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Lilac - Dwarf Korean
It is widely used as a foundation, group planting, informal or formal hedge, or specimen shrub. It is the most common cultivar of the species, valued for its even more compact habit (to 4-6”). This deciduous shrub is especially urban tolerant. Meyer, who introduced this species to the United States from Northern China in the early 20th century. Meyeri is named after F. N. The Dwarf Korean Lilac, Syringa meyeri 'palibin', is known as a compact but spreading, small-foliaged Lilac with showy late May lavender-purple flowers that are spread over the entire shrub canopy. Syringa translates from the Greek as "pipe", in reference to the hollow stems. ... additional info
Adams Needle This variety has a white edge. The remarkable flower-spikes, 6' or more high, appear when plants are five or more years old. Otherwise they are handsome architectural foliage plants for dry, sunny borders. The Adams Needle bush, Yucca filamentosa, has stiff evergreen rosettes and are part of the scene in hot dry Central and North American scrublands. Yuccas are hardier than they appear, and only fail in cold exposed inland positions, where they are better grown as container plants. Yucca filamentosa makes dense clumps of stiff leaves 30 inches or so long and edged with fine curly hairs. |
