Regional Picks: Alternatives to Troublesome Plants – Northeast

TroublesomePlant –Camellias

( Camellia japonicacvs . )

1. Franklin Tree

Name:Franklinia alatamaha

USDA hardiness zones:6 to 9

Size:15 to 25 feet tall and 15 to 20 foot spacious

Conditions : Full sun to fond shade ; moist , well - drained , somewhat acidulous soil

Camellia is difficult to produce in the Northeast because it is tender . The Franklin Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( name after Benjamin Franklin ) has 3 - inch - blanket white peak centered with a cluster of bright white-livered stamens . It is intimately related to camellia : Its efflorescence have a sweet fragrance and flower , in most years , from tardy July until mid - October . Unlike camellia , which is evergreen , Franklin tree diagram puts on a magnificent fall - foliage exhibit of fire - engine Red River before the leave neglect . All greenhouse plant life are descendants of seeds collected in the 18th century ; the plant became extinct in the wild by the early nineteenth century .

TroublesomePlant –Common Lilacs

( Syringa vulgariscvs . )

2. ‘Lilac Sunday’ Lilac

Name:Syringa×chinensis‘Lilac Sunday’

Zones:3 to 8

Size:8 to 12 feet tall and 8 to 10 foundation wide

experimental condition : Full sun ; ordinary soil ; achromatic pH

unwashed lilac is a longtime favorite in the Northeast . It is a vigorous shrub that is not fussy , and the sweet odour of its peak has made it covet for century . The heavenly scent may be worth waiting for , but common lilac does n’t have much prayer in other season and its bloom go only a couple of weeks . ‘ Lilac Sunday ’ lilac has exceptionally long flower truss and prime a bite longer than common lilac . It is immune to powdery mildew , and its leaf is a turn more attractive in spill . Lilacs are reputed to choose a neutral to slightly odoriferous soil , but I ’ve watch ‘ Lilac Sunday ’ do well in acid soils without amendment .

TroublesomePlant –Common boxwoods

( Buxus sempervirensand cvs . )

3. Japanese Holly

Name:Ilex crenataand cvs.

Zones:5 to 7

Size:1 to 9 feet grandiloquent and 3 to 4 fundament wide

Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; moist , well - drained soil

Laura Eisener is a landscape painting designer ; a adviser at Northeast Nursery in Peabody , Massachusetts ; and an instructor at the Landscape Institute at Boston Architectural College .

Photos : # 1 ( troublesome ) , Stephanie Fagan ; # 2 ( troublesome ) , Jerry Pavia ; # 1 ( alternative ) , Bill Johnson ; # 3 ( troublesome ) , Michelle Gervais ; # 2 ( alternative ) and # 3 ( option ) , Doreen Wynja

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