… Jerusalem artichokes are tall native sunflowers with edible tubers. Plants that reach 7 to 8 feet tall are topped with yellow daisies with 10 to 20 petals and a yellow disc in late summer to fall. It has large ovate leaves with …
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… . Our specimens by the Krasberg Rose Garden, planted in 1995, are turning into beautiful trees with nice, straight trunks and branches that arch outward. The leaves are small and toothed. Fall color is an outstanding rich red, with central veins that often remain green. It was one of many attempts to replace the American elm with hybrids resistant to Dutch elm disease. This pyramidal tree grows to a height of 40 feet …
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… sessions. Cool Plants Add Green to Winter Drab — Evergreen Perennials Brighten the Winter with Houseplants Bulbs for Indoor Winter Blooms Bulbs for the Holidays Conifers Light Up the … sessions. Cool Plants Add Green to Winter Drab — Evergreen Perennials Brighten the Winter with Houseplants Bulbs for Indoor Winter Blooms Bulbs for the Holidays Conifers Light Up the …
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… This non-flowering evergreen shrub grows to a maximum height of 5 feet with full shade, partial shade, and full sun with moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a hedge. …
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… Belle’ produces foot high ‘hooded pitchers’ that somewhat resemble a red and pink cobra with white markings. A carnivorous plant adapted to acidic bogs where nitrogen is severely limited, it produces a combination of water and sugar with digestive enzymes at the bottom of the pitcher. Insects looking for a drink of water or some … the lining of the pitcher. Old pitchers that are no longer functional are frequently filled with an interesting collection of insect exoskeletons (the acids don’t dissolve chitin). …
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… do love their perennials. They delight in watching them grow and artfully combining them with neighboring plants. They savor those "in bloom" moments, and they generously share their stock (sometimes) with friends. But most of all, they love to discover new ones. Gaura lindheimeri is a relative … from the bottom up, in gladiolus fashion. These slender flower stems tend to wave in the wind, with the flowers dancing like tiny butterflies. Gaura must be grown in full sun, in soil that …
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… This is another dwarf (5’ X 5’) cultivar that will form a dense, irregular pyramid with forest green needles. It will do best in a sunny location with well-drained soil. …
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… This evergreen shrub grows to a maximum height of 78 inches with full shade, partial shade, and full sun with moderate moisture conditions. It can be used in a hedge. …
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… Queen Victoria Agave is a variable succulent with ball rosettes of straight or incurved, triangular-oblong, white-marked dark green leaves 6 to 12 inches long with thick rounded tips, each with a brown terminal spike. The leaf margins are entire but may have small white spines. In …
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… Bright, golden-yellow trumpets with orangish tubes are produced sporadically throughout the year on a mounding nonhardy shrub with grey-ish green leaves with a silver sheen. A native of Brazil, this smaller selection of Allamanda's combination of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
