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House & Garden’s 
PLANTING LIST FOR A YELLOW AND MAROON GARDEN 
EARLY SPRING—APRIL AND MAY 
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1. Primula vulgaris: English primrose; large solitary 
flowers of palest yellow. 
Primula veris superba: giant yellow polyanthus; 
very large flowers in clusters, pale yellow, 
golden eye. 
2. Alysstim saxatile, var. Silver Queen: Gold Dust, 
a very light yellow variety. 
Yellow—Bulbs 
3. Hyacinth, Yellow Hammer: creamy yellow. 
Hyacinth, Primrose Perfection: soft primrose yel¬ 
low. 
4. Narcissus, or daffodils 
Leedsii: chalice and short-cupped varieties, 
white, cream or pale primrose (best ones 
are starred). 
*Mrs. Langtry: pure white cup, perianth 
primrose. 
Fairy Queen: perianth and cup pure white. 
Katherine Spurred: perianth white, cup soft 
yellow. 
Ariadne: perianth ivory-white, cup amber- 
yellow. 
Bridesmaid: perianth pure white, cup fluted, 
edged primrose. 
*Duchess of Westminster: perianth pure 
white, cup soft canary yellow with darker 
edge. 
White Trumpet: trumpet as long as perianth 
segments. 
Lady Audrey: perianth milk white, cup prim- 
Grace Darling: twisted perianth of white, 
trumpet cream. 
*Mrs. Thompson: perianth creamv white; 
trumpet yellow. 
Madame de Graaf: perianth pure white, trum¬ 
pet primrose. 
5. Early tulips 
Lord Derby: creamy white, large globular 
flower. 
Princess Ida: white, striped creamy yellow, 
yellow base. 
Maroon—Peren.nials 
6. Chieranthus Chieri: English wallflower: darkest 
red, almost black. 
.7. Trillium erection: three-leaved night-shade; very 
dark red. 
Maroon — Bulbs 
8. Early tulips 
Apollo: dull blood red. changing to cla’et, 
edged amber-brown; very large flower wi'h 
green base. 
SPRING — LATE MAY AND EARLY JUNE 
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9. Iris Germanica, var. flavescens: German iris, 
light straw color. 
10. Peony, Delia: deep sulphur yellow with green 
spot, double. 
Yellow — Bulbs 
11. May-flowering tulips 
Moonlight: soft but luminous canary-yellow, 
long, oval flowers. 
Flava: creamy canary-yellow, large flower on 
stiff stem. 
Miss Willmott: soft primrose-yellow, darker 
with age. 
WniTE Shrubs for Contrast 
12. Spircca Van Houttei: Van Houtte’s spirea; droop¬ 
ing masses of pure white flowers. Excel¬ 
lent background for May-flowering tulips. 
Maroon—Perennials 
13. Peony 
Mrs. Key: single, dark blackish red, golden 
stamens. 
Rubra triumphans: double, dark red, somewhat 
bluer in tone. 
Maroon — Bulbs 
14. May-Flowering Tulips 
Andre Doria: velvety reddish maroon, shading 
to blood-red. 
King Harold: deep ox-blood red, purple-black 
base. 
MIDSUMMER — JUNE AND EARLY JULY 
Yellow — Perennials 
15. Yucca ftlamentosa: Adam’s Needle; tall, cream- 
white clusters, very striking. 
16. Spircea filipendula nore plena: double flowered 
dropwort, cream-white; tall, delicate clus¬ 
ters. 
17. Hemerocallis flava: early lemon lily. 
18. Aquilcgia chrysantha: late-flowering lemon-yellow 
columbine. 
19. Digitalis grandiflora: late foxglove pale yellow 
lined brown. 
20. Althcra rosea: hollyhocks, frilled pale yellow and 
salmon tints. 
Yellow — Shrubs and Roses 
21. Polyantha rose: George Elgar; clear coppery yel¬ 
low, blooming from June until frost. 
22. Brier rose: Harrison’s Yellow: double, sulphur- 
yellow, profuse fragrant flowers. 
23. Climbing roses 
Goldfinch: soft yellow, changing to lemon and 
white. 
Gardenia: yellow, vigorous, Wichuraiana type. 
24. Cytisus laburnum, var. Adami: golden chain, half 
standards, 2J4-3' high, long pendent tassels 
of yellow. 
Maroon — Perennials 
25. Dianthus barbatus: Sweet William, darkest red 
only. 
26. Papaver orientate, var. Mahony: dark crimson 
maroon poppy, shaded mahogany. 
27. Altha-a rosea: hollyhocks, double maroon. 
Maroon—Shrubs, Roses and Vines 
28. Hybrid Tea roses 
Richmond: brilliant crimson-scarlet; well-shaped 
buds. 
Gruss an Teplitz: scarlet, shading crimson. 
29. Hybrid Perpetual rose: General Jacqueminot; 
scarlet-crimson. 
30. Calycanthus doridus: Carolina allspice; chocolate- 
colored flowers with spicy odor. Medium 
size shrub. 
31. Akebia quinata: good climber, delicate foliage; 
violet-brown flowers with cinnamon odor. 
LATE SUMMER—JULY AND AUGUST 
Yellow—Perennials 
32. Anthemis tinctoria var. alba: chamomile, a variety 
paler than, the type; creamy white with yel¬ 
low center. 
33. Hemerocallis Thunbergii: late lemon lily. 
Yellow—Annual Bulbs 
34. Cactus dahlias 
Countess of Lonsdale: salmon pink, amber and 
apricot. 
Cockatoo: fawn yellow, suffused white. 
35. Gladjoli 
Niagara: clear yellow, carmine throat. 
Canary Bird: clear yellow. 
Klondyke: clear yellow, crimson-maroon blotch 
in throat. 
Fill in after bulbs with annuals, such as lemon 
snapdragon, cream color dwarf nasturtium Pearl, pale 
coffee color annual phlox, and canary stocks. 
Maroon — Perennials 
36. Mcnarda didyma: Bee Balm; heads of deep red, 
from mid-June to early September. 
Maroon — Annual Bulbs 
37. Cactus dahlias 
Phoenix: dark velvety crimson. 
Uncle Tom: dark maroon, nearly black. 
Fill in after bulbs with annuals, dark red dwarf 
nasturtium. King of Tom Thumbs, dark red snap¬ 
dragon. 
AUTUMN—SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 
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38. Hardy chrysanthemums, September-flowering. 
Ralph Curtis: creamy-white. 
Wells Primrose: yellow. 
Large flowered Ashbury: white suffused 
sulphur. 
King Henry: straw white. 
39. Clematis paniculata: Japanese Virgin's Bower; a 
perennial vine covered with mass of small 
white flowers in autumn. 
Maroon — Perennials 
40. Helenium autumnale, var. Riverton Gem: yellow, 
changing to red. 
Helenium . autumnale, var. Superbum rubrum: 
color of the blood-red wallflower. 
41. Hardy chrysanthemums 
Brown Bessie: small bronze button. 
Black Douglas: dark red, large loose flowers. 
