… features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lacecap or mophead in structure. Sadie Ray is a mophead cultivar that is said to have bloomed for 50 years at a farmhouse in Indiana. The flowerheads are pink or blue depending on the soil in which it is planted, pink in alkaline soil and blue in acidic soil, and they bloom from May …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a form of a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist. It bears large bracts of smallish bright purple flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Jonesboro Giant grows to a height of about twelve feet and a width of about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… between July and late winter you'll see that the flower spikes are thick and bushy and reddish in color. A lot like a fox's tail in fact and explain why this grass is called a foxtail fountain grass. Ginger Love fountain grass is a warm season grass that grows in clumps about two to three feet wide and tall. The green foliage turns yellow in early fall and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a clumping warm season grass with bright green leaves and delicate flower panicles that appear in late summer and early fall. The clump can grow to about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide. The fragrant flowers are a pinkish brown which mature to a golden brown in late fall. In massed plantings the flowers provide an attractive pinkish haze which is enhanced by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Thin elongated green leaves with wavy margins will take on a brownish stripe in full sun. The relatively large white flowers near the center of the plant are produced during the rainy season in Brazil (winter in Chicago). Grow in full sun, high heat and humidity in very well drained soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… contrast with the deep green color of the older needles. This small tree will mature at 20' in height and 10' in width when grown in partial shade in soils that are well drained and acidic in pH. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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… This solitary (forming only 1 rosette) agave features blue green leaves edged in red and cream. The lateral spines are relatively soft but the red terminal spine is stout and to be avoided. This hybrid is relatively small growing (about two foot in size) and has proven to be hardy down to at least 20 degrees F. Use in containers in cold climates for a landscape accent or directly in the ground in warmer gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Citrona® Yellow Erysimum Pure yellow flowers on short spikes cover the plant in honey scented flowers from early to mid-spring in containers and annual flower beds. In northern climates this biennial is not hardy but can tolerate light early spring frosts after …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bronzy orange leaves form a water holding cup in the center of this bromeliad native to northern South America. The tip and leaf edges are edged in spines. Grow in bright to full sunlight in warm humid conditions and replenish the water supply in the cup as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
