This section is from the book "A Practical Handbook Of Trees Shrubs Vines And Herbaceous Perennials", by John Kirkegaard. Also available from Amazon: A practical handbook of trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials.
Botanical Name | English Name | 1 Deciduous 2 Evergreen 3 Vine 4 Herbaceous Perennial | Ultimate Height in feet | Color | Time of Bloom | Remarks |
Phlox Stellaria | 4 | 6 in. | Pale blue | April & May | Creeping in habit. Flowers scattered, star-shaped. A pretty plant for the rock-garden. A. G. | |
Phlox subulate | Moss Pink | 4 | 6 in. | Purple-pink | April & May- | A pretty creeping plant with moss-like foliage, which is completely covered with flowers during early spring. Good for carpeting or for the rock-garden, but spreads rapidly and it is difficult to eradicate when once established. A.G. |
Phlox subulata var. alba | White Moss Pink | 4 | 6 in. | White | April & May | A white free-flowering form of the preceding. |
Phlox subulata var. The Bride | 4 | 6 in. | White with pink centre | April & May | ||
Phlox subulata var. fron-dosa | 4 | 6 in. | Rose | April & May | ||
Physalis Franchetti | Chinese Lantern Plant | 4 | 2 | Red | July to Oct. | An interesting plant grown for its fruit, which, when ripe, is glowing red. Good scattered among other perennials or among rocks. B. H. |
Physocarpus opulifolius or Spiraea opulifolia | Nine Bark | 1 | 8-10 | White | June | S. A strong-growing shrub with dull green foliage; flowers in clusters about 3 inches across. Branches spreading, |
Physocarpus opulifolius var. aurea | Golden-leaved Spiraea | 1 | 8-10 | White | June | somewhat drooping. An excellent shrub for massing and for quick effect. A. D.G. S. A variety of the preceding with bright yellow foliage and showy clusters of flowers. A most useful coarse shrub. A. D. G. |
Physostegia virginiana | False Dragon Head | 4 | 2 | Rose-purple | July & Aug. | Erect, bushy plants with showy flowers in terminal racemes. A good border plant. A. F. I. |
Physostegia virginiana var. alba | 4 | 2 | White | July & Aug. | A white-flowering form of the preceding. | |
Picea alba | White Spruce | 2 | 50-75 | T. Pyramidal and dense in growth. Foliage silvery-green. A very ornamental hardy tree. Good as a single specimen for the lawn, also excellent for windbreaks or hedges. A. G. D. | ||
Picea alba var. aurea | Glory of the Spruces | 2 | 15-20 | T. More open in growth than the preceding. The tips of the leaves are of a beautiful golden yellow. A. E.G. | ||
Picea Alcockiana | Alcock's Spruce | 2 | 25-30 | T. Branches slender and spreading. Foliage dark green above, silvery beneath. The cones are very conspicuous while young, being bright blue in color and erect in habit of growth. The cones become drooping at maturity. A good tree for the lawn. A. E.G. |
 
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