Mamabluestem's Upper Main Terrace garden
Garden Type: Backyard | Sun: Dappled Sun | Soil: Don't Know | Established: 2002 | Organic
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Large, teardrop shaped garden on northwest side of path. Surrounded by bricks and stones with a large, very wise oak tree on it’s east side.
An outdoor organic garden located in Des Moines, United States, Mamabluestem's Upper Main Terrace garden currently contains 67 plants.
Situated in a Dappled Sun position, this Backyard garden is located in USDA Zone 5b.Photos
Plantings
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Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' Japanese Forest Grass Day 295
Hakonechloa macra
Planting Out on 30 Jul 12 two small plants from Peg Anderson. Brilliant ...
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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' Day 295
Carex oshimensis
Planting Out on 30 Jul 12 small plant from Peg Andersen Japanses sedge s...
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Athyrium x 'Ghost' Day 340
Athyrium
Purchased on 15 Jun 12 30" Tall x 30" Wide Athyrium x 'Ghost'. Bea...
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Heuchera 'Midnight Rose' Day 385
Heuchera
Purchased on 01 May 12 DNA Plant Sale
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Hosta 'Snowcap' Day 398
Hosta
Purchased on 18 Apr 12 Puckered, heavy substance, heart shaped leaves ...
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Buddleja davidii
Established on 07 Oct 11 2 from seed
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Hosta fortunei
Sown on 25 Sep 11 (Klopping/AHS 1986) Medium Cultivar 'Francee'...
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Established on 15 Jul 11 Named for pioneering German nurseryman Karl Foe...
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Heuchera villosa
Established in 2011 2 also in nursery pots still very ruffly spri...
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Clematis
Established on 15 Jun 10 on arbor with sweet autumn clematis. Blooms i...
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Lilium
Transplanted on 13 Jun 10
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Heuchera
Established in Jun 2010 bloom early to mid-su 12" x 14"w
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Heuchera
Established in 2010 nearly jet black, very glossy leaves with round...
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Heuchera
Established in 2010 18x12"w late spring to summer
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Sedum rupestre
Established in 2010
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Lilium
Established on 15 Jul 09
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Iris reticulata
Planting Out on 15 Oct 08
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Clematis terniflora, sweet autumn clematis
Clematis terniflora
Established on 01 May 08 on arbor Heavenly Fragrance and Profuse Fall B...
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Lilium Michiganense, Michigan lily
Lilium michiganense
Established on 15 Jul 05 Volunteer
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Heuchera
Sown in 2002 heavily ruffled silver-grey leaves, contrasting...
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Tradescantia ohiensis, spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
Established in 1996 They're everywhere, they're everywhere! And ann...
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Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius' Plum
Prunus
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Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Red', bleeding heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
formerly dicentra
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Hosta
Seed not viable 30x60 golden-chartreuse leave...
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Hosta
mini Twist of Lime is a small compact growing ...
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Hosta
(Machen 2000) Giant Cultivar http://www.hosta...
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Hosta
(W. Vaughn 1991) Small Cultivar http://www.ho...
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Rosa
40"x24-31" full sun or semi shade spring to l...
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Campanula persicifolia
spreads easily but not invasively, keep deadhea...
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Aruncus dioicus
pretty sure one male, one female at least
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Hosta
(G. Krossa 1980) Jumbo Cultivar 'Krossa Regal...
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Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Clethra alnifolia
6-8 feet pt. shade/shade fragrant deep pink ...
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Hosta
22x34 larger version of Golden Tiara oval to ...
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Cotula squalida 'Platt's Black'
Leptinella squalida
groundcover, creeping, feathery foliage 2-3" x...
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Hosta
(Solberg 1994) Large Cultivar Our 'Guacamol...
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Heliopsis helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine'
Heliopsis helianthoides
35-39"x18-23" full sun blooms mid summ to mid...
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Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata
2x3' dark green, small gold-yellow border la...
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Hosta
87x30 large, heavy textured blue leaves. blue-...
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Hemerocallis 'Iowa Morning Sunset'
Hemerocallis
very unusual apparently, very little informatio...
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Tricyrtis hirta
24-30" x 18" late summer flowering
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Hosta
(Grulleman / Wayside / AHS 1986) Large Cultivar...
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Tricyrtis formosana 'Gilt Edge' toad lily
Tricyrtis formosana
24x24" part to full shade creamy yellow edge ...
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Taxus x media 'Dark Green Spreader'
Taxus
soft deep green needles, will reach 3-4' x 4-6'...
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Tiarella
also mini me bed
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Mukdenia rossii
unusual but pretty little flowers first in spring
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Hemerocallis
a 'designer' daylily 28x18-24" blooms late su...
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Veronica umbrosa
one in front east bed 1-2" x 10-12" light fo...
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Hemerocallis 'Little Grapette'
Hemerocallis
also Ruby's bed 10-12" x 18-23" miniature gra...
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Hemerocallis
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Hemerocallis 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
Hemerocallis
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Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'
Hemerocallis
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Lilium
on south side of tree
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Asclepsis tuberosa, butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
orange, started from seed 2010
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Lilium
very pretty and clean
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Lilium
to left of tree
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Lilium
first to bloom spring 2012. farthest left by or...
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Weigela florida
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Deutzia gracilis
Very pretty in spring! with variegated solomon ...
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' Endless Summer
Hydrangea macrophylla
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Anemone hupehensis
variety unknown, blooms in august
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Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenway'
Lamium maculatum
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Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca
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Hosta
mini Sport of Halcyon. Pointed, frosty, blue-g...
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Monarda didyma
red
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Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum odoratum
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Monarda
dark pink
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Syringa vulgaris
need to be moved to more sun. reblooms
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