… Use royal azalea as a specimen plant or in the shrub border. This is one of the best deciduous azaleas for the Midwest due to its tolerance of higher pH soils. The flowers, which open in spring, are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This large native shrub in the cashew family spreads by rhizomes and forms colonies. It is best for a naturalistic setting. This is a cutleaf version, with attractive deeply-toothed leaves that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a slightly darker shade of yellow than the petals. This daffodil is commonly substituted for the cultivar King Alfred by Dutch growers which has become virus infected. Mando does best when planted in full sun in moderately rich soils. To allow Mando to dry out during its …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar was selected for a more intense blue color to the normally green needles and a compact growth habit to 60' … soils if planted on a slight rise. Full sun conditions preserve the blue-green coloration best. Unusual in that these plants are propagated by seed whereas most cultivars are vegetatively …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spite of the name 'Brunette', its leaves mature to purplish black.A stunning perennial plant for shade, the handsome, dark-colored leaves are the perfect background for the tall spikes of white (fading to pink) flowers. All plants in this genus need moderately moist soils to grow at their best. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , spanning Europe, Asia, and North …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sap. In some varieties the leaves are crowded together and cupped or twisted. They are grown for their colorful foliage, which for this cultivar is a blotchy blend of light and very dark red with olive new growth. The … are upright fuzzy female spikes and pendant male catkins, not ornamentally effective. They are best used as specimens or in a border in a tropical climate. In colder climates they can be used …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or western Asia. It produces small white flowers, followed by almost black fruits. It is best suited for a naturalized setting at woodland's edge. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 20 and 80 flowers. It is one of the few North American native bulbs that are widely available for gardeners to plant that thrive in moist to wet soils. Free of most insect and disease pests, … sun or partially shaded conditions. The genus Camassia is derived from a Native American name for this group of plants, "quamash." All five species in this genus can be found in North … unless the bulbs are prepared according to a narrow set of guidelines, their flavor is at best tolerable. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… growth appears to avoid damaging the new leaves in the spring. This ornamental grass is good for smaller gardens. Native to east Asia, this species has done so well that some cultivars are invasive, particularly Purpurascens. It's best to look for late-flowering clones that will not have time to set seed. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… colors with an apple red and green theme, with silver accents. Although primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid … Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage color grow in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
