Iris pseudacorus, Water iris. Raspberry.
Prunus tomentosa, Nanking cherry.
Spirea ‘Princess’ Nemesia ‘Blue Bird’ ‘Double Delight’ hybrid tea rose.
Pulmonaria angustifolia, Lungwort. Engleman’s Ivy
6. Rock garden shrub: Spirea ‘Prin- cess’ is a dwarf with small leaves but hundreds of pinkish-purplish blooms in summer attract lots of bees. Looks like it comes from the side of a mountain so gives rock garden an authentic look. Prefers soil on the acid side so feed it with blood meal and iron chelate if leaves turn pale.
7. Leafy perennial: Lungwort (Pulmo- naria angustifolia). Striking white- splotched leaves and blue-turning- to-pink flowers in spring make this a "must" in all difficult shady areas. Self-seeds and gradually spreads out, making it a good ground-cover. Adds
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perkiness along shady paths. The spot- ted, furry leaves show well against hosta.
8. Multiple use shrub: Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa). Thousands of deliciously-sweet cherries in summer on an attractive medium-size shrub even in total shade, puts this at the top of any shrub list.
9. Fragrant rose: ‘Double Delight’ hybrid tea rose has an eye-catching creamy-white centre, surrounded by red outside petals with an intoxicating fragrance. Too many roses look beauti- ful but fail the smell test. Other fragrant
Monarda ‘Cambridge Scarlet’
roses to look for: Fragrant Cloud (most fragrant rose in the world), Chrysler Imperial, Mr. Lincoln.
10. Perennial: Monarda ‘Cambridge Scarlet’ (also called Bee Balm and Bergamot). Lots of showy brilliant red blooms on a spreading plant for sun or shade. Very reliable. Leaves may develop a bit of mildew (white coating) in late summer. Add a teaspoon of baking soda and a few drops of liquid detergent to a litre of water and spray on the foli- age. It will stop the mildew in its tracks. A native prairie plant, this is a very easy plant to grow. The cultivar ‘Marshall’s Delight’ is resistant to mildew.
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