Customer Plant Selection Review - RS - September 5, 2019

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Front Center Tree Plant Bed

Soil Amendment: Mushroom compost to be used in planting holes

Mulch: Pine straw

Border: Continue with natural border established

Note: Quantity not known for all plants until able to survey and remeasure the area. And, still may change at installation due to existing tree roots.

(2) Purple Pixie® Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum - 

Loropetalum chinense 'Peack' 

Area facing street, alternating with Kaleidoscope Abelia  

Evergreen

Blooms: Pink Fringes - Heaviest in Spring; Repeating Throughout the Year.

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 1 to 2'   Mature Spread: 4 to 5'

(3) Kaleidoscope Abelia - Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

Area facing street, alternating with Purple Pixie Loropetalum

Evergreen

Foliage: Bright, Golden Yellow Variegation on Medium Green leaves along with Brilliant Red Stems

Blooms: Fragrant White Flowers - Spring through Autumn

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 2.5 to 2.5'   Mature Spread: 3 to 3.5'

(4) Japanese Holly Fern - 

Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum'

Area facing home, scattered with Hostas and Lenten Roses

Evergreen (in mild climates)

Blooms: None

Sunlight: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/Well-drained

Mature Height: 2'   Mature Spread: 3'

(3) Hosta - Various Species
Area facing home, scattered with Japanese Ferns and Lenten Roses

Note: Great as a filler in beds and as an understory plant for specimen trees.

Herbaceous Perennial

Blooms: Tubular whitish blooms above the plant at varying heights. Prized for foliage which is  usually of green, yellow and/or blue tones - many species are variegated.

Sunlight: Mostly shade to part sun, while some species thrive in full sun.

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: .5 to 3'   Mature Spread: Up to 8'

(3) White Spotted Lady Lenten Rose - Helleborus orientalis - Various Species

Area facing home, scattered with Japanese Ferns and Hostas

These are actually not roses, but are named such because of their blooms and there are many varieties.

Perennial, Evergreen

Blooms: Late Winter to Early Spring

Sunlight: Full Shade

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 20" Mature Spread: 12"

(3) Coral Bells - Heuchera - Various Species

Area facing home, scattered with Japanese Ferns and Hostas

These wonderful plants used to come in a few drab colors, with small and insignificant blooms. Now they come in a whole rainbow of colors, with some varieties grown specifically for their masses of flowers.

Perennial

Blooms: White flowers on dark stems throughout the season - late Spring to Summer

Sunlight: Full Shade (Other species also thrive in Part and Full Sun.)

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained.

Mature Height: Roughly 10 to 18"   Mature Spread: 8 to 12"