What Plants Are the Stars of Your Yard?
Friday November 6, 2009
What plants are shining most brightly in your November yard? In cold climates, flowers have now taken a backseat to foliage. For me, the stars for November (which include some holdovers from October) are the following plants -- chosen for their fall foliage, unless otherwise indicated:
- Sweetgum Tree
- Japanese maple tree
- Smoke bush
- Fothergilla
- Virginia sweetspire
- Oakleaf hydrangea
- Korean spice viburnum
- Ninebark
- Maiden grass (plumes)
- Cotoneaster (berries)
How about you? Vote in my poll and let us know what plants are shining most brightly in your own yard right now. Or if there's a plant you'd like to nominate that does not appear on the list, tell us about that plant in the Landscaping Forum.
Comments
There are so many plants that are stars at this time of year that it’s hard to choose. My heucheras are still rocking and my Japanese maple is stunning right now, even though most of the other trees have let go of their leaves. Zebra grass has never looked…I could go on….
Thanks, Kerry. By the way, great picture of million bells for your 11/11 blog post.
My burning bush is glorious as is the ninebark