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Hydrangea - Blue Wave Lacecap
Blue Wave Lacecap Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Wave', exhibits beautiful disc-shaped flowers that are a rich blue color in acid soils or lilac-pink in neutral soils. Use aluminum sulfate to change alkaline soil to acid and make blooms bluer, or add lime to the soil to make the flowers pinker (begin soil treatments well in advance of flowering, as in late autumn or early spring). Large, dark green foliage adds to this showy summer bloomer and blooms in July for up to two months. Blue Wave tolerates full sun only if grown with consistently moist soils. Group or mass in a sheltered location in the shrub border. It typically grows 3-6' tall and as wide unless damaged by harsh winters or pruned smaller. Also a good specimen or accent for protected locations near homes or patios. ... additional information
Holly - Red Sprite You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits and Red Sprite requires Ilex 'Jim Dandy' for pollination and berry production. The deep green foliage turns purple-bronze in fall. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. A wonderful shrub for winter interest, the Red Spire Winterberry shrub reaches 2-3 feet in height and width. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. Red Sprite Winterberry, Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite', is a dense compact plant that produces multitudes of bright red, one half inch fruits that persist throughout the winter. |
