… ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist. It bears smallish bright purple flowers large bracts in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Giant ironweed grows to a height of about eight feet and a width of about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: In the fall, I always have trouble remembering where I need to plant bulbs in my garden, and often find myself planting too close to existing ones. Any suggestions? A: Although fall is the right time of year to plant spring-flowering bulbs in the garden, it is difficult to remember where to place them in relation to existing bulbs. …
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… Q: Are there any vegetables that I can grow this late in the season? A: There are many different vegetables that can be planted in late summer and early fall providing unusually high temperatures don't persist. Warm weather … or transplants. Successive plantings of radishes, beans, and Chinese cabbage can be planted in late summer, beginning in August. Certain varieties of pak choi are heat tolerant and slower …
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… earliest of the large-flowered, hardy onions that produce hundreds of violet-purple flowers in a globe-like inflorescence up to 4 inches in diameter. Each bloom spike can reach 30 inches in height. Cut flowers usually last three weeks or more in the vase, and the dried flowers retain …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Regent Saskatoon serviceberry is a more compact cultivar than the species. White blooms in April/May are followed by dark blue berries in June. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers (occasionally pinkish) in spring, edible berries in early summer, attractive foliage color in fall and interesting …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dwarf serviceberry is a naturally occurring variety found at the forest's edge in alpine areas in western North America. It displays the four season of interest typical of the genus. Members … genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers (occasionally pinkish) in spring, edible berries in early summer, attractive foliage color in fall and interesting …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to northwestern North America, Saskatoon serviceberry produces white blooms in spring followed by plump berries in June. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers (occasionally pinkish) in spring, edible berries in early summer, attractive foliage color in fall and interesting …
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… a European native shrub that features the classic serviceberry characteristics of white blooms in spring, bird-friendly blue-black berries in early summer, and attractive fall color. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers (occasionally pinkish) in spring, edible berries in early summer, attractive foliage color in fall and interesting …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Little Gem’ is in Division 3 and blooms in mid to late spring. The petals are white and the small corona is a pale creamy yellow with a … orange near the rim. Noted narcissus hybridizer J. Gerritsen and Son made this selection in 1938. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… darlings of the woody plant world. Long popular with gardeners, some hydrangeas were sold in the Midwest before the Civil War. Like many plants, they have come in and out of vogue. Today, hydrangeas are experiencing an extraordinary revival. The genus Hydrangea includes flowering shrubs, small trees and climbers. Shrubs vary in size from dwarf specimens to enormous bushes. The two species native to North America are …
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