April - UT Gardens - The University of Tennessee

Gaillardia ‘Arizona Sun’ (E, FM, MC, MV, OD, OE, S, WR) is anAAS winner and a perennial that flowers all season. The vibrantred and yellow bicolor flowers are showy with a huge red eye.Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Oranges & Lemons’ (OD, P, S) is aperennial Blanket Flower that covers itself in yellow and orangeflowers all season. Blooms all season.Heuchera ‘Gypsy Dancer’ (OD, P, SP) - American Alumrootwith pewter and burgundy colored foliage with pink blooms.Hosta ‘Sugar & Cream’ (OD) is a medium leaf hosta with brightgreen leaves with a white margin.Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ (OE, S, SP, WR) - This sterileJapanese Blood Grass does not produce seed and has incrediblyvibrant red and showy foliage in later summer into winter.Prefers a moist to damp soil. More colorful in full-sun.Lamium ‘Pink Chablis’ (FM, OE, P) is a perennial whichproduces pink flowers all summer. The flowers are beautifulagainst its silver and green foliage.Liriope ‘Pee Dee Ingot’ (BC) is a bright yellow monkey grassgreat for brightening a shady spot. Does best in partial sun toshade.Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold Bar’ (OE) - Gold Bar MaidenGrass is a dwarf growing selection growing to just 2 feet tall.Bright yellow and green specked foliage.Muhlenbergia capillaris (BC, E, MC, OD, OE, P, S, SL, SP,WR) - Muhly Grass is a fantastic perennial grass that bursts withfeathery pink plumes in late summer into fall. Most showy whenmassed together. Grows to 24” tall. Does best in full-sun topartial shade.Phlox paniculata ‘Lilac Flame’ (P) is a vibrant violet coloredphlox that flowers nearly all season long. Grows to just 2 ½ feettall. No mildew problems.Tiarella cordifolia ‘Heron’s Wood Mist’ (OD, OE, P) – ThisFoam Flower has foliage which is burgundy on the underside andsplattered cream and pink on top.TREES AND SHRUBSAbelia x grandiflora ‘Canyon Creek’ (OE, S), and‘Kalidescope’ (FM, OE, P, S, WR) are two great new selectionsvalued for their colorful variegated foliage. Both thrive in full-sunand grow to about 3’ tall.Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’ (E, FM, OE, P, S, WR) - CoralBark Japanese Maple is a must have in every landscape for itscoral-colored trunk and branches during the winter.Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ (P, S) - RaulstonAllspice, Eastern Sweetshrub is a choice selection for its largeburgundy flowers growing to about 4” across.Cedrus deodara ‘Snow Sprite’ (P) - Snow Sprite DeodarCedar is a standout prostrate- type cedar for its bright white andgreen variegated evergreen foliage.Clethera alnifolia ‘Rosea’ (BC, P, S, SL, WR) is a uniquesummersweet valued for its soft pink spring flowers.Cornus officinalis ‘Sunsphere’ - Sunsphere Japanese CornelDogwood (BC) is one of the first plants to flower in spring withsmall yellow flowers covering the plant. Flowers lead to showyred fruit in the summer.Cupressus arizonica glabra ‘Blue Ice’ (E, OE, P, S, WR) -Blue Ice Arizona Cypress is a narrow growing cypress withbright blue foliage. Grows to 15’ tall and 7’ wide.Cupressus glabra ‘Raywood’s Weeping’ - Raywood’sWeeping Arizona Cypress has a soft gray-blue foliage with aweeping habit.Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy’ (BC, E, FM, OE, P, S, SL, WR) is a springflowering shrub covered with flowers. The deciduous foliage turnsyellow-orange in fall. Grows 4 feet tall by 4 feet wide.Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sike’s Dwarf’ (FM, OE, S, WR) - AnOakleaf Hydrangea that grows to just 3 feet tall.Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’ (E, FM, OE, P, S,WR) - Endless Summer ‘Blushing Bride’ Hydrangea is thenewest of this series with white to pastel pink flowers. Rebloomsall summer.Juniperus x media ‘Daub’s Frosted’ (P, S, WR) - Daub’sFrosted Juniper is a beautiful yellow and blue variegated prostratejuniper. Grows to just 6 inches tall but 6 feet wide.Mimosa ‘Chocolate Summer’ is a burgundy leaf mimosa that isquite striking in the landscape.Nandina domestica ‘Fire Power’ (E, FM, OE, P, S, WR) is acompact evergreen nandina with vibrant red and orange winterfoliage.Physocarpus ‘Diablo’ (E, OE, P, S, WR), and ‘Coppertina’ (E,OE, P, S) - NineBark selections valued for their deep burgundy tobronze foliage. Spring flowering with soft white blooms.Picea pungens glauca ‘Thume’ - Thume Colorado BlueSpruce is a dwarf, round spruce with bright blue foliage.Picea orientalis ‘Skylands’ (WR) - Skylands Oriental Sprucehas striking bright yellow foliage.Pinus strobus ‘Blue Shag’ (S) - Blue Shag Pine has soft bluefoliage and a round compact habit.Punica granatum ‘Nana’ (P) - Dwarf Pomegranate grows tojust 4 feet tall and covers itself with orange flowers leading tocolorful dwarf fruit in the fall.Rosa ‘Balgirl’ - Easy Elegance ‘My Girl’ Shrub Rose is a pinkblooming disease-resistant shrub rose.Thuja occidentalis ‘Sudsworth Yellow’ (S) - AmericanArborvitae has vibrant yellow-orange color. Most showy infull-sun.Vitex agnus-castus ‘Lavender Lady’ (E, OE, P, S, WR) -Lavender Lady Chastetree flowers all summer long with spiky,lavender blooms.VINESJasminum officinalis ‘Frojas’ - Fiona Sunrise Jasmine is agreat new introduction. It has excellent, golden-yellow foliage allsummer, becoming a stronger gold as the plant becomes mature.It flowers from May to September, producing white flowers with aheavenly scent. It is an excellent choice for growing over gardenfences, trellis or arches. Suitable for a position in full sun or lightshade and grows well in most well drained soils.Campsis radicans ‘Morning Calm’ (FM, P) is a J.C. Raulstonselection. It has a delicate, apricot orange in the throat, veineddarker orange-red. The large, round, wide corolla lobes areglowing with hues of coral, vermilion, and bright orangedepending on the time of day and age of the flower.The following Business Friends of the Gardenshave indicated that they will stock the plants listed inthis report. Please call to check on whether plantsare available before you visit and thank them forsupporting the University Gardens.(BC) Beaver Creek Nursery, 7526 Pelleaux Road,Knoxville, 865-922-3961(E) Ellenburg Landscaping & Nursery, 722Vanosdale Road, Knoxville, 865-769-5677(FM) The Flower Market, 4520 Old Kingston Pike,Knoxville, 865-584-1679(MC) Mouse Creek Perennial Farm, 276 CountyRoad 67, Riceville, 423-462-2666(MV) Meadow View Garden Center, 9885 Hwy 11E,Lenoir City, 865-986-7229(OD) Oakes Daylilies, 8153 Monday Road, Corryton,865-687-3770(OE) Out of Eden Garden Center, 2928 Hwy 411S,Maryville, 865-984-8500(P) Pope’s Garden Center, 3308 Old KnoxvilleHwy, Maryville, 865-982-9217(S) Stanley’s Greenhouses, 3029 Davenport Road,Knoxville, 865-573-9591(SL) Sunlight Gardens, 174 Golden Lane,Andersonville, 865-494-8237(SP) Sweet Pea, 116 Carr St., Knoxville,865-584-9000(WR) Willow Ridge Garden Center, 97 Oak RidgeTurnpike, Oak Ridge, 865-481-3825Report Prepared by:Dr. Susan Hamilton, Director of the UT GardensJames Newburn, Curator of the Knoxville UT GardensJason Reeves, Curator of the Jackson UT GardensBeth Willis, Herb Garden CuratorBetty Tipton, UT Gardens Plant Evaluation CoordinatorX Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Gold Rider’ (BC, S) - GoldRider Leyland Cypress is a fast growing and bright yellowselection.6 7Be sure to visit the UT Gardens in Knoxville andJackson in 2008. Watch for details about BloomsDays in Knoxville the last weekend in June andSummer Celebration in Jackson. Check out the newUT Gardens website at http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/ for more information, including color photosand the full reports on annual trials.IntroducingTerumi Watson,The Garden Post coordinatorMary Spengler, Friends Co-PresidentWe welcome Terumi Watson as the new GardenPost coordinator. She will be serving a post graduateinternship as coordinator and has beenappointed a new board member of the Friends.Terumi completed her undergraduate studies inOrnamental Horticulture and Landscape Designat the University and received her Masters ofScience in Plant Sciences with a concentration inPublic Horticulture. She is a familiar face in theGardens. She has worked as a graduate assistantand Education Program Coordinator, leadingschool field trips and organizing the popularBooks & Blooms program. The heirloom vegetablegarden, the perennial garden and the mixedcontainers were under Terumi’s care and direction.She worked with the Gardens volunteersand led tours as well as workshops.Her presence and experience in the Gardens andwith the Friends will be an asset as she communicatesour vision and message through theGarden Post.