‘Canary Bird’ rose – Garden Making

Hardwood cuttings from a special rose

February 6, 2019October 23, 2012 by Judith Adam

‘Canary Bird’ rose blooms in early May. (Photo by Brendan Zwelling)

I’m going to try my hand at starting some hardwood cuttings from my single yellow ‘Canary Bird’ rose shrub (Rosa xanthina ‘Canary Bird’) that blooms in May.

Understanding variegated foliage

February 7, 2019June 14, 2011 by Judith Adam

Japanese painted ferns (Photo by Brendan Zwelling)

Plants with variegated foliage, such as ‘Emerald Gaiety’ euonymus and Lamiastrum galeobdolon ‘Herman’s Pride’, usually start out as chimeras on a green plant. The green plant spontaneously develops a branch with attractively variegated foliage, and when noticed by a nurseryman, it’s cut and propagated.