Monday, May 20, 2013

Bill's favorite Native Plants: May




Allen, Sterling & Lothrop's nursery manager Bill Kennie has been working with the Falmouth Open Space committee to help eradicate invasive plants from the Maine landscape. Bill believes that it is very important to include native species in ornamental landscape gardens. Indeed, the more native plants a garden has the better--native plants are typically low maintenance, they provide food and shelter for wildlife and are visually in keeping with our native "wild" landscape.



Polygonatnum Odoratum:
                       
Variegated Solomon’s Seal

Height: 20”-30”

This plant will enhance your shade garden with a nice pop of color and light! Clean creamy variegation sets off  wonderful nodding white flowers in May and June.  Can be slow to get established, but once it is it naturalizes freely.

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