ODG Summer 2026 (2) - Flipbook - Page 19
How Does Your Garden Grow?
rtie Parch, Chair, VFGC Horticulture
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A NEW TWIST
Looking fo
r something new for sunny spots in your garden this spring?
ry these new perennials.
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A
pollinator favorite, Veronia has a new variety that is
a
smaller size this year. 9Prairie Princess9 displays
rosy flowers on sturdy stems. It grows about 24”- 30”
tall and can withstand the cold in all the zones in our
state.
s
r pseed (Sprorobolus heterolepsis) has golden colored foliage
8Golden Needle 9 D o
in
the spring and turns chartreuse in the summer…always a great bright spot with
an
y combination. Birds enjoy feeding on the hulls that drop from the seeds on this
r ss plant. A native variety, these dropseed stems are almost 3 feet tall. Most deer
g a
don9
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t snack on it…but you know how that goes!
pretty addition to your garden is the new Threadleaf Coreopsis 8Opal9 (Coreopsis
verticillata).These little pink blooms appear in late spring and will keep going until
the frost. In cooler weather, the flowers are pink. But as the temperature warms,
they tend to turn white. Bees love these sweet blooms. They grow 129- 149 tall and
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a e li
sted as deer resistant.
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We all ha e o
r
ga den
ur favorite perennials that we always look forward to seeing in our
s every year. But this year, 2026 offers many varieties that can easily fit in any
size garden with fascinating colors and shapes. Go ahead. Try them!
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Veronia 8Prairie Princess9, image credit Walters Gardens, Inc.
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