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Plants For The Waterside |
S. pulcher makes a strong-growing, upright plant two and
a half feet in height and carrying heads of reddish-purple
flowers with yellow stamens. There are other good species to
be found in this family which is sometimes known as Rag-
wort.
Sibthorpia europaea is a useful carpeting plant for moist soil.
Its very slender stems are clothed with small roundish leaves
and yellow and pink flowers.
Sidalcea. This is a splendid family of waterside plants
growing two to four feet high according to variety. S. Candida
has much-divided foliage and clear white flowers. S. malvae-
flora is rather taller growing, with purplish flowers. It is from
this species that the best of the modern varieties have come.
These include 'Rev. Page Roberts', soft pink, two feet; 'Rose
Queen', bright rose, three and a half feet; and 'Sussex Beauty',
pink, three and a half feet.
Solidago. Although the Golden Rods can become invasive,
some of the modern garden varieties are much less coarse and
are ideal for the waterside. Among the best of these are 'Gold
Else' deep yellow, two and a half feet high; 'Golden Wings',
rich yellow, four and a half feet; 'Golden Mosa' and 'Golden
Gates, two and a half feet.
Tradescantia is a hardy perennial liking moist, shady positions,
some, in fact, have done well right in the water. T.
virginiana has long narrow leaves and violet flowers, but it is
the hybrids which are the most useful. These include 'J. C.
Weguelin', blue; rosea, soft pink; rubra, deep pink; and
violacca, purple-violet.
Trillium. This attractive plant has the popular names of
Wake Robin, Wood Lily and Ground Lily and loves shade
and moisture. It has three-lobed leaves and three-petalled
flowers. It can be raised from seed and established plants
will yield many self-sown seedlings. Most grow nine to twelve
inches high.
T. grandiflorutn is one of the best-known trilliums, having
pure white flowers up to three inches in diameter.
T. sessile has small, scented crimson-purplish flowers, a form
known as Californicum is larger, while yet another variety
produces crimson blooms.
T. undulatum has purplish veined, white flowers.
Trollius. This is a family of handsome plants thriving in
wet places. They produce large buttercup-like flowers and
deep green leaves and are in colour during May and June,
sometimes later as well.
T. europaeus, one and a half to two feet, and ledebourii,
three feet, are good, but again it is the garden varieties which
are of particular value. These include 'Etna', orange; 'Orange
Crest', orange-red; 'Orange Princess', deep orange; and
'Thora Perry', an interesting dwarf never more than six inches.
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