This chartreuse to yellow groundcover is a workhorse. We’ve grown it in containers for its compact habit, colorful foliage, hanging stolons, and bright yellow, nectar-filled flowers. In ground Sedum sarmentosum takes off. It forms a golden carpet in sun or shade, clay or sandy, up to and around larger plants. It’s best season is spring, but it looks neat and tidy most of the year.
Woodland plants are not known for container success, especially on rooftops. However, Actaea ramosa has excelled for us since moving from the doomed Pullman Gardens to our roofdeck a few years ago. In early spring I divided it and removed some lily-of-the-valley to give it more root room. The result was beautiful dark ferny foliage in spring and summer leading to towering, sweet scented bottle brush flowers (fairy candles) in fall. It bloomed for over a month and attracted scores of friendly pollinators.
Best Lily - Lilium LO ‘Triumphiator’, Triumphiator lily
Triumphiator is a LA lily, a cross between Longiflorum and Oriental types. The Oriental parentage imparts hardiness and a perfume scent, while the Longiflorum genes add pastels and flower shape. LO lilies are easy to grow in ground or container. Triumphiator holds its funnel flowers eye-level and looks you in the face. The dark pink interior softens to ivory-white along the margins. These strong growers are perfect for bouquets.
Daffodils are the symbols of spring. Their cheery yellow cups brighten gardens and spirits throughout the world. And some aren’t even yellow. Geranium has white flower petals (tepals) and small orange cup in the center. It’s a vivid combination that shines even in moonlight. Plus, being a tazetta type (Division 8) the flowers are extremely fragrant. Good for an early season kitchen table bouquet.
Sedum sarmentosum Gold Moss, Stringy Stonecrop
This chartreuse to yellow groundcover is a workhorse. We’ve grown it in containers for its compact habit, colorful foliage, hanging stolons, and bright yellow, nectar-filled flowers. In ground Sedum sarmentosum takes off. It forms a golden carpet in sun or shade, clay or sandy, up to and around larger plants. It’s best season is spring, but it looks neat and tidy most of the year.
Best Daffodil - Narcissus ‘Geranium’, Geranium daffodil
Daffodils are the symbols of spring. Their cheery yellow cups brighten gardens and spirits throughout the world. And some aren’t even yellow. Geranium has white flower petals (tepals) and small orange cup in the center. It’s a vivid combination that shines even in moonlight. Plus, being a tazetta type (Division 8) the flowers are extremely fragrant. Good for an early season kitchen table bouquet.
