Purple Gromwell (Glandora prostrata or Lithodora diffusa ‘White Star’) 石禮草

Purple Gromwell (Glandora prostrata or Lithodora diffusa ‘White Star’) 石禮草

Purple Gromwell (Glandora prostrata or Lithodora diffusa ‘White Star’)石禮草

Cold hardy low height perennial with woody stems. Easy to grow. Best in full sun to partial shade location in well drained slightly acidic soil. Small bi-color white flowers with blue outline (or blue flowers with white outline) blooms repeatedly from late spring to mid summer. Very cute! Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Drought tolerant and low to no maintenance. USDA Zones:6-9. Mature size:6″-1′(H) X 1′-1.5′(W). Propagate by cuttings. Suitable for ground cover in alpine or rock garden or edge of raised bed planters. Plants could irratate the skin, handle with care.

紫草科石禮草屬. 耐寒強健低矮的多年生草花. 老枝條易木質化. 容易栽種. 最好栽種在全日照到半日照處的排水良好略偏酸性的土壤. 雙色的小花(白花藍邊或者藍花白邊)從春末開花不斷一直到仲夏. 花朵小巧可愛! 花頗吸引蜂蝶. 耐旱且低/零維護. 成熟株高6吋到1呎半,寬幅1到1.5呎. 繁殖以枝條扦插的方式來進行. 適合作為高山型/岩砌花園的地被或者作為花壇邊緣栽種的植物. 植株可能引起皮膚敏感,要記得戴手套保護.

Reference links:參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithodora_diffusa
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/170774/#b
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/lithodora-diffusa-white-star

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) 榿葉山柳/甜胡椒灌木

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) 榿葉山柳/甜胡椒灌木

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) 榿葉山柳/甜胡椒灌木

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) white fragrant flowers in summer. 榿葉山柳/甜胡椒灌木夏開芬芳白色花串.

Ruby Spice Summersweet (Clethra) is taller. 紅花榿葉山柳/甜胡椒灌木植株較為高大.

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) dry seed pods in fall. 榿葉山柳/甜胡椒灌木秋天乾熟的種莢.

Low mounded deciduous flowering shrub.  Very hardy and shade tolerant!  Easy to grow in full sun, partial shade  to light shade location.  Small white or red fragrant flowers densely growing on erect flower stems in summer to early fall.  It is sweet and spicy fragrant is nice in shady location.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.  Deer resistant.  Foliage is almost glossy.  Very easy to grow.  Mature size for dwarf white varieties: 2′(H) X 2′-3′(W) and red flower variet is taller:5′-7′(H) X 5′-8′(W).   Propagate by cuttings, suckers or seeds.   USDA Zones:3-9.  Fall colour is yellow.

它是低矮的落葉開花灌木.  非常強健耐蔭!  容易栽種在全日照,半日照到散光處.  夏到秋開出長長花梗佈滿小小的白或紅花,很香.  有甜帶著辣的芬芳香味很適合在蔭涼處加分.  花吸引蜂蝶. 鹿不喜.  葉片幾乎是亮面的綠色.  非常容易栽種.  成熟株高:矮性白花的僅2呎高寬幅2-3呎,紅花的較高為5-7呎寬5-8呎.  繁殖方式為扦插,走莖或種子來進行.  非常耐寒耐熱.  秋色為黃色.