Regional Picks: Plants to Grow Together – Northeast

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‘Penny Mac’ hydrangea(Hydrangea macrophylla‘Penny Mac’)

USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 9

Size:4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide

Conditions : fond shade ; moist , well - drain dirt

‘ Penny Mac ’ hydrangea is a relatively new cultivar that blossom chiefly on new woods , have in mind it can experience late frosts or be clip in other leaping and still bloom that year . This cultivar set about turgid and more prolificflowers than its rival , ‘ Endless Summer ’ ( H. macrophylla‘Endless Summer ’ , Zones 5–9 ) . If you have the room , plant hydrangeas in staggered grouping of three or five , change the distance between the plants to add depth . Where winters are particularly tenacious and unsmooth , surround ‘ Penny Mac ’ hydrangea with fence and fill up the palisade area with dry leaves in autumn to protect the plant from damage . absent the leaves and fencing in spring after the danger of freeze has clear .

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Drooping leucothoe(Leucothoe fontanesiana)

Zones:5 to 8

Size:3 to 5 groundwork tall and panoptic

condition : Partial to full shadowiness ; moist , acidic soil

wilt leucothoe is a lovely midsize bush that partners well with hydrangea . This lustrous , cascadingevergreen offersa year - round framework within a bed , whileitslong , slender leaf contribute an interesting grain all time of year long . Small fragrant white raceme of flowers appear in late spring . Often there is a bronze or reddish cast to the foliation in winter , which summate spice to the Northeast landscape painting when it need color the most .

Lady fern(Athyrium filix-femina)

Zones:4 to 9

Size:2 to 3 groundwork tall and wide

Conditions : Partial to full tad ; moist , somewhat acidic soil

The hardy , dependable lady fern is a gross understory works . Its delicate , arching fronds are a lovely green , with dynamic red radical come along at matureness . Thesomewhatuprighthabit of this industrial plant makesit a small yet eye - catching focal point . At family in a mountain range of stain , this fernadds a natural , woodsyfeel to any garden .

‘Autumn Bride’ heuchera(Heuchera villosa‘Autumn Bride’)

Zones:3 to 8

Size:1 to 2 feet tall and wide

Conditions : Full sunlight to fond ghost ; moist , well - drained grime

The prominent , slightly fuzzy , short green foliage of ‘ Autumn Bride ’ genus Heuchera is grueling not to sleep with . The angulate – edged parting get rather turgid and form a dense mound . In tardy summertime , this plant life raise tallwhite spikes of peak . ‘ Autumn Bride ’ can stand alone or be planted in a grouping to form a billowy ground blanket . Be sure to take its mature sizing into considerateness when planting because genus Heuchera does not like to be overcrowded .

pic : courtesy of Sylvia Hampton ; Bill Johnson ; Jerry Pavia ; Michelle Gervais ; www.millettephotomedia.com . Illustration : Elara Tanguy

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