Garden guide
Garden plants growing across Fairview in Salem, Oregon, with notes tied to the neighborhood built on the former Fairview Training Center site.
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Gladiolus L.
Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).It is sometimes called the 'sword lily', but is usually called by its generic name (plural gladioli) The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region.
Ornamental alliums add vertical stems and round flower heads that punctuate late spring and early summer borders with clean architectural form.
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Artemisia "Powis Castle" is grown primarily for its finely cut silver foliage, which brings softness, contrast, and drought resilience to sunny borders.
Monarda didyma and hybrids
Bee balm is an upright clumping perennial with vivid summer flowers that draw bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds into the garden.
Garden chrysanthemums carry the late-season garden, extending strong color and dense flower display into autumn when many other perennials are fading.
Coreopsis grandiflora and hybrids
Coreopsis is a long-blooming sunny perennial that offers clear daisy color, fast seasonal lift, and dependable pollinator support.
Crocus spp.
Crocus are low, corm-forming spring ephemerals that bring some of the earliest color of the year, often flowering through cold soil and brief gaps in winter weather. Their goblet-shaped blooms open in sun and close again in low light or cold.
Narcissus hybrids
Daffodils are among the most reliable spring bulbs, valued for early color, easy return, and resistance to browsing animals.
Dahlia hybrids
Dahlias are tuberous, summer-to-frost bloomers prized for their huge range of flower forms, saturated color, and strong cut-flower performance. In a warm, sunny garden they build momentum through late summer and often peak just as many other beds begin to fade.
Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove is a tall spired biennial or short-lived perennial prized for vertical bloom, tubular flowers, and easy self-sowing in suitable gardens. It brings a woodland-meadow feel to late spring and early summer borders and is especially useful where a planting needs height without woody mass.
Thymus vulgaris
Garden thyme is a low woody herb valued for concentrated fragrance, culinary use, and small nectar-rich flowers in warm sunny sites.
Hibiscus moscheutos hybrids
Hardy hibiscus is a bold herbaceous perennial grown for very large late-summer flowers and lush tropical-looking foliage. It dies back in winter but returns with strong warm-season growth, creating a dramatic peak when many earlier perennials are winding down.
Helleborus hybrids
Hellebores are evergreen to semi-evergreen shade perennials that bloom from winter into spring, often when little else is happening. Their outward- or downward-facing flowers and leathery foliage make them especially valuable for structure in sheltered, dry-shade gardens.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender is a woody Mediterranean subshrub prized for fragrant foliage, summer bloom, and its ability to hold structure through hot dry weather.
Lewisia cotyledon
Lewisia is a compact evergreen rosette perennial grown for clear spring color and its ability to thrive in sharply drained rock-garden conditions.
Lilium hybrids
Lilies add height, fragrance, and dramatic bloom to the summer border, especially where a planting needs clear vertical punctuation.
Thymus serpyllum 'Magic Carpet'
Magic carpet thyme is a low mat-forming thyme cultivar valued for dense aromatic foliage, pink summer bloom, and its ability to soften edges and fill small hot spaces. It is especially effective where a planting needs a fragrant, walk-by ground layer rather than height.
Origanum vulgare
Oregano is an aromatic spreading herb that works as both a kitchen plant and a summer pollinator perennial when allowed to flower.
Peruvian lily offers long-lasting summer flowers and a steady clumping habit, making it a reliable color plant for mixed beds and cutting gardens.
Pineapple lily is a bold summer bulb with strap leaves and tufted flower spikes that read as both tropical and orderly.
Ranunculus asiaticus
Ranunculus brings layered, almost paper-like flowers to the cool spring garden and is especially valued where a cut-flower look is wanted outdoors.
Rhododendron hybrids
Rhododendrons are broadleaf evergreen shrubs valued for spring flower trusses, year-round mass, and their ability to define shaded structure in the garden.
Salvia rosmarinus
Rosemary is an evergreen culinary shrub that adds fragrance, edible foliage, and a strong structural line to sunny dry plantings.
Salvia microphylla
Salvia microphylla is a shrubby fragrant salvia with a long bloom season, making it useful for carrying color and pollinator activity into late summer and fall.
Salvia nemorosa
Salvia nemorosa is a clumping perennial valued for upright flower spires, aromatic foliage, and dependable pollinator traffic through late spring and summer.
Leucanthemum x superbum
Shasta daisy is a long-blooming clump-forming perennial grown for its clean white ray flowers, yellow centers, and dependable summer presence. It reads as bright and simple from a distance but is sturdy enough to anchor mixed borders and cutting beds.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Star jasmine is a twining evergreen vine grown for glossy foliage, intense spring fragrance, and dense screening habit. In mild climates it functions as both a flowering vine and a dependable green wall plant.
Tigridia pavonia
Tigridia pavonia is a cormous summer bloomer grown for its dramatic three-petaled flowers, each marked with a boldly patterned central cup. Individual blooms last only a day, but established clumps open fresh flowers in succession through warm weather.
Tulipa hybrids
Tulips provide concentrated spring color and clean vertical form, making them especially useful as seasonal punctuation among emerging perennials.
Acer circinatum 'Magic Lantern'
Vine maple "Magic Lantern" is a smaller vine maple selection that brings layered branching, native character, and strong seasonal color to sheltered gardens.