Cosmos ‘Cosmic Orange’

Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Cosmos ‘Cosmic Orange’ I don’t often jump on the bandwagon of brand-new All-America Selection winners, preferring instead to sit back and watch a few seasons to see which of these always...

Coleus scutellariodes ‘Flamethrower’

Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Coleus scutellariodes ‘Flamethrower’ (KO-lee-us) Common Name: Flamethrower Coleus Here’s a great new coleus collection from Ball seed, finally a compact habit for the genus that works wonders in...

Clematis

Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Clematis  (KLE-ma-tiss) Common Name: None, you already know the Latin: Clematis Clematis is an extremely useful genus of both woody and herbaceous perennials featuring around 250 species and many...

Chelone lyonii

Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Chelone lyonii (kee-LO-nay ly-OH-nee-eye) Common Name: Pink Turtlehead  It was in late August—make that mid-September—make that early October—that just about everywhere I visited I spotted this cheery,...

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’

Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ (kam-ah-SIP-ar-iss newt-kah-TEN-sis) Common Name: Nootka False Cypress, Alaska Cedar Looking for something unusual, a unique evergreen that turns, relatively quickly,...

Campanula glomerata

Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Campanula glomerata  (kam-PAN-you-luh – glom-er-AH-tah) Common Name: Bellflower, Harebell Thought I’d better start living up to the advertising on my Home Page and recommend a Zone 2-8 genus...