A striking fall combo
By: Garden Gate staff
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Fall beauty
This late-season combo will keep your garden looking good until frost, and even longer in some regions. Deep red garden mums really stand out in front of a backdrop of yellow foliage, like you see at left.
Arctic Sun bloodtwig dogwood has peach to golden-yellow leaves in fall, followed by yellow branches with red tips. Rejuvenate the plants each year, to get the most color, by cutting a fourth of the oldest stems to the ground in early spring.
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Combo recipe
‘Shenandoah’ canna adds a bold, tropical presence all summer and still looks great into fall. If you live in zone 6 or colder, dig up the rhizomes after frost to protect them from freezing temps.
A – ‘Shenandoah’ canna (Canna) Tender rhizome; deep pink flowers from summer to frost; full sun to part shade; 4 to 5 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide; cold-hardy in USDA zones 7 to 12, heat-tolerant in AHS zones 12 to 1
B – Arctic Sun™ ‘Cato’ bloodtwig dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) Shrub; small white flowers in spring; peach to golden-yellow foliage in fall; yellow branches with red tips in fall; full sun to part shade; 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide; cold-hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8, heat-tolerant in AHS zones 8 to 1
C – ‘Helmond Pillar’ barberry (Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea) Shrub; small yellow flowers in spring; deep wine-red foliage; full sun to part shade; 4 to 5 ft. tall, 1 to 2 ft. wide; cold-hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8, heat-tolerant in AHS zones 8 to 1
D – ‘Five Alarm Red’ garden mum (Chrysanthemum) Perennial; deep red flowers from summer through fall; full sun; 14 to 24 in. tall, 20 to 36 in. wide; cold-hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9, heat-tolerant in AHS zones 9 to 1
E – ‘Star White’ garden mum (Chrysanthemum) Perennial; white flowers from late summer through fall; full sun; 14 to 24 in. tall, 20 to 36 in. wide; cold-hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9, heat-tolerant in AHS zones 9 to 1
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