… Mohawk viburnum is noted for its dark red buds that open to abundant, strongly fragrant white flowers, for which it earns its place in the home landscape. Red fruit changing to black is sparsely produced. Fall color is orange and red. It is somewhat more compact than the species. Viburnums are a versatile genus …
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… Siberian squill is a common and distinctive little minor bulb that blooms in April. Pure white, nodding, open bell-shaped flowers with six petals grow atop four-inch scapes. The clue that this is a Siberian squill and no other common species is the presence of blue anthers. There is usually only one to three flowers per scape, but each …
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… Hexagon stonecrop is a hardy evergreen perennial that forms a mat that is 4” tall and 8” wide. It blooms in summer with yellow, star-shaped flowers. It gets its name from the whorls of six tiny needle-like leaves that grown along its stems. It is not an evergreen groundcover, but will turn an attractive shade of red in the fall. It works …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of 5 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Keithsform' is a cross between the Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum) and the Norway Maple ( Acer platanoides ). It is a rounded, upright grower that can reach a height of 35 feet with a spread of 25 feet. Its dark green lobed foliage turns bright orange and red in the fall. It is hardy to Zone 5, prefers full sun, slightly acidic soils but will adapt to other soil types. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Norway Maple cultivar is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 40 feet. It is extremely hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. It is also tolerant of street pollution. It has pointed, lobed leaves which are a "typical" maple …
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… 'Homestead' is a large (70 feet high, 60 feet wide at maturity) tree that is a cross between Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye) and Aesculus octandra (Yellow buckeye). It blooms with panicles of yellow-red flowers. The foliage turns red in the fall. It is fully hardy here (Zone 4) and will tolerate some shade. It prefers moist, well-drained soil …
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… This tree is native to the midwest and lower Great Plains and can reach a height of 60 feet. Its common … spring, it blooms with panicles of yellow-green flowers. The fruits contain tannic acid which is poisonous to humans as are the leaves. It is hardy to Zone 4 and prefers moist, well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to fall it produces panicles of white blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It is a specimen, fine for a border, and, as usual, it should be pruned back in the spring to enable even more growth. It is also deer resistant and will tolerate drought once it is established. …
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… Selection Joe Pye weed is a cultivar of a native plant of the eastern parts of North America. Selection is a heavy flowerer, bearing white or purplish-white flowers in late summer and early fall which … are attractive to many butterflies. Selection grows to about 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It is prone to attack by mildew so planting in a sunny spot with good circulation would be ideal. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
