FOLIAGE PLANTS 
English Botanical ha Height Time ot 
Color Name Rame ae Description Gets Bloom 
“Green” OVAL- Phylléstachys| Very angular habit of growth;| 14-2 ft. | 
LEAVED ruscifodlia small dark oval leaves. Prop. usually |Half 
BAMBOO P. Kumédsaca,| by spring division. Rich loamy soil; |shade 
Bambisa sheltered position; slight winter pro- 
ruscifolia, tection. Japan. 
B. viminalis 
“Green” GLAUCOUS |Phylléstachys| Graceful and easily cultivated Bam- | 10-18 ft. 
BAMBOO viridi- boo, covering large space. Running |Hal/ 
glaucéscens | rootstock. Small yellowish branches, |shade 
Bambusa medium sized leaves. Prop. usually 
viridi~ by spring division. Rich loamy soil; 
glaucéscens sheltered position; slight winter pro- 
tection. China. 
“Green- [MEDICINAL |Rhéum Effective foliage plant with very 5-6 ft. 
ish RHUBARB officinale large leaves, sometimes 3 ft. broad. Sun 
white” Flowers numerous. Plant near shrub- 
beries, etc. Prop. by division. Rich’ 
deep soil. Thibet; W. China. ; 
“Green- |PALMATE (|Rhéum Foliage plant of tropical effect.) 6-8 ft. 
ish RHUBARB jpalmatum Flowers in elongated clusters. Large Sun 
white” R. sangui- roundish heart-shaped leaves, deeply 
neum lobed. Plant near shrubberies, etc., 
isolated or in masses. Prop. by seed 
and division. Deep rich soil. China. 
Var. Tanghuticum, (Rheum Tang- 
huticum), is more vigorous than the 
type. It increases rapidly. Leaves 
longer, and less deeply divided. Hort. 
“White” |VARIE- Rohdea Foliage plant. Bell-shaped flowers | 9-12 in. [June 
GATED Japonica var. |in compact spikes. Beautiful varie- Half 
JAPANESE  |variegata gated leaves, 10-12 in. long, in up- |shade 
ROHDEA right rosettes, rising above the flow- 
ers. Deep rich soil. Japan. 
“Yellow”/LAVENDER |Santolina Shrubby downy plant of compact | 14-2 ft. |July, 
COTTON chamz- habit with inconspicuous greenish Sun Aug. 
cyparissus yellow flowers. Valuable for its sil- 
S. incdna very foliage, evergreen and fragrant. 
Desirable in groups or in the border. 
Prop. by cuttings. Slight protection. 
Europe; Asia. 
“Brown” |VARIE- Scirpus Ornamental, rush-like foliage plant. | 1-14 ft. [June, 
GATED Holoschenus| Minute brown ‘flowers in clustered |Sun July 
BULRUSH _ var. spikes. Leaves striped with yellow- 
OR SEDGE |variegatus ish white. Effective in bog-garden or 
beside water. Prop. by seed, division 
or suckers. Moist or dry soil. Hort. 
“Green” [FEATHER (Stipa pennata) Looks like ordinary grass except | 20in |July, 
GRASS when in bloom. Feathery plumes of |Sux Aug. 
flowers used in ‘everlasting’ bouquets. 
Border. Prop. by seed and division. 
Deep sandy Joam. Steppes of Europe 
and Siberia 
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