Potentilla - Katherine Dykes

$16.95

Use Potentillas for seasonal color. The ease of care, the long flowering period, and versatility combine to make the Potentilla fruiticosa varieties nice shrubs to include in the summer garden. They provide garden color for the better part of five months. The graceful arching branches bear lemon yellow 1" blooms. The Potentilla 'Katherine Dykes', Potentilla fruiticosa 'Katherine Dykes', has medium green, glaucous foliage. ... get more information

Pussy Willow - Silver This easy-to-grow willow has 2-1/2- to 3-inch-long catkins that emerge in early spring from dark red buds. The plant prefers a sunny location and moist, well-drained soil. Reddish brown leaves mature to a dark blue green. The Silver Pussy Willow, Salix chaenomeloides, is a handsome shrub with large red flower buds that develop into silky pink catkins. Equally significant are the rich mahogany-red stems, which add interest to the garden in winter. At first silvery gray, the catkins take on a pink cast as they age.