Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

sends up a vigorous growth which is tropical in effect. It will thrive in a well-sheltered position. Flowers in pink panicles, but the tree rarely blooms north of New York city. B.

C d. h.

Pavia

See AEsculus

Pentstemon acuminatus

Beard Tongue

4

2

Pink-lilac

June & July

A good border plant with showy panicles of flowers on erect stems. A. G. I.

Pentstemon barbatus var. Torreyi

Torrey's Pentstemon

4

5

Yellow-scarlet

July & Aug.

Most graceful and hardy. Flowers tubular in long panicles. Very effective among other perennials. A.G. I.

Pentstemon diffusus

Diffuse Pentstemon

4

2

Light purple

June & July

A somewhat tender, shrubby plant with spikes of tube-shaped, showy flowers. A good border plant. B. G. I.

Pentstemon laevigata var. Digitalis

Foxglove Pentstemon

4

3

Purple-white

June & July

Flowers very large, somewhat resembling the Foxglove. Erect in habit of growth. B. C.G. I.

Pentstemon grandiflo-rus

Orchid-flowered Pentstemon

4

2

Lilac

June & July

Flowers tubular, sometimes 2 inches long. Foliage broad, gray-green. A very beautiful variety, but quite tender. B. C.G. I.

Pentstemon ovatus

Round-leaved Pentstemon

4

2 1/2

Purple

May & June

Foliage glaucous; individual flowers small, but produced in great quantities. A pretty border plant. B. C. G. I.

Periploca grsca

Silk Vine

*

15

Purple

July

A rapid growing, coarse vine with glossy, leathery leaves. Good for covering banks, tree trunks and heavy trellises. A. D. F.

Persica vulgaris

See Prunus

Phalaris arundinacea var. variegata

Variegated Reed Grass

4

3

White

August

A pretty, variegated ribbon-grass, which is common in old gardens. Good in masses along streams or with coarse perennials. A. F.

Phellodendron amur-ense

Chinese Cork Tree

1

20

Green-white

June

T. Foliage feathery and tropical in effect. Conspicuous black berries in autumn. Good for shelter belts or among coarse shrubs. A. D.G.

Philadelphus coronarius

Mock Orange or Syringa

1

8

White

May to June

S. A well-known shrub with sweet-scented flowers; one which is good for the shrubbery border. Foliage large, oval; flowers cream-white, in racemes. A. D.G.

Philadelphia coronarius var. aureus

Golden Syringa

1

5-6

White

May & June

S. A compact shrub with very brilliant yellow foliage in the spring. It holds the color fairly well throughout the summer. Good for contrast with dark-leaved shrubs. A. E. G.