage
 Trailing growth habit;
excellent heat tolerance.
Lady in Red Salvia
(Salvia coccinea)
 Reseeding summer annual
growing to 2-2.5 feet tall and
wide.
 Lady in Red reseeds
prolifically; seeds can be
collected in fall and planted
the following spring.
 Low maintenance, requiring
little dead-heading; old
flower stalks replaced by
new ones.
Blue Mist Bluebeard
(Caryopteris x clandonensis)
 Herbaceous perennial
growing to 3-4 feet tall and
wide.
 Great transition plant for late
summer and early fall; bears
clusters of 1-2" sky blue
flowers.
 Blue flowers complement
yellow daisies, orange
marigolds and other early fall
flowers.
 Excellent drought tolerance
and good deer resistance.
Miss Huff Lantana
(Lantana camara 'Miss Huff')
 Full Sun
 "tough as nails,"
blooming continuously
spring until fall frost
 5 to 6 feet tall & 8’ wide
 Heat, Drought & Deer
Tolerant
 Attracts Butterflies