Regional Picks: Color in the Shade – Northwest

Northwest

Heart-leaved disanthus(Disanthus cercidifolius)

USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 8

Size:5 to 7 feet improbable and 4 to 6 feet wide

condition : fond wraith ; moist , well - drained soil

pin color is n’t expected in the wispy box of the garden , but with heart - leaved disanthus , you will get a lovely surprise . In other autumn , the blueish - green leave wrick a mystifying burgundy , finally lightening to orange and icteric ; by late capitulation , these leave become a bright Marxist . Disanthus bloom are invisible , but to give the bush more bound interest , plant a clematis ( Clematisspp . and cvs . , Zones 4–11 ) at its base , and let it wobble up the branches .

‘Blue Metallic Lady’ hellebore(Helleborus hybridus‘Blue Metallic Lady’)

Zones:4 to 9

Size:12 to 16 inches tall and 14 to 24 inch wide

status : Partial spook ; moist , well - drained grease

The ‘ Lady ’ serial publication of hellebores is among the early to flower , often before the start of December . ‘ Blue Metallic Lady ’ has shimmery , mystifying blue bloom , and performs as elegantly in wintertime container as it does in dry woodland topographic point . It is at its salutary when match with snowdrops ( Galanthusspp . and cvs . , Zones 3–9 ) . Cut the foliation of this deer - repellent plant to the ground in late fall ; be sure to dispose of the farewell in the garbage ( not in the compost pile ) because they usually have a moment of botrytis disease .

‘Ruby Wedding’ masterwort(Astrantia major‘Ruby Wedding’)

Size:28 to 32 inches marvelous and 18 to 24 inch wide

condition : Partial shade ; well - drained ground

With its cherry-red pincushion flush and dark stems , ‘ Ruby Wedding ’ masterwort can brighten a shadowed corner from late spring to midfall . Its saucy flower color fuse peculiarly well with motley partner . If ‘ Ruby hymeneals ’ gets ratty , cut it back to 2 inches tall in midsummer and then make certain it stays well watered ; by belated summertime , you will have new foliation and a unexampled provision of long - lasting cut flowers .

‘Frances Rivis’ alpine clematis(Clematis alpina‘Frances Rivis’)

Size:7 to 10 feet marvelous and 3 to 5 foot wide

Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; moist , rich territory

While many clematis need good afternoon sun , alpine clematis can bring some strange color to a fishy picket fence or trellis . With its lanternlike petals of juicy and inside fringe of white , ‘ Frances Rivis ’ gracefully envelop its reinforcement in color from early to late spring . Give it a respectable haircut after flowering , and do n’t waver to pull out any damage or gnarly stems .

exposure , Joshua McCullough / www.phytophoto.com ; Courtesy of Julie Lane Gay ; Bill Johnson

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