… an appreciation of native trees and shrubs, many become more willing to try these plants in their own landscapes. The unusual features of the witch hazel family make it an excellent … offers yellow and red fragrant flowers blooming at unconventional times; the ability to thrive in moist, claylike soil; good fall color, and tolerance of sunny or shady conditions. Witch hazels can be seen growing in the wild in colonies along streams, in lowlands, and along riverbanks from Wisconsin and …
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… The Agave filifera , in bloom in the Arid Greenhouse, is one of the few known to flower in cultivation. The threadlike appendages to the leaves are the reason the specific epithet …
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… bulbous plant named after Pierre Richer de Belleval, who founded the Montpelier Botanic Garden in 1593. It resembles a larger grape hyacinth, growing to 12 inches high. From March through June it produces beautiful dark bluish purple flowers edged in greenish-yellow. Plant in a dry, sunny location in a bed or border. …
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… Handsome green leaf pads are striped with maroon to provide ornamental interest even when not in flower. Plant outdoors after water temperatures have reached 60 degree F in 2 - 3' of water in containers containing a medium high in clay/silt content. …
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… to 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide and is best for a large garden. Use it as a specimen plant or in a naturalistic garden. Resembling cotton candy, its tiny pink flowers are arranged in a 6- to 9-inch panicle bloom in midsummer. Queen-of-the-prairie is a showstopper in the garden; a royal beauty! …
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… with a yellow-to-golden band at the tips of the petals. Plant the fox grape fritillary in full sun and in soil that dries out in midsummer. Over time, the clumps will increase in size and produce a number of flowering …
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… This European evergreen conifer can grow to 60’ in cultivation but may top out at 200’ in the wild. It does best in colder climates and doesn’t do well south of Zone 7. It has the classic evergreen pyramid …
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… Although the trunk and larger branches are upright, the younger branches truly weep downward in graceful curling gold and green tresses. The younger new branches and leaves are a golden-green color in spring and mature to bronze-gold branches in summer with soft willow green leaves. The leaves are also slightly twisted enhancing the …
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… This bulb grows to a height of 1 foot in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in May and June and belongs in a border. …
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… columnar habit, unlike most serviceberries which have a more spreading shape. White flowers in spring are followed by purple berries, which are loved by birds and squirrels. Fall foliage is … 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 bark/branch structure in …
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