Common Name: oriental lily
Zone: 5 to 8
Plant Type: Bulb
Family: Liliaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: July - September
Bloom Color: Rose pink with red
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium wet
Maintenance: Low

Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best with upper plant in full sun and roots in shade. Plant bulbs 4-6″ deep in rich, organic soil in fall or early spring (some nurseries only ship bulbs in fall, however). Potted plants may be planted any time from spring to fall. Plant in groups of at least three for best display and space 12″ apart. Bulbs need good moisture year-round. Do not allow soil to dry out. Mulch around plants to keep root zone cool. Remove flowers as they fade to prevent seed from setting. After bloom, cut plants back only after leaves and stems turn yellow.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Oriental hybrid lilies are known for their intense fragrances, large flowers (6-8″ wide) with recurved petals, and rich colors. This Oriental hybrid is a dwarf lily which features soft rose pink petals with darker bands and white edges. Blooms in summer on 2′ rigid stems. Flowers are fragrant. Excellent fresh cut flower.

Problems:

Lily mosaic virus can be a significant problem, with prompt control of aphids which vector the disease being highly recommended. Bulb rot can be a problem in wet, poorly drained soils. Botrytis can also occur. Plants may need staking if grown in too much shade (stems weaken) or if grown in locations exposed to too much wind.

Uses:

An excellent, showy Oriental lily on a compact plant. Provides color and contrast in summer to perennial border fronts. Also grows well in pots or patio containers, but flowers will be somewhat smaller.

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Common Name: St. John’s wort
Zone: 5 to 9
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Clusiaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Time: June - September
Bloom Color: Golden yellow
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium wet
Maintenance: Low
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Common Name: Resurrection lily
Zone: 5 to 9
Plant Type: Bulb
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Japan
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: August - September
Bloom Color: Rose pink tinged with lilac
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium wet
Maintenance: Low

This is the most cold hardy of the species of Lycoris available in commerce today. It is easily grown in organically rich, medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Plant bulbs 5-6” deep and 6” apart in fall. Mulch in winter. Naturalizes by bulb-offsets. Needs only moderate water during summer after the leaves die back and before the flowering stems emerge.

Noteworthy Characteristics:
Late summer-blooming bulb of the Amaryllis family. Strap-like grayish-green leaves (to 12” long and 1” wide) in spring. Leaves die back in summer. Thick naked flower scapes rise to 2’ tall in late summer, each bearing 4-7 funnel-shaped, rose-pink tinged with lilac flowers that are quite fragrant. Appearance resembles Belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna). Flowering habit somewhat reminiscent of Colchicum. Plants in the genus Lycoris are sometimes commonly called resurrection flower, surprise lily or magic lily because the leaves disappear in summer with the flower spikes seemingly rising from the dead in late summer.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:
Borders or containers. Also effective in open woodland gardens, meadows or wild areas where the messy late spring foliage is not a concern.
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Hosta plantaginea
Common Name: hosta
Zone: 3 to 9
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Liliaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: China, Japan
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: August - September
Bloom Color: White
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium wet
Maintenance: Low
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Hosta ‘So Sweet’
Common Name: hosta
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Liliaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.5 to 0.75 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: June - August
Bloom Color: White
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium wet
Maintenance: Low
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Pineapple Sage

Description
The bruised foliage of pineapple sage really does smell like fresh pineapple! This is a semiwoody, mostly herbaceous, subshrub, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) in height with an open-branched, airy habit, and a spread of 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m). Like most mints, pineapple sage has square stems and opposite leaves. The branches originate on opposite sides of the main stem, too. The leaves are softly fuzzy, light green and 2-4 in (5-10 cm) long with serrated margins. The flowers are ruby red, 1-2 in (2.5-5 cm) long, and like other salvias, tubular with two lips: the upper lip hoodlike and the lower lip spreading. The flowers are arranged in four-flowered whorls on 8 in (20 cm) terminal spikes. Flowering occurs through late summer and autumn. ‘Scarlet Pineapple’, with more numerous and larger flowers than the wild species, is commonly available. ‘Frieda Dixon’ is a cultivar with pink flowers.

Location
Pineapple sage grows naturally in oak and pine scrub forests at elevations from 8,000-10,000 ft (2,438-3,048 m) in Mexico and Guatemala.

Culture
Light: Grow pineapple sage in full sun.
Moisture: Regular watering for best growth and flowering. Pineapple sage will wilt and eventually lose leaves during droughts, but when watering resumes it usually comes back.
Hardiness: Pineapple sage is a semiwoody subshrub in USDA zones 9-11, and an herbaceous perennial, dying to the ground in winter but resprouting in spring, in zones 8-9. Gardeners in colder areas grow pineapple sage as an annual, or bring it indoors in the winter.
Propagation: Pineapple sage is rarely grown from seed. Tip cuttings taken in spring are easy to start.

*Not hot enough weather here.

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