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Cool-Weather Clean-up
Working Your Garden in the Fall By Teri Brown
ter. That goes for newly planted trees and shrubs and established ones, too."
Monrovia Nurseries recommends the following newer variety plants for fall planting:
- Nandina Sienna Sunrise™, USDA Zone 6-11; AHS Heat Zone 4-12: Intense fiery red new foliage cools to lush medium green in summer on this evergreen shrub. Red highlights reappear in late summer through winter. Small white flowers appear occasionally.
- Plum Passion® Heavenly Bamboo, USDA Zone 6-11; AHS Heat Zone 4-12: A new selection with the most beautiful colored foliage of the nandinas. New growth is deep purplish red, and narrow foliage is deep green in summer and reddish-purple in winter.
- Sizzling Pink Fringe Flower, USDA Zone 7-9; AHS Heat Zone 3-9: Clusters of rich, pink-fringed flowers dazzle the landscape winter into spring and sporadically throughout the year. Showy new growth is deep burgundy, remaining purple tinged all year. Use as a colorful accent in borders and containers.
- Icee Blue™ Juniper, USDA Zone 3-10; AHS Heat Zones 9-1: Foliage is tightly compressed and a brilliant silver-blue with purple-tinged tips in winter. Low spreading evergreen shrub to only 4 inches high, 8 feet wide.
- Emerald Spreader™ Yew, USDA Zone 4-7; AHS Heat Zones 7-1: Unique low spreading form and exceptional dark green foliage. Glossy foliage maintains its deep green coloration even in the coldest of winters. Produces bright red berries in the winter.
- Emperor 1™ Japanese Maple, USDA Zone 4-8; AHS Heat Zone 2-8: Attractive foliage with rich, dark red coloring in summer turns brilliant scarlet in fall. Interesting blackish-red bark. Airy form wel suited for use as a small lawn tree.
