Gardeners’ Top Picks June 2020
Our gardens are now open, and we can’t wait to welcome you back to Cheekwood! Check out our garden team’s top plant picks for June.
Big Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Balimer’ ENDLESS SUMMER)
Bloom Time: June – September
Sun Requirement: Shade – part shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Tolerates: Low and high pH soils
Native to North America: No
Other: Blooms on both old and new growth which makes for A LOT of flowers!
Zones: 4 – 9
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Plantain Lily (Hosta ‘Guacamole’)
Bloom Time: June
Sun Requirement: Shade – part shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Hummingbirds
Tolerates: Heavy shade
Native to North America: No
Other: Plant as a front border/protect from deer
Zones: 3 – 8
Location: Carell Dogwood Garden
Clematis (Clematis viticella ‘Betty Corning’)
Bloom Time: April – September
Sun Requirement: Full sun – part shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Bees
Tolerates: Deer
Native to North America: No
Other: Vine/extremely heavy bloomer/unique flower shape/fragrant
Zones: 4 – 9
Location: Bradford Robertson Color Garden
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium ‘Summer Pastels’)
Bloom Time: April – September
Sun Requirement: Full sun
Water Requirement: Dry – Medium
Wildlife: Butterflies
Tolerates: Deer & drought
Native to North America: Yes
Other: Naturalizes well/great cut flower
Zones: 3 – 9
Location: Howe Garden
Climbing Rose (Rosa ‘Crepuscule’)
Bloom Time: April – October
Sun Requirement: Full sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Bees & Butterflies
Tolerates: Disease
Native to North America: No
Other: Lovely & powerfully fragrant rose/nearly thornless
Zones: 7 – 10
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Mexican Hat Flower (Ratibida columnifera)
Bloom Time: June – September
Sun Requirement: Full sun
Water Requirement: Dry – Medium
Wildlife: Butterflies
Tolerates: Drought
Native to North America: Yes
Other: A fun-shaped native /perfect for butterfly gardens/plant in masses
Zones: 4 – 9
Location: Wills Perennial Garden
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Bloom Time: June – October
Sun Requirement: Full sun
Water Requirement: Dry – Medium
Wildlife: Bees & birds
Tolerates: Rabbit, deer, drought
Native to North America: No
Other: Great dry flower/fragrant foliage
Zones: 5 – 9
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandifloris)
Bloom Time: June – August
Sun Requirement: Full sun – part shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Bees & Butterflies
Tolerates: Disease
Native to North America: No
Other: Balloon-shaped flowers/easily propagated from seed
Zones: 3 – 8
Location: Frist Learning Center: Rock Wall
