… well in shade to partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. It is an excellent cut flower. After the blooms …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The flora of Madagascar is as different from the flora of Illinois as possible, and silver thicket is a real curiosity. The entire shrub is a mass of thorns. There are no leaves, just pale, frosty blue-green branches and twigs that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The golden shield fern or scaly male fern is native to the moist woodlands of eastern Europe and western Asia where it is an evergreen plant. It grows into a classic shuttlecock form with yellowish-green fronds when young, maturing into dark green fronds. The base of each frond is covered with distinctive tawny scales. This slow-growing fern can grow to about 3-4 feet high …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Brilliance Autumn Fern is derived from an evergreen fern native to the woods and forests of Eastern Asia. Its name refers to the brilliant new growth which is bright rosy-apricot in color maturing to shiny, bright green in mid-summer. In fall the fronds … and so provide visual interest for at least three seasons and in frost-free areas the fern is evergreen. Brilliance Autumn Fern reaches about two feet in height and width and is suitable …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Radiance Autumn Fern is derived from an evergreen fern native to the woods and forests of Eastern Asia. Its name refers to the radiant new growth which is a mix of pinks, oranges and reds in color, maturing to shiny, bright green in mid-summer. In … turn coppery providing interest for at least three seasons and in frost-free areas the fern is evergreen. It reaches about two to three feet in height and width and is suitable for massed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Echium fastuosum or Pride of Madeira, is a member of the Boraginaceae family, featuring spikes of blue flowers in spring. A native of … of Madeira in the Canary Island chain, this species has escaped cultivation in New Zealand and is on a watch list in Victoria, Australia - at the same time it is rare and endangered in it's native habitat. The leaves carry bristly hairs that can cause …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Marmalade Coral Bells is part of the MARMALADE™ Series created by Terra Nova Nurseries of Oregon. Introduced in … this striking Heuchera hybrid has highly ruffled robust bright pink and amber leaves. This is a very strong growing sturdy plant. Mature size is 10 inches tall by 18 inches wide. The tall clusters of tiny white flowers increase the height …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spicebush is a large deciduous shrub native to wooded areas from Ontario to Texas and Florida. In late … crushed, the leaves, twigs, and berries are very aromatic, reminiscent of bayberry. Spicebush is tolerant of sun or shade, but does require a good, well-drained soil. It is a host plant for the spicebush swallowtail caterpillar. Since male and female selections are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has unusual foliage texture that looks like the scales of a crocodile. This epiphytic fern is a native of the equatorial rainforests of south-east Asia and Polynesia where it enjoys … of this fern are long and strappy and can grow to 4 feet long in the wild, although 2 feet is more typical in most houseplants. Since the crocodile fern is epiphytic, care should be taken to ensure that the growing medium is light and freely …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Paeonia 'Tropical Bonnet' is an herbaceous peony with single pink blooms that darken as they mature. The stems are strong and the foliage is deep green. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. 'Tropical Bonnet' is an early season bloomer. It grows to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
