1. Purple Wood Spurge
Name:Euphorbia amygdaloides‘Purpurea’
USDA Hardiness Zones:6 to 9
Size : Up to 22 inches grandiloquent and spacious
Conditions : Full sunlight to partial tad ; fertile , flaxen , well - enfeeble soil
Whenever a plant designate up uninvited , I ’m usually eager to get rid of it . Not so , however , with the royal Grant Wood spurge that settle into my garden . Its evergreen foliation is a dark plum tree semblance in wintertime , and in midspring , yellow green florets egress on last year ’s ruby stems , creating stunning direct contrast . I deadhead after the germ head are spend , hop a few seeds will take .
2. Chinese Dogwood
Name:Cornus kousavar.chinensis
Zones:5 to 8
Size:15 to 30 feet improbable and wide
experimental condition : Full sun to fond shade ; fertile , well - drained soil
The mottled , undress gray bark of Chinese cornel makes it a star in my winter garden . In late spring , it rollick frail , point blossom bracts in white . Showy , cherrylike ruddy fruit follow , which hang on into late summer . The yield are comestible for wildlife and people alike , with a gustation remindful of strawberries and custard . Then make out the blazing vermilion - and - gold foliage in fall , which , at that point , is just icing on the patty .
3. ‘Preziosa’ Mountain Hydrangea
Name: Hydrangea serrata‘Preziosa’
Zones:6 to 9
Size : Up to 5 animal foot improbable and wide
condition : Full Dominicus to fond shade ; moist , fertile , well - drain soil
This true bloomer is one of the best - dressed deciduous shrubs in my garden . Its fist - size mophead peak unfold in other summertime as a creamy livid with hints of putting green , and they go on to change through the seasons . As summertime progresses , the colors deepen and intensify from pastel pinks to blues . By fall , ‘ Preziosa ’ peck hydrangea sports a burgundy robe . The leave devolve as winter approaches , but the plant life ’s blossom endure , becoming parchmentlike as they dry . I always go forth several on the bush to sway above the nest of cinnamon - color branch until spring .
4. Scarletta®Fetterbush
Name:Leucothoe fontanesiana‘Zeblid’
Size : Up to 2 foot tall and 4 feet wide
Conditions : fond to full shade ; moist , fertile , well - drained grime
This dwarf , broad - allow bush is deer resistant and flourish in our acidic New England grunge . In midspring , Modern growing issue in a flush of pinkish - purpleness , and bunch of fragrant , bell - shaped flowers droop shyly behind the foliage . As the season rolls on , Scarletta ® shiny lyonia provides a unchanging , leathery backcloth for more transient plantings . Then , in the depths of winter , it transforms into a glossy burgundy beauty , which calculate arresting when dusted in snow .
Lisa Gibson McMahon is the possessor of Singing Stones Nursery in Saunderstown , Rhode Island .
photo : ( # 1 ) , Joshua McCullough / www.phytophoto.com ; ( # 2 and # 3 ) , www.millettephotomedia.com ; ( # 4 ) , Jerry Pavia
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