Funky Garden Plants 2

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 by: Valerie Garner

What's a perennial garden plant that blooms in the
winter? A hellebore! It is an outdoor plant that is shocking to see
blooming sometimes in the snow. There are many varieties. They are
perennial which means they come back year after year.These are best
planted in shady areas, but where they will get sun in the winter, for
instance under leafed trees or something of that nature. What is so
unusual about hellebores is that they bloom somewhere between Dec. and
March. There are very few plants that do that! One variety is called a
Christmas Rose. These plants usually must be puchased at a nursery.
Check out your local nursery for this wonderful family of plants.

Another plant you'll surely want to try is called Sweet
Annie. This is actually an annual herb, in the worm wood family. The
seed is very fine and you sow it in direct sunlight in the spring after
all danger of frost is gone. Sweet Annie can get up to 6 feet tall.
It's fragrance is wonderful! My favorite use for Sweet Annie is in the
fall to cut it to the ground and dry it. It can be used as wonderful,
fragrant filler for dried flower arrangements, and it can also be bound
with fine wire to form a wreath base of its own. Simply tuck in other
dried flowers here and there around it and you've got a beautiful dried
floral wreath with a fragrance to die for!

Another unusual one is called Kiss Me Over the Garden
Gate. Yes, this really is the name of a plant! It's official name is
Polygonum orientale. It's an old-fashioned annual knotweed used for
bold effect. It has large heart shaped leaves and pendulous clusters of
small pink flowers. In rich, moist soil and full sun it can go to six
feet tall. Best to sow the seed in fall or early spring where it is to
grow.

Lastly another unusual plant to try is the Balloon
Flower. These are perennial, meaning they will return year after year.
The latin name for these are: platycodon grandiflorus. They are very
hardy, durable plants and very beautiful. Balloon flowers are about the
size of a ping pong ball and look like little "balloons". Once they
fully open up they split and you can see the center portion and the
bloom then resembles a star. They usually come in shades of purple,
pink and white. Very cute, the plants only get about 2 feet tall. Try
one!

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