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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-303

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Goldfinger Cinquefoil

Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'--Goldfinger Cinquefoil

• Deciduous arching shrub with silver-gray foliage and bright yellow flowers from summer until frost
  
• Plant in full sun to partial shade
  
• Very cold tolerant; salt tolerant
  
• Plant in average garden soil that is well-drained
  
• Height: 3-4 feet
  
• Width: 3-4 feet

Hardy in USDA zones 2-7:

• Zone 2: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 3: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 4: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to partial shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to partial shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to partial shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

• Zone 7: Plant in early fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water when dry.

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Rose Glow Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'--Rose Glow Japanese Barberry

Gardener's Note: The Rose Glow Japanese Barberry is a non-native, invasive species in Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, New England and Midwest. Plant with care. For more information, visit www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=3010.

• Mounding, deciduous shrub with red leaves flecked with white, yellow flowers and thorns
  
• Remove spent flower stalks to prevent unwanted seedlings
  
• Plant in full sun to light shade; foliage color better in full sun
  
• Prune back after first frost; divide and fertilize in spring
  
• Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil; drought tolerant once established
  
• Height: 3-5 feet
  
• Width: 3-4 feet

Hardy in zones 4-8:

• Zone 4: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt; pull mulch back in spring.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch in fall.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall.

Quartz Red With Eye Verbena

Verbena x hybrida 'Quartz Red with Eye'--Quartz Red With Eye Verbena

• Annual trailing verbena grown as a groundcover that blooms profusely all season with bright red flowers with a white eye
  
• Plant in loose organic soil that is well-drained; makes an excellent container plant; attracts butterflies
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Height: 8-12 inches
  
• Width: 12-18 inches, spreading

Grown as an annual in all zones:

• All Zones: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; water when dry; bring indoors for winter or discard plants after first killing frost.

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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