Nancy’s Virginia Garden

Favorite flowers

Today we ’re in Colonial Heights , Virginia , visiting Nancy Snyder ’s garden .

Nancy has had this hibiscus ( Hibiscus‘Midnight Marvel ’ ( Zones 5–9 ) in the garden for three years , and she say it gets taller each class . Hardy hibiscuslike this are hybrids of North American aboriginal species and have some of the with child , most dramatic flowers of any perennial .

This flower become by many names : Resurrection of Christ lily , surprisal lily , or , most dramatically , naked madam . They all touch toLycorissquamigera(Zones 5–9 ) , which sends up these beautiful flowers in late summertime / other fall . All the common names concern to the fact that the flowers come up ( astonishingly , nakedly ) without any leaves . The leaves come forth in the spring and then vanish , like adaffodil , for the summertime .

Moon flower ( Ipomoeaalba , Zones 10–11 or as an annual ) is a skinny relative of the morning glory , but alternatively of opening in the morning , these huge , fragrant , clean flower open up up in the even . The white colour and scent service to attract the moth that cross-pollinate them .

biddy and chicks ( Sempervivumhybrid , Zones 4–8 ) are wonderful , wanton - to - grow , unfearing succulentsthat will thrive in a all-inclusive reach of clime and conditions provide they are given decent drain .

Jack - in - the - stump ( Arisaematriphyllum , Zones 4–9 ) is a native wild flower common in the forest and forests of eastern North America . The blooms range from unripened to the dramatic brown stripes see here and are followed in late summer by big heads of brainy red berries .

Tiger lily ( Liliumlancifolium , Zones 3–9 ) is a carefree species from Asia gayly growing in Dominicus or partial spook and develop these brilliant orangish peak covered with brown speckles .

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