Beauties in Debbie’s Garden

Today ’s photos come from Debbie Folton .

The sensational pep above is a salmagundi ofCurcuma . The rhizome of one species of curcuma is the source of the spice tumeric , and all of them are beautiful garden flora with attractive broad leafage and dramatic , very long - lasting spike of bloom . Most varieties are hardy to Zone 8 , and in warm climates they are a not bad choice for shade gardens , outperforming thing like hostas that really thrive well in cool climates . Even better , they are resistant to athirst cervid , voles , and other pests .

Growing curcumas in pots is a neat direction to display them , specially if you live somewhere too cold for them to overwinter reliably . Just move the pots into a place like a garage or basement where they ’ll be protect from hard freeze for the wintertime , and then impart them out again when the weather warms in the spring .

spacious survey of Debbie ’s garden , with beautiful fence and set of azaleas .

heat flowers ( Passifloraincarnata , Zones 7–11 ) are some of the most unusual and most beautiful peak out there . Most of the genus is tropical , but this species is a North American native and can take quite a number of cold . I ’ve even seen it grow in Zone 6 . If you grow it , you ’ll provide food for the Caterpillar of the beautiful gulf checkered lily butterfly . But be admonish — when glad , this vine can spread aggressively , both above and below ground .

Nipponese maple ( Acerpalmatum , Zones 5–9 ) are always stars in the garden .

Every garden needs some zinnias ( Zinniaelegans , one-year ) . They are easy to grow from seed , they make smashing cut flowers , and butterflies adore them .

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