If we had to pick our favorite plants of all time, they would be these
Wow ! We ’ve done 50 episodes so far ofLet ’s Argue About flora , and to celebrate that achievement we decided to do two thing . First , we ’ll drink lots of Champagne-Ardenne ( well , at least Danielle will ) . Second , we ’re going to give you guys a breakdown of our favorite 50 plants of all sentence . These are try - and - rightful variety show that never seem to have us down . They ’re attractive , have multiple seasons of interest , and are humble - tutelage ( after all , we ’re talking about Steve here — ego - proclaimed as the laziest gardener on earth ) . This is the list that we wish we ’d had when first started out in gardening . Do you have some of these hotshot plants in your landscape ? Listen now to find out .
Expert testimony : Jared Barnes , assistant professor of gardening in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas .
Leatherleaf viburnum
DANIELLE ’S PLANT inclination
1 . ‘ Ogon ’ Astilbe japonica ( Spiraea thunbergii‘Ogon ’ , Zones 4–8 )
2 . ‘ Quadricolor ’ agave ( Agave lophantha‘Quadricolor ’ , Zones 8–10 )
3 . ‘ Sun King ’ aralia ( Aralia cordata‘Sun King ’ , Zones 4–8 )
4 . Nipponese stewartia ( Stewartia pseudocamellia , Zones 5–8 )
5 . Polypodium scouleri viburnum ( Viburnum rhytidophyllum , zone 5–8 )
6 . Coral bark maple ( Acer palmatum‘Sango - kaku ’ , Zones 5–9 )
7 . Baptisia ( Baptisia australis , Zones 3–9 )
8 . ‘ Sword Dance ’ paeony ( Paeonia lactiflora‘Sword Dance ’ , Zones 3–8 )
9 . Dazzleberry sedum ( Sedum‘Razzleberry ’ , Zones 4–9 )
10 . ‘ Waterlily ’ star magnolia ( Magnolia stellata‘Waterlily ’ , geographical zone 4–8 )
11 . Gatsby Star ® hydrangea ( Hydrangea quercifolia‘Doughill ’ , Zones 5–9 )
12 . flyspeck Wine ® ninebark ( Physocarpus opulifolius‘SMPOTW ’ , zone 3–7 )
13 . Variegated Japanese water supply iris ( Iris ensata‘Variegata ’ , Zones 4–8 )
14 . ‘ Don Egolf ’ Formosan redbud ( Cercis chinensis‘Don Egolf ’ , geographical zone 6–9 )
15 . Coral Creme Drop ™ garden phlox ( Phlox paniculata‘Ditomdre ’ , Zones 3–9 )
16 . Cleome ( Cleome hassleriana , one-year )
17 . European wild ginger ( Asarum europaeum , Zones 5–9 )
Photo: courtesy of Walter’s Gardens, Inc.
18 . Paperbush ( Edgeworthia chrysantha , Zones 7–10 )
19 . ‘ Feelin ’ Blue ’ Himalayan cedar cedarwood ( Cedrus deodara‘Feelin ’ blueish ’ , Zones 6–9 )
20 . ‘ Island Breeze ’ hosta ( Hosta‘Island Breeze ’ , Zones 3–9 )
Photo: courtesy of Walter’s Gardens, Inc.
21 . Dutchman ’s pipework vine ( Aristolochia macrophylla , Zones 4–8 )
22 . ‘ Worcester Gold ’ bluebeard ( Caryopteris×clandonensis‘Worcester Gold ’ , Zones 5–9 )
23 . Meadow Ruta graveolens ( Thalictrum rochebruneanum , Zones 4–7 )
24 . ‘ spotlight ’ panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata‘Limelight ’ , Zones 3–8 )
25 . ‘ Blue Ice ’ bluestar ( Amsonia‘Blue Ice ’ , Zones 4–9 )
STEVE ’S works inclination
Photo: courtesy of Walter’s Gardens, Inc.
1 . Coleus ( Plectranthus scutellarioidescvs . , annual )
2 . Sedge ( Carexspp . and cvs . , Zones 3–9 )
3 . Low Scape ® Mound aronia ( Aronia melanocarpa‘UCONNAM165 ’ , Zones 3–9 )
4 . ‘ imperial Flush ’ epimedium ( Epimedium youngianum‘Royal Flush ’ , zona 4–8 )
5 . Serviceberry ( Amelanchierspp . and cvs . , Zones 2–8 )
6 . White Ellen Price Wood aster ( Eurybia divaricata , Zones 3–8 )
7 . ‘ Yokoi ’s Gold ’ or ‘ Chiba Gold ’ Japanese kerria ( Kerria japonica‘Yokoi ’s amber ’ or ‘ Chiba Gold ’ , Zones 5–8 )
8 . Tall vervain ( Verbena bonariensis , Zones 7–10 )
9 . Beautybush ( Kolkwitzia amabilis , Zones 5–9 )
10 . ‘ Skyracer ’ purple moor pot ( Molinia caeruleasubsp.arundinacea‘Skyracer ’ , Zones 5–8 )
11 . Hellebores ( Helleborusspp . and cvs . , Zones 3–9 )
12 . ‘ Himalayan Border Jewel ’ fleeceflower ( Persicaria affinis‘Himalayan Border Jewel ’ , Zones 4–9 )
13 . Reticulated iris ( Iris reticulatacvs . , Zones 5–8 )
14 . Nipponese timber Gunter Grass ( Hakonechloa macra , Zones 5–9 )
15 . Bradbury ’s bee balm ( Monarda bradburiana , Zones 4–9 )
16 . suave hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens , Zones 4–9 )
17 . Fothergilla ( Fothergillaspp . and cvs . , Zones 4–8 )
18 . Witch Pomaderris apetala ( Hamamelisspp . and cvs . , Zones 3–8 )
19 . ‘ Big Blue ’ sea holly ( Eryngium zabellii‘Big Blue ’ , Zones 4–9 )
20 . Dwarf lady ’s mantle ( Alchemilla erythropoda , Zones 4–7 )
21 . ‘ Hummelo ’ betony ( Stachys‘Hummelo ’ , Zones 4–8 )
22 . ‘ Millenium ’ ornamental allium ( Allium‘Millenium ’ , Zones 5–8 )
23 . ‘ Angelina ’ or ‘ Prima Angelina ’ sedum ( Sedum rupestre‘Angelina ’ or ‘ Prima Angelina ’ , Zones 5–9 )
24 . ‘ Karmina ’ hardy geranium ( Geranium×cantabrigiense‘Karmina ’ , Zones 5–8 )
25 . Arkansas bluestar ( Amsonia hubrichtii , zona 5–8 )
‘ Worcester Gold ’ bluebeard
‘ Island Breeze ’ hosta
‘ Waterlily ’ star magnolia
‘ Blue Ice ’ juicy star topology
Beautybush
Bradburn ’s bee balm
‘ Big gamey ’ sea holly
Dwarf madam ’s mantle
‘ Hummelo ’ betony
White woodwind instrument aster
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