Red says, “Stop!”
From A Gardener Comes to Terms with Red:
Many garden designers caution against using red. English garden designer and writer Mary Keen warns, “Red… like all stimulants, needs to be handled carefully and treated with respect.” Even the adventurous gardener Christopher Lloyd complains “Large blocks of undiluted red are a mistake; as indigestible as swallowing a lump of uncooked dough.” Floral designer Malcolm Hillier calls red “A blunt jab in the ribs.”
SPRING:
Tulipa praestans ‘Fusilier’; T. sprengeri; T. ‘King’s Blood’; T. ‘Red Shine’
Acer palmatum ‘Shishio Improved’
Chaenomeles japonica ‘ Texas Scarlet’
Rhododendron ‘Winsome’; R. ‘Ostbo’s Red Elizabeth’; R. ‘Mount Saint Helen’s’
Paeonia tenuifolia; P. ‘Illini Warrior’
Primula japonica ‘Miller’s Crimson’, P. veris ‘Sunset Shades’
SUMMER:
Hemerocallis ‘Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll’; H. ‘Coral Majority’
Rosa ‘Dublin Bay’; R. ‘Eye Opener’; R. ‘Chevy Chase’
Dahlia ‘Urchin’; D. ‘Cornell’
Nasturtium ‘ Empress of India’
Coleus ‘Big Red Judy’
Lobelia tupa; L. speciosa ‘Compliment Deep Red’
Lilium ‘Naomi’
Iresine ‘Blazin’ Rose’
Astilbe ‘Visions in Red’, A. ‘ Fanal’
FALL:
Rosa moyesii
Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Scarlet Leader’
Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’
Fuchsia regia
Oxydendrum arboretum
Quercus robur ‘Crimson Spire’
Vitis coignetiae
Salvia splendens ‘Van Houttei’; S. elegans ‘Golden Delicious’
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’, H. macrophylla ‘ Glowing Embers’
Enkianthus perulatus
WINTER:
Hamamelis ‘Feuerzauber’
Helleborus ×hybridus ‘Mardi Gras Maroon Red’
Salix alba ‘Chermesina’
Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’; C. ‘Black Opel’
Ilex ×altaclerensis ‘Golden King’
Skimmia japonica
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