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 December
1998
 Buxus
microphylla
'Kingsville'
November
1998
Orostachys
malacophyllus
October
1998
Artemisia
schmidtiana
nana
September
1998
Athyrium
nipponicum
'Pictum'
August
1998
Cyclamen
purpurascens
July
1998
Thalictrum
kiusianum
June
1998
Geranium
cinereum
subcaulescens
 May
1998
Genista
dalmatica
April
1998
Aquilegia
discolor
March
1998
Pulsatilla
patens
February
1998
Helleborus
x hybridus
January
1998
Orostachys
spinosa
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Plant
of the Month
May
1998
Genista
dalmatica
by Iza Goroff
Genista
dalmatica is a shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae)
native to mountainous areas in Albania and the countries of
the former Yugoslavia. It grows to 4" (10 cm) in height and
has intense yellow pea flowers on a plant with short thin
grayish green leaves perpendicular to its vertical and spiny
stems, forming a slowly spreading dense mat. The plant
pictured was four years old and 8" (20 cm) across. It is now
24" (60 cm) across 15 years after planting and being moved.
It blooms for three weeks in May and June. It has never
failed to bloom, even after -32 degrees F (-35 degrees
C).
Genista
dalmatica requires full sun, a well drained
situation. It grows well in a gritty, somewhat acid soil; a
mixture of two parts course sand, one part peat, and one
part loam.
Although
there are other genistas suitable for the rock garden, the
species vary in hardiness and habit. A synonym for G.
dalmatica is G.
sylvestris.
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