Regional Picks: Cutting-Garden Essentials – Northwest

1. ‘Emily McKenzie’ crocosmia

Name:Crocosmia‘Emily McKenzie’

Zones:5 to 9

Size:2 to 3 pes tall and 12 to 18 inches full

Conditions : Full sun to fond nicety ; moist , well - drain soil ; drouth liberal

This perennial bulb is easy to grow and can mold a large stand as it multiplies . The graceful flowers give slowly , extending the economic consumption of this cut flower for up to two weeks . Blooms are present as ahead of time as July but generally come out in August and September , making them a great fellow traveller for fall arrangement with coneflowers ( Rudbeckiaspp . and cvs . , Zones 3–11 ) and aster ( Asterspp . and cvs . , Zones 4–8 ) .

2. Chocolate cosmos

Name:Cosmos atrosanguineus

USDA Hardiness Zones:7 to 11

Size:2 feet tall and 1 foot wide

condition : Full Sunday ; moist , well - drained soil

Chocolate cosmos is a beautiful efflorescence that look more like a single Dahlia pinnata than a traditional cosmos . Though the rich , abstruse colour is appealing in arrangements , it is the bewitching smell of umber that arrive at this a must - have perennial for the carving garden . This native ofMexico can be get in the Pacific Northwest by propose it well - enfeeble soil and a warm , sunny spot . Planting it near stones or cementum walkways will give it the supererogatory bit of heat it prefers during our cool summertime day .

3. ‘Purple Emperor’ sedum

Name:Sedum‘Purple Emperor’

Zones:3 to 9

Size:18 inches tall and 1 to 2 foot wide

Conditions : Full sun ; well - drained territory ; drought tolerant

‘ Purple Emperor ’ sedum is a deep purple succulent that sport bright fuchsia flowers in free fall . As with all sedums , it require piffling care and thrives in a well - drain , sunny smear . The stem , leave of absence , and flower of the works are decorative and long endure in arrangements . In fact , stems left in water and a gay window will shoot etymon , resulting in new transplant for the garden .

4. ‘White Swan’ coneflower

Name:Echinacea purpurea‘White Swan’

Size:24 to 40 inches tall and 18 inches wide

‘ White Swan ’ coneflower is a versatile flora that adapts to many dissimilar growing conditions . multitude live alfresco of our rain - soaked region might suppose it funny that such a drouth - liberal plant life would be desirable here . But when the hot , teetotal season starts , this coneflower is content to sit neglected in a warm nook , furthest from the hose . In addition to being scurvy maintenance , its decorative use is threefold : From bud to flower to seed foreland , this perennial is a wiz , both indoors and out .

Jean Ann Van Krevelenis a garden motorbus who tends perennials for her bouquets in her Portland , Oregon , garden .

pic : courtesy of Jean Ann Van Krevelen , Colleen Fitzpatrick , Saxon Holt , Michelle Gervais , Bill Johnson

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