St Johnswort - Kalm
Kalm St. Johnswort, hypericum kalmianum, is a low growing, mounded shrub with bright yellow flowers, 1-2" in diameter, from July to mid-Aug. It has a deep blue-green foliage and is great for foundation or border planting. It prefers well-drained soil. This xeriscape plant is an upright branching evergreen that typically grows in a dense mound to 2-3’ tall. Flowers give way to beaked, oval, brown seed capsules that mature in fall and often persist on the shrub until spring. This compact, easy-to-grow shrub forms nice masses and should be placed where the bright yellow flowers show to full advantage. The flowers bloom for about 6 weeks and butterflies, bumblebees, and other pollinators love the nectar. It has no serious disease or insect problems. ... more information
Burning Bush-Bursting Heart The Bursting Heart Burning bush, Euonymus americana 'Bursting Heart', is a unique shrub. In the spring and summer this shrub quietly takes the back seat to other seasonal color. However, in early fall, it draws curious looks with its unique display of fruit. Bumpy, raspberry-red pods hang on the ends of stems and split open to reveal small, smooth, red seeds. " The lower limbs can be removed up to 2' or so and ground covers (foam flower, green and gold, ginger, etc. ) planted to carpet the ground beneath. Grows 4-6'. Native.
