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Suggested Plant Selections for America's Anniversary Garden

CodeTypeBotanical Name
(suggested cultivars)
Height/Spread
Sun/Shade1
Dry/Wet2
Color
ANNUALS
AlantanaLantana 'Patriot Cherry''24" - 30"/30" - 42"
fs
d-m
red flowers
BpentasPentas lanceolata
'New Look Red'
'Mars Galaxy'
'Graffitti Bright Red'

12" - 24"/12" - 24"
16"/16"
10''/10''
fs-ps
d-m
red flowers
CangeloniaAngelonia
'Angelface White'
12" - 18"/12" - 14"
fs-ps
d-m
white flowers
DbacopaBacopa 'Snowstorm'3" - 8"/20" - 30"
fs-ps
d-m
white flowers
EsalviaSalvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'18" - 20"/12" - 14"
fs-ps
m
blue flowers
FverbenaVerbena x hybrida 'Temari Blue'
'Tukana Denim Blue,'
'Superbena Dark Blue'
12"/12"
6"/24"
8"/28"
fs-ps
m
blue flowers
PERENNIALS
GyarrowAchillea Millefolium
'Red Velvet'
24" - 30"/18" - 24"
fs-ps
m-d
red flowers
HdaylilyHemerocallis
'Frankly Scarlet'
24" - 30"/18" - 24"
fs-ps
w-d
red flowers
Ishasta daisyLeucanthemum x
superbum
'Snowcap'
10" - 14"/12" - 18"
fs-ps
m
white flowers
JspeedwellVeronica
'Icicles'
(not recommended for SE. Va.)
18" - 24"/18" - 24"
fs-ps
m
white flowers
KcranesbillGeranium
'Rozanne'
18" - 20"/18" - 24"
fs-ps
m
blue flowers
LspeedwellVeronica x
'Goodness Grows'
12" - 15"/12" - 18"
fs-ps
m
blue flowers
SHRUBS
Mredtwig (Red Osier)
dogwood*
Cornus spp.4' - 8'/4' - 10'
fs-ps
w-d
white flowers, blue or white fruit, red stems
Nbigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Summer
Beauty,' 'Blue Billows,' 'Blue Wave'
3' - 6'/3' - 8'
ps-fs
m-w
blue flowers (in acid soil)
OVirginia sweetspire*Itea virginica
'Henry's Garnet,' 'Little Henry'
3' - 4'/4' - 6'
ps-fs
w-d
white flowers, red fall leaf color
TREES
Pfringetree*Chionanthus virginicus12' - 20'/12' - 20'
fs-ps
m-w
white flowers, blue fruit on female
Qdogwood*Cornus florida15' - 30'/15' - 30'
ps-fs
m
white flowers, red fruit, red fall leaf color
1Sun/Shade: fs=full sun, ps=part sun/part shade
2Dry/Wet: w= prefers wetter soil, m=prefers evenly moist soil, d=somewhat dry/drought tolerant
3Virginia native plant
*For photos of these plants, visit our website, www.ext.vt.edu/americasgarden under the tab "Home Garden Plant List."