2008 Gold Medal Winners
Prepared by:
Billy Skaggs,
Hall County Extension Agent
| Amazon Dianthus Series (Dianthus barbatus ‘Amazon’ series) |
Annual * Full Sun
- Cool-season annual, reaching 24 inches in height
- Prefers full sun & well-drained soil
- Series includes Bouquet Purple, Neon Cherry, Neon Duo, Neon Purple, and Rose Magic
- Sweetly fragrant flowers have many color variations
- Attract hummingbirds and butterflies
- Plant in fall for winter/spring color
- Excellent combined with pansies, ornamental cabbage and ornamental kale
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| Rozanne Cranesbill Hardy Geranium (Geranium ‘Rozanne’) |
Herbaceous Perennial * Full sun to light shade * Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
- Herbaceous perennial prized for its toughness and long bloom period
- Forms a well-rounded mound 18-20” high.
- Blue-violet flowers, 2 ½ inches across, with pale centers from late May until frost
- Prefers well-drained, amended soil and full sun to light shade
- Exceptional performer, even in unrelenting summer heat and humidity
- Light shearing in late summer will encourage new growth and repeat blooms
- Excellent choice for perennial borders, rock gardens or decorative containers
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Pride of Augusta Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium caroliniana ‘Pride of Augusta’) |
Evergreen Vine * Full sun to partial shade * Hardiness Zones 7 to 10
- Twining evergreen vine for sun or partial shade
- Grows to 10-20 feet and is not invasive
- Double-flowered form of the native Jessamine
- Use on arbors, trellises or fences, or to cascade over containers or walls
- Bloom time varies from February to April; peak bloom lasts two to four weeks
- Once established, it’s low-maintenance, pest-free and deer resistant
- Needs help climbing a support as it lacks the tendrils and holdfasts of other vines
- Bright yellow flowers contrast nicely with blues and whites
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| Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha) |
Deciduous Shrub * Filtered Shade * Hardiness Zones 7 to 10
- Deciduous shrub 4 to 6 feet high and 5 feet wide.
- Prefers shade and moist, well-drained soils
- Coarse-textured foliage sheds in late fall exposing the emerging flower buds
- Flowers are tiny, creamy florets borne in clusters on short stalks
- Smooth, chocolate-brown bark provides striking contrast to the flowers
- Dark-colored, leafless stems provide dramatic silhouette in the winter landscape
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| American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) |
Deciduous Tree * Full Sun to shade* Hardiness Zones 3 to 9
- Deciduous tree with broad, oval growth habit
- Thirty to forty feet tall and thirty feet wide
- Adapts to a variety of soils and growing situations
- Tolerant of sun or shade
- Fall color - shades of yellow, orange, or red
- Likes rich, moist, soils along rivers & streams, but also adapts to dry sites
- Excellent alternative to Bradford Pear
- Useful as a specimen tree or hedge
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