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Hydrangea - First Editions™ Light-O-Day™
First Editions™ Light-O-Day® Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailday' (PPAF), features stunning, pure white variegation on its foliage that will brighten any border. Perfect with other small shrubs and perennials, Light-O-Day has large, lacecap blossoms that will be either pink or blue, depending on the soil. (Acid soil produces blue blooms). Because of Light-O-Day, gardeners as far north as Zone 5 can add a variegated hydrangea to their list of plants. It is a compact grower, making it perfect for urban gardens and containers. The unique foliage and blooms add eye-catching brilliance into your garden border. It has a rounded shape that grows 3 to 5 feet in height and width. ... find out more
Sweetshrub It features very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown flowers (2" across) which bloom at the ends of short branchlets in May. Flowers give way to brownish, urn-shaped fruits (seed capsules) which mature in fall and persist throughout the winter. Lustrous, dark green (pale beneath), ovate to elliptic leaves to 6" long turn golden yellow in fall. Also commonly called sweetshrub and strawberry bush because of the reference to the fragrant blooms which have been described as combining hints of pineapple, strawberry and banana. Another common name is hairy allspice which is in reference to the hairy twigs and leaf undersides of this plant. It is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. It grows somewhat taller in shade than in sun, and it is tolerant of a wide range of soils, but prefers rich loam. Prune immediately after flowering to shape or maintain compactness. Remove root suckers promptly if naturalization is not desired. Use as a specimen near front door, patio or other living areas where the fragrant flower aroma may be enjoyed. It is utilized for shrub borders, foundations, and native plant areas. |
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