… This species is a shrubby succulent threatened with extinction in its native Tanzania due to habitat loss. The reddish stems become covered in papery scaly bark as they age, covered in spines in clusters of three. The thick leaves are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 3-4 ft. high with huge deep pink flowers the size of dinner plates. The buds are produced in multiple clusters which bloom continuously from late summer until frost, with each flower lasting 3 to 4 days. The foliage is burgundy to purple. It is hardy in zones 4-9. This is a hybrid of a hardy hibiscus native to eastern and central United States. …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwood3' has gorgeous double blue flowers with lacy centers. This is an upright shrub 8 to 12 feet tall. It blooms from mid summer to fall and produces nearly … with very few unwanted seed capsules. This is a member of the Chiffon series. It is hardy in zones 5-9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Polygonatum commutatum or Solomon’s Seal is a native woodland perennial to 3 feet in height producing up to 20 clusters of pendent white flowers in spring followed by dark blue berries in late summer/fall. Best grown in a shady setting in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station for its cold hardiness and released for cultivation in 1991. It is a popular eating apple described as sweet, tart, and crisp and noted for its good shelf life. … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… American bittersweet is a twining vine with alternate leaves that are ovate, glossy, and toothed. In early summer it produces inconspicuous greenish-white flowers. On female plants, highly … tips. Each berry emerges from a three-valved orange capsule, which is persistent. It is found in oak savannas, dune areas, and scrambling among rocks throughout eastern and central North …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shelter for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Cape Breeze switch grass is a compact upright grass of about three feet in height and about two feet in width. Spring foliage is a bluish-green and in late summer the yellowish seed heads are held …
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… Grape hyacinth ( Muscari armeniacum ) is a tried-and-true mainstay of the early spring garden, producing spikes of deep-blue flowers … around the petticoat or base of the individual flowers. This is the plant the Dutch use in their gardens to create rivers of blue in their landscape designs. Despite the tendency for the foliage to come into growth in fall, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a Narcissus , named for a beautiful young hunter in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection. It is a spring-flowering bulb, and when flowering is over, you can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Glade mallow is an uncommon and valued native species found in the wild along river banks and open areas with moist soil. Considering that it grows to over six feet tall and stands out in the garden, it is odd that every year people wonder what it is. It is native only in scattered …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
