Midwest
No. 1
Seven-son flower(Heptacodium miconioides)
USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 9
Size:20 feet tall and 10 infantry wide
experimental condition : Full Lord’s Day to fond subtlety ; fertile , well - drained soil
This small tree has delicate white blooms from late summer into former drop , follow by rosy calyces from September to November .
2. ‘Ice Dance’ sedge(Carex morrowii‘Ice Dance’)
Zones:5 to 9
Size:12 to 15 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches panoptic
Conditions : Full sun to partial refinement ; moist , prolific , well - drained soil
3. Diabolo®ninebark(Physocarpus opulifolius‘Monlo’)
Zones:3 to 7
Size:10 foot tall and 15 foot across-the-board
term : Full sun ; moist , fertile , slightly acidic , well - drained soil
4. ‘Angelina’ sedum(Sedum rupestre‘Angelina’)
Zones:6 to 9
Size:4 to 6 inches tall and up to 2 base wide
condition : Full Dominicus ; well - drain soil
5. Dwarf variegated elkhorn cedar(Thujopsis dolobrata‘Nana Variegata’)
Zones:5 to 7
Size:6 human foot tall and 4 feet wide
6. ‘Pinot Noir’ rose mallow(Hibiscus‘Pinot Noir’)
Zones:4 to 9
Size:2 to 3 feet tall and wide
Conditions : Full sun ; moist , well - enfeeble soil
7. Oso Easy®Paprika rose(Rosa‘ChewMayTime’)
Zones:3 to 9
Size:2 feet grandiloquent and 3 ft wide-cut
8. ‘Rozanne’ hardy geranium(Geranium‘Rozanne’)
Zones:5 to 8
Size:18 inches tall and 2 foot wide
9. ‘Viridis’ cutleaf Japanese maple(Acer palmatumvar.dissectum‘Viridis’)
Size : Up to 6 foundation tall and 10 feet wide
10. ‘Karl Foerster’ feather reed grass(Calamagrostisacutiflora‘Karl Foerster’)
Size:2 to 5 invertebrate foot tall and 2 to 3 feet all-encompassing
status : Full sun to fond shadiness ; moist , well - drained stain
Photos , except where note : Bill Johnson ; Michelle Gervais ; Kerry Ann Moore ; generator , courtesy of Bobbie Schwartz
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Bobbie Schwartzis a certified landscape designer and president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. She lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
