What plants do you love?

[Anonymous]

I’m the OP of the “which plants do you dislike?” thread. I dislike a lot of plants, but there are more that I love:

Prairie grasses.
Asters.
Native lupines - they love my sandy soil!
Irises, peonies, tulips and lilacs - short term payoff but so incredibly fantastic!
Orchids. Not many are native in my zone and those that are native are devilishly tricky, but I give to the North American Orchid Conservation Center in the hopes that they discover more of how these beauties grow
Sweet peas. Finicky little buggers, but they smell so nice and are so floofy and pretty.
Zinnias, cosmos, orlaya and nasturtiums - stalwart little friends who bloom so much
Roses - ‘nuff said
Natives in general - the (currently) rarer the better.
Annnnnnd dahlias, those divas of the late summer and early autumn garden.

Anyway, share are your plant loves as a prayer to the ether on today, the day liberty dies again.

[Anonymous]

I love a lot of yours: irises, tulips, peonies, lilacs, and roses (for nostalgia).

I am new to learning about planting in this area but basically I'm just trying to fill everything in with natives. I don't remember the names but they are lovely!

I admit I like morning glory (also a nostalgia thing) and I really wish DH would let me grow it.

[Anonymous]

Hostas
Irises
Dahlias
Antheriums
My giant money tree from Costco that I nursed back to health
Oaks
Dogwoods
Hydrangea
Ferns

Also, I adore watching visitors to my bird bath, and the loud tree frogs in the evening

[Anonymous]

Eastern redbud
Dipladenia
Coral-bell
Japanese Forrest grass
Hydrangea
Peonies (but only when flowering)
Purple fountain grass
Potato vine

[Anonymous]

My favorite home garden trees are eastern red bud "rising sun", Japanese Stewartia (couldn't get the native Franklonia to live), fringe tree, red buckeye, Japanese snowbell, pink dogwoods, sweetbay magnolia, yellowood, chaste tree, carolina silverbell, Davidia involucrata (dove tree or handkerchief tree), dawn redwood, london plane tree. Wish I had a big enough yard for them all!

Shrubs: paperbush, dwarf abeilia, hydrangea of all kinds, korean spice viburnum, flowering quince, roses, camelia, mophead false cypress, summersweet, itea, snowball viburnum, kalmia, daphne.

My list of flowers is way too long, but I'll throw in ranunculus, lisianthus, peony, and anemone. I love all my native perennials, but those are particularly special to me.

[Anonymous]

Sweet pea
Bee balm
Catmint
Echinacea
Dutch iris
Siberian iris
Nasturtium
Tulip
Delphinium
Milkweed
Obedient plant
Baptista
Columbine
Aster
Liastris
Foxglove
Forget-me-not
Lupine
Veronica Speedwell
Salvia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sweet pea
Bee balm
Catmint
Echinacea
Dutch iris
Siberian iris
Nasturtium
Tulip
Delphinium
Milkweed
Obedient plant
Baptista
Columbine
Aster
Liastris
Foxglove
Forget-me-not
Lupine
Veronica Speedwell
Salvia

Liatris? I put some in this year, very helpfully murdered one while weeding and the remaining ones are still so small I’m going to have to buy more and try again in a better location. OP.

[Anonymous]

Viburnum
Soapwort
Hydrangea

[Anonymous]

Trees:
Coral bark maple
Red/white oak - the bigger/older the better
Redbuds

Flowers:
hydrangea - I have six different varieties, and like to add 1-2 more each year

[Anonymous]

Bloodroot
Virginia bluebells
Goldenrod
Jacob's Ladder
Asters
Poppy
Hairy beardtongue
Lion's foot
Beebalm

[Anonymous]

My new favorite: Indian Pink. I just picked up some last week and planted in different spots in the garden. I can't wait to see how they fare over the summer to determine optimal final placement. Their cheery red flowers with a bit of yellow really standout against the sea of green before other things start flowering.

It's a native perennial that attract hummingbirds that I have wanted for some time. I could find them available online only in bare root form; couldn't see much chance of success there with my level of gardening skills. I hope this plant becomes more available at local nurseries.

[Anonymous]

Daylilies: I have dozens and dozens of varieties
Hostas
Blueberries
Figs
Tall bearded iris
Hybrid musk roses, particularly Darlow’s Enigma
David Austin roses
Rudbeckia: I have half a dozen varieties
Bee balm
Peony
Yarrows
Shasta daises
Coneflowers
Dahlias, dahlias, dahlias!
Salvias and more salvias
Species cannas for hummingbirds
Major Wheeler honeysuckle
Annual vines: cardinal climber, Spanish flag, hyacinth bean
Elderberries
Sedums
Catmint
Lilies: Asiatic, Oriental, Orientpet
Dicentra
Columbines
Mexican torch sunflower
Zinnias
Nasturtiums
Astilbe
Cardinal flower

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My new favorite: Indian Pink. I just picked up some last week and planted in different spots in the garden. I can't wait to see how they fare over the summer to determine optimal final placement. Their cheery red flowers with a bit of yellow really standout against the sea of green before other things start flowering.

It's a native perennial that attract hummingbirds that I have wanted for some time. I could find them available online only in bare root form; couldn't see much chance of success there with my level of gardening skills. I hope this plant becomes more available at local nurseries.

I was at Merrifield today, and they had a bunch of beautiful plants, some in bloom. It was something like 20 bucks for a gallon size pot.

[Anonymous]

It’s a long list! I love trillium, Virginia bluebells, fringe tree, Japanese maples, deeply cupped and scented roses, clematis, oriental lilies, peonies and tree peonies, native honeysuckle, tall bearded iris, daylilies, poppies of all sorts, wine cups, phlox, spigelia, ruellia,….