Regional Picks: Plants to Buy This Year – Northwest

1. Bonfire®Begonia

Name:Begonia boliviensis‘Bonfire’

USDA Hardiness Zones:8 to 10

Size:18 column inch marvellous , trailing to 2 to 3 feet

status : Full sun to partial shade ; mediocre to moist , well - debilitate soil

This red-hot - hot fiddling number is a must - buy for its intense colour and sultry pizzazz . ‘ Bonfire ’ is best grown in a container , where it will flaunt its fiery orange - red flowers all summer long as it flows over the border . It also prove sass and an explosion of color when plant in beds . Whether it ’s plant in a container or in the ground , keep it well watered and fertilise monthly . You ’ll never regret a cent spend on this stunner .

2. Ivory Prince Hellebore

Name:Helleborus‘Walhelivor’

Zones:4 to 9

Size:10 to 12 inch magniloquent and 12 to 18 inches wide

condition : fond nuance ; prefers slightly acidic , well - drained grunge

Who would n’t grease one’s palms a plant that take care amazing all year with niggling or no maintenance ? Hellebores have long been treasured as winter - flowering wonders , and this variety is no exception . With light marbled , blue - green foliage that always looks fresh , it is giving when it come into bloom , with burgundy - green buds bursting open to clean blooms with a hint of greenish and pink . It is durable , pest- and disease - free , and easy to grow .

3. Plumose Soft Shield Fern

Name:Polystichum setiferum‘Plumoso-multilobum’

Zones:6 to 9

Size:18 column inch grandiloquent and 2 to 3 foot wide

weather : Full to partial spook ; opt plenteous filth

Ferns are regaining popularity in the Pacific Northwest . If you have elbow room for only one , seek out this variety . It is laborious to find , so nab it when you descry it . It is absolutely out of this human race : The mature specimen has an alien - starfishlike tone . Plant it where you could appreciate the frilly , finely textured fronds up tight . Though evergreen plant , it could use some tidying up in winter and early saltation .

4. ‘Hedgerows Gold’ Variegated Redtwig Dogwood

Name:Cornus sericea‘Hedgerows Gold’

Zones:3 to 8

Size:6 to 8 foot grandiloquent and 5 to 6 human foot wide

Conditions : Full sun to partial shadiness ; rich , well - drained filth

This cornel developed on the West Coast offers yr - stave interest without a lot of work , which is why I put it on my shopping leaning . ‘ Hedgerows Gold ’ is an outstanding variegated , multistemmed shrub . Mature plants have a dim , rounded habit , but you’re able to cut the entire plant life back each winter or spring to encourage new , bright red stems .

Rizaniño “ Riz ” Reyes , a plantsperson and landscape painting consultant , own RHR Horticulture & Landwave Gardens in Shoreline , Washington .

Photos : courtesy of Rizaniño “ Riz ” Reyes

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