… Cheddar pinks has small, linear, grayish-green leaves. It forms nice dense mounds and grows only to a foot or so. It is wonderful in the foreground of a perennial border or rock … pinch back after flowering, the plant will continue to bloom. This is an easy plant to grow, and no sunny garden should be without it. Lovely pink flowers, each petal with scalloped edging, …
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… Hibiscus 'Plum Crazy' has rose purple flowers with dark veins and very dark purple centers. The flowers are huge, measuring up to 10 inches in diameter, and bloom from mid summer to fall. At maturity the plant stands 3-4 feet high with maple-like …
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… of the Century' has stunning bicolored flowers with almost white petals edged with deep pink and accented with deep pink to red centers. The flowers are 6 to 9 inches in diameter. At maturity the plant stands 6 feet high and blooms in mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 5–9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shrub 6 to 8 feet tall which is hardy in zones 5 -9. It is a member of the Chiffon series and is sold commercially under the name WHITE CHIFFON™. Although when it was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, the species is actually native to China and India. …
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… masses of bright pink flowers throughout the winter. Its succulent stems are armed with thorns and its sap with distasteful chemicals, both of which discourage herbivores from feeding on the … The variety name is of dubious validity, but it differs from the species with larger leaves and more flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a flower spike of an additional foot. Its exotic-looking, large leaves are mint-scented and completely cover the soil, thus eliminating weeds. Plant Lepechinia hastata in full sun (or very limited shade) in moist, fertile soil. This plant is reputed to contain antibiotics and deters deer. …
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… yellow while the corona is yellow with a touch of green at the base. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own …
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… Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars … Garden; it has proven to be a super-charged moss phlox in terms of flower power, vigor, and durability. The 1-inch-wide, light to medium-violet flowers—large for a moss phlox—are …
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… asiaticus 'Maché Orange') is popular with homeowners as a forced bulb in early spring, and with the cut flower industry later in the year as a highlight in bouquets. Plant breeders … produce a series of hybrids better adapted to cool, temperate climate conditions, but full sun and well-drained soils are still critical to this flower's success. …
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… create a candelabra-like effect when in full bloom. Red Arrows grows to about 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide and has lance-shaped leaves that surround the stems. Easy to grow, it prefers moderate to moist, …
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