søndag 22. juni 2014

Stachys Macrantha

Common Name: Woundwort
Norwegian Name: Prydsvinerot, Judas


Height: 30-50cm
Width: 50-120cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: Purple flowers on a dark green foliage

Lysimachia Vulgaris

Common Name: Garden Loosestrife
Norwegian Name: Fredløs


Height: 50-150cm
Width: 25-40cm
Flowering: May - August
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: Bright yellow flowers with peach centers, on bright green foliage

Extra: 
Has in old time been used, when given as a drink, for dysentery and vomiting blood.
Used for treating wounds and bleedings, and to stop hemmorhage.

Oenothera Hohes Licht

Common Name: Sundrop
Norwegian Name: Nattlys


Height: 50-60cm
Width: 35-50cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H5
Colour: Bright yellow flowers on a dark green foliage

Papaver Perry's White

Common Name: Oriental Poppy
Norwegian Name: Orientalsk Valmue


Height: 75-90cm
Width: 45-60cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: White petals with some darker burgundy to black spots, silvery green foliage

Extra: 
Resistant to deer and rabbits

Hosta Frances Williams

Common Name: Funkia, Plantain Lily
Norwegian Name: Bladlilje


Height: 35-60cm
Width: 60-80cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Dark green and yellowed green leaves, with white flowers

Dianthus Barbatus

Common Name: Sweet William
Norwegian Name: Busknellik


Height: 30-45cm
Width: 30-45cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colours: Shades of whites and pinks, on light green foliage

Delphinium Summer Skies

Common Name: Larkspur
Norwegian Name: Ridderspore


Height: 120-180cm
Width: 45-60cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H7
Colour: Light blue and white flowers, with a greyish to black center, on bright green foliage

Extra:
Poisonous. 
Attracts hummingbirds.

torsdag 12. juni 2014

Iris Siberica Double Standard

Common Name: Siberian Flag Iris
Norwegian Name: Strandiris


Located on the southside, it enjoys mostly sun, with some shade from surrounding plants.

Height: 60-0cm
Width: 30-45cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Dark purple to royal blue, with some yellow drawings. Light purple center-petals

Dianthus Esta

Common Name: Carnation
Norwegian Name: Nellik


Height: 15-20cm
Width: 15-20cm
Flowering: May - August
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: Dark pink with light pink edges, on a bright green foliage

Dianthus Faganza

Common Name: Carnation
Norwegian Name: Nellik


Height: 15-20cm
Width: 15-20cm
Flowering: May - August
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: Dark bright pink flowers on green foliage

Digitalis Purpurea and Purpurea Alba

Common Name: Common Foxgloves
Norwegian Name: Revebjeller


these thrive in mostly sun, most of the day, with shorter periods of shade

Height: 150-250cm
Width: 10-50cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: 
Purpurea - dark pink'ish purple with cream and black spots inside
Purpurea Alba - White with dark burgundy spots inside

Extra:
Digitalis Purpurea have the main ingredient in heart-medicine (digitalin)

Potentilla Atrosanguinea

Common Name: Himalayan Cinqufoil
Norwegian Name: Mure


This perennial will enjoy any partial shade position. 

Height: 45-60cm
Width: 40-45cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: Dark crimson red flowers with yellow centers, on a silvery green foliage

Potentilla Hopwoodiana

Common name: Hopwood's Cinquefoil
Norwegian Name: Mure


This little plant will enjoy it anywhere, as long as it gets some shade now and then 

Height: 40-50cm
Width: 40-45cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: Pink, orange, yellow and red shades on bright green foliage

Primula Bulleesiana

Common Name: Chandelabra Primrose
Norwegian Name: Primula


Located on the northside, it enjoys partial shade

Height: 40-50cm
Width: 25-30cm
Flowering: May - July
Hardiness Zone: H8
Colour: Shades of orange, pink, yellow, purple and red

Paeonia Lactiflora Sarah Bernhardt

Common Name: Chinese Peony
Norwegian Name: Silkepion


Located on the northeast side of the house, this was moved there many years ago by my grandfather. It is thriving there.

Height: 80-100cm
Width: 80-100cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H7
Colour: Light pink shades.

Paeonia Officinalis Alba Plena

Common Name: European Peony
Norwegian Name: Klosterpion/ Bondepion


Located on the southside, my mother brought this from my grandmothers garden, and it has been thriving ever since

Height: 70-100cm
Width: 70-90cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H7-8
Colour: Bright white flowers with a very few dark pink speckles

Papaver Orientale Beauty of Livermere

Common Name: Oriental poppy
Norwegian Name: Orientalsk Valmue


Located on either side of the house, they revel in partial shade, and some full sun

Height: 80-100cm
Width: 50-80cm
Flowering: Mai - June
Hardiness Zone: H7
Colour: deep red to orange petals, with burgundy to black spots

Papaver Orientale Salmon Glow

Common Name: Oriental Poppy
Norwegin Name: Orientalsk Valmue


Located on the southeast side, it enjoys mostly sun, with some partial shade in the afteroon and evening

Height: 40-60cm
Width: 30-50cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Salmon pink petals with darker burgundy to black spots

Papaver Orientale Royal Wedding

Common Name: Oriental Poppy
Norwegian Name: Orientalsk Valmue


Located on the southeast side, it likes sun, and some partial shade in the afternoon/ evening

Height: 80-100cm
Width: 50-80cm
Flowering: May - June
Hardiness Zone: H7
Colour: Bright white petals with darker burgundy to black spots

tirsdag 10. juni 2014

Verbascum Southern Charm

Common Name: Mullein
Norwegian Name: Kongslys


Located on the southside, it likes full sun to partial shade

Height: 60-90cm
Width: 30-45cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Salmon to old rose pink, with a darker burgundy center, on bright green foliage

Rhododendron Nova Zembla



Height: 150-175cm
Width: 100-150cm
Flowering: June - July 
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Deep red flowers with dark burgundy spots, on dark green foliage

Rhododendron Cunningham's White



Height: 100-250cm
Width: 150-300cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Bright white flowers with yellow speckles, on dark green foliage

Iris Germanica Ola Kala

Common Name: Bearded Iris
Norwegian Name: Skjeggiris


Located on the Southside, it gets alot of direct sunin the mornings, but with some shade from the aurrounding shrubberies. Shade in the evenings

Height: 90-120cm
Width: 80-100cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H7
Colour: Bright yellow with darker yellow drawings

Heuchera Rachel

Common Name: Coral Bells
Norwegian Name: Alunrot


Located on the southeast side, it enjoys sun in the morning, and partial shade to full shade the rest of the day and evening

Height: 40-60cm
Width: 40-60cm
Flowering: May - July
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Light pink and peach coloured flowers on a green/red/burgundy foliage

Delphinium Magic Fountains

Common Name: Larkspur
Norwegian Name: Ridderspore


Located on the southeast side, it gets mostly partial shade

Height: 80-120cm
Width: 60-90cm
Flowering: June - August
Hardiness Zone: H5
Colour: Dark and rich blue flowers, with a white center. Rich green foliage

Allium Oreophilum Zwanenburg

Allium, from greek: Garlic


Height: 20-30cm
Flowering: May - July
Colour: Small bright pink flowers


mandag 9. juni 2014

Lilium Tiny Sensation

Division 1: Asiatic - Dwarf


Height: 30-50cm
Flowering: June - August
Colour: yellow with alot of deep red speckles

Lilium Bulbiferum

Division 9: Species
Also known as Fire Lily.


Height: 20-90cm
Flowering: June - July
Colour: Fire ornage and red with dark spots

Extra: 
This variety of lily is one of the longest cultivated in Norway, known to be here since the 1800's. 
They belong to the group known as Old Farmland-plants.

lørdag 7. juni 2014

Lilium Tiger Edition

Division 7: Oriental 


Height: 90-120cm
Flowering: June - August
Colour: Bright pink, light pink, and white. With red dots, and red'ish centerlines.

Lilium African Queen

Division 9: Trumpet / Aurelian


Height: 90-120cm
Flowering: June - August
Colour: Peach/orange trumpet shaped. 


Iris Hollandica Silvery Beauty

Dutch Iris - Bulbs


Height: 45-60cm
Flowering: June - July
Colour: White outer petals, the inner petals have a light silvery to blue shade. Yellow spots.

Iris Germanica Edith Wolford

Common Name: Bearded Iris / German Iris
Norwegian Name: Skjeggiris


Located on the southside, it enjoys mostly partial shade, with some full sun in the early mornings

Height: 90-120cm
Width: 80-100cm
Flowering: June - July
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Yellow with purple fall, yellow and copper drawings on the beard



Iris Germanica Sugar Magnolia

Common Name: Bearded Iris / German Iris
Norwegian Name: Skjeggiris


Located on the southwest side, it gets early morning sun, and mostly partial shade after that.

Height: 100-120cm
Width: 80-100cm
Flowering: May - July
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Light salmon pink with yellow and copper drawings around the beard

Iris Germanica Attention Please

Common Name: Bearded Iris / German Iris
Norwegian Name: Skjeggiris


Located on the southside, it enjoys morning sun and partial shade from the afternoon

Height: 110-120cm
Width: 50-80cm
Flowering: May - June
Hardiness Zone: H6
Colour: Deep maroon to purple and blue, with yellow and white details on their falls.




fredag 6. juni 2014

Narcissus White Marvel

Division: Double


Height: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - April
Colour: Bright White

Narcissus Palmares

Division: Double 


Height: 45-60cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: White and orange/ peach

Narcissus Art Design

Division: Cyclaminus


Height: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: White'ish and yellow

Narcissus Minnow

Division: Tazetta


Height: 10-20cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: White with a yellow cup

Narcissus Sweet Pomponette

Division: Double


Height: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: White and yellow petals

Narcissus Obdam

Division: Double


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - April
Colour: White petals, some small yellow and orange petals inbetween 

Narcissus Papillon Blanc

Division: Split Corona / Papillon


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: White with a light yellow to white cup

Narcissus My Story

Division: Double


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: White with peach-orange double layers

torsdag 5. juni 2014

Narcissus Pink Pride

Division: Large Cupped


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: White with a pink to white cup

Narcissus Tahiti

Division: Double


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - April
Colour: Yeloow petals with smaller petals of red and yellow inbetween

Narcissus Dickcissle

Division: Jonquilla / Apodanthus


Hight: 15-30cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: Yellow and white petals, with a white cup.

Narcissus Ice King

Division: Double


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - April
Colour: White with a double yellow cup that fades to white with time

Narcissus Precocious

Division: Large Cupped


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - May
Colour: Bright white with a bright orange cup

Narcissus Corsage

Division: Large Cupped


Hight: 30-50cm
Flowering: March - April
Colour: Bright yellow petals with a large orange cup

Narcissus Altruist

Division: Small Cupped


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - April
Colour: Peach-like yellow with a red-orange to yellow cup

Narcissus Ice Follies

Division: Large Cupped


Hight: 30-45cm
Flowering: March - April
Colour: Yellowed white with a orangy-yellow cup