… flowers are rather small and sparsely produced compared to modern hybrids. The flowers are red with a soft yellow throat overlain with darker red spots. The leaves are dull green with purple on the underside and the dark red stems are covered with golden hairs. Kohlerias are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Little gator aloe ( Aloe 'Jimmy') grows upright to 4 inches tall with bluish-green leaves decorated with rough white bumps and spots. The edges of the leaves are spiked with light green teeth. Hardy outdoors in USDA Zones 9 to 11, this aloe is a low-maintenance, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… East Coast grows as far north as Newfoundland and northern Quebec. It grows into a neat mound with a suckering habit. The flowers are simple, with five bright pink petals. These are followed by large red rose hips covered in bristles. The branches are also covered with red bristles. The leaves are pinnate, with 4 to 5 pairs of narrow, glossy leaflets. It grows …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Celebrate the arrival of warmer weather with a refreshing mocktail class where tea takes the center stage. Enjoy a sophisticated take on the classic Old Fashioned made with bold black tea and bright citrus, sip a juicy watermelon mocktail infused with cooling mint and the smooth depth of oolong, and toast spring with Blue Skies, a lightly …
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… Box elder is a much maligned species of maple with compound leaves, usually trifoliate, but with up to seven leaflets. Although it is a native throughout much of North America, it is not … to any kind of soil, from clay to sand. The seedlings sprout readily in moist areas, and with its three-part leaves, resemble poison ivy, except that the branching is opposite, not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ is in Division 2. It blooms in early to mid season with 3 ¾ inch flowers that open yellow and become white with age. The corona is very broad and shallow with a frilled mouth. The petals may be slightly reflexed. This early hybrid (pre-1953) is rare …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Scarcely resembling the common garden fuchsias with their large dangling flowers, this New Zealand coastal native is a creeping vine with tiny toothed round leaves, suitable for a hanging basket in a constantly warm, moist … four green segments, revealing purple-black spots. A circle of bright red anthers are tipped with blue pollen. True flower petals are actually absent, with the outer perianth tube providing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This aster is a midwestern native and blooms in late summer-early fall with yellow centered flowers of pale violet, sky blue and rare occasions, white. The lower eaves are broadly ovate with a stiff texture and long petioles. It can reach a height of 3 feet with a similar spread, but should be clipped back by a fourth in early summer. This creates a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This aster is a midwestern native and blooms in late summer-early fall with small yellow centered flowers of white. The stems and narrow leaves, which taper at the base, are covered with fine, fuzzy hairs. It can reach a height of 3.5 feet with a similar spread, but should be clipped back by a fourth in early summer. This creates a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of common milkweed, found on rocky slopes and waysides. Showy milkweed blooms during summer, with 3-inch spheres of starry pink flowers. The structure of the tiny flowers is complex, with 5 reflexed pink sepals and 5 forward-pointing petals. Each petal has a hood at the base and … seedpods are more hairy than common milkweed. New growth and flower stems are densely covered with white down. Growing 3-4 feet tall, the thick, unbranched stems are covered with large, oval, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
