4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder’s Garden

Although it would be nearly inconceivable for any plant lover to opt just one favorite , here are a few of the standouts that look especially good in my Zone 6 Michigan garden at thepeak of the originate season .

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1. ‘Conca d’Or’ Orienpet Lily

( Lilium‘Conca d’Or ’ )

Zones:5–8

Size:4 to 7 feet magniloquent and 1 to 2 ft wide

Conditions : Full sun to fond shade ; moist , prolific , well - enfeeble soil

Native kitchen range : Hybrid

This fragrant beauty may produce up to a dozen flowers on each strong , upright stem . In windy expanse , it may require staking . It is very hardy and reliable , with cheerful blossom that shine against a column of deep green foliage over a long period in midsummer .

2. ‘Green Arrow’ Alaskan Weeping Cedar

( Xanthocyparis nootkatensis‘Green Arrow ’ )

Zones:4–7

Size:18 to 30 metrical unit tall and 2 to 5 feet wide

Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; moist to average out , well - drain filth

Native range : Coastal regions of northwestern North America

‘ Green Arrow ’ Alaskan weeping cedar has a clearly linear , erect form and reliable , sess - green wintertime color — characteristics that pose it apart from ‘ Pendula ’ Alaskan tears true cedar . Although telling when planted as a single specimen , it is even more outstanding in group .

3. Eucalyptus Wild Indigo

( Baptisiaperfoliata )

Zones:4–9

Size:3 feet tall and wide

Conditions : Full sunshine ; moist to dry out , well - drained grease

aboriginal range : Southeastern United States

This singular - expect mintage of wild indigo has rounded leave puncture by wiry stems . Its small yellow flower appear at folio axils start in mid to late summer and stay on for several calendar week . The distinctive texture of eucalyptus wild indigo combines attractively with other perennials .

4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder’s Garden

4. ‘Galaxy Blue’ Agapanthus

( Agapanthus‘Galaxy Blue ’ )

Zones:6–10

Size:36 to 40 inch tall and 28 to 30 inch all-encompassing

Conca d’Or Orienpet Lily

condition : Full sun ; moist to average out , well - debilitate soil

aboriginal kitchen stove : Hybrid of metal money from southerly Africa

I have been cross agapanthus for 10 years , and this one is a standout . It is extremely floriferous , bring a tough - to - find shade of dark to the garden from midsummer through early autumn . Reliably hardy to Zone 6 , ‘ Galaxy Blue ’ does particularly well in area with consistently heavy snow .

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Hans Hansen is the managing director of Modern plant growing at Walters Gardens in Zeeland , Michigan .

Photos : Carol Collins

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