CALLIRHOE alcaeoides 'Logan Calhoun'
(ka-lee-RO-ee) (al-see-OY-deez) | CALLLC3 |
|
|
| Common Name: Poppy Mallow, Winecups |
| Description: 2000 GreatPlantsTM. Sparkling white 'wine cups' on this outstanding Great Plains native found by the late, dedicated, native American plantsman, Logan Calhoun and named in his honor. |
| Zone: 4 |
|
|
|
CARAGANA microphylla 'Mongolian Silver Spires'
(kar-a-GAW-na) (mik-ro-FIL-a) | CARAMS5 |
|
|
| Common Name: |
| Description: 2007 GreatPlantsTM Introduction. Sparkling, ferny, silver leaves. Narrow, upright habit on this xeric shrub. Large, yellow flowers produce red seed pods. Selected from seed from Mongolian steppe. For hedge or low windbreak; somewhat spiny. |
| Zone: 3 |
|
|
|
|
CHELONE lyonii 'Hot Lips'
(kee-LO-nay) (ly-ON-ee-eye) | CHELHL5 |
|
|
| Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead |
| Description: 2012 Great PlantsTM Perennial of the Year. Deeper colored, hot pink flowers on this recent selection of the wetland native. Glossy, dark green leaves tinted bronze in spring and its red stems add interest. |
| Zone: 3 |
|
|
|
CLEMATIS columbiana var. tenuiloba
(klem-AT-iss) (kol-um-bee-AH-nuh) | CLEMTN4 |
|
|
|
| Common Name: Rock Clematis |
| Description: 2006 GreatPlantsTM Release. Not every clematis was meant to grow on a trellis. Small, umbrella-shaped flowers of violet, pale blues, and pale pinks. Native to the Rocky Mountains. Does well in the well-drained soils of rock gardens. PG1. |
| Zone: 3 |
|
|
|
CLEMATIS fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold'
(klem-AT-iss) (froo-tih-KO-sa) | CLEMMO4 |
|
|
| Common Name: |
| Description: 1999 GreatPlantsTM. Yellow flowers in summer; glossy, dark green foliage. Attractive seed heads late summer and fall. Erect, woody shrub. Collected by Great Plants group in Northern Inner Mongolia. PG3. |
| Zone: 4 |
|
|
|
|
CLEMATIS hexapetala 'Mongolian Snowflakes'
(heks-ah-PET-ah-la) | CLEMMF4 |
|
|
| Common Name: |
| Description: 2009 GreatPlants TM Release. Masses of 1.5" fragrant, white flowers followed by feathery, bright silver seed heads covering this shrubby Clematis in late spring. Both flower stems and seed heads make excellent cuts with a long vase life. Drought tolerant. It forms a sprawling, 3' high mound of dark green foliage. Selected for its extra large flowers. PG3. |
| Zone: 5 |
|
|
|
