… Sunset brugmansia, also sold as Maya brugmansia, matures around five feet in height - relatively short for brugmansias. The large leaves are splotched in green, light green and creamy white. The double flowers start out light lemon yellow and age to pale apricot in hanging clusters - a plant in full bloom is a sight to see. The mature height of this cultivar …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Compact and slow growing to 3' x 3' with blue green new leaves in spring that age to deep green in summer and maintain their green color even during winters' frigid temperatures. Hardy to USDA zone 5. Plant in full to partial sun in average soils and water to get root system established. During the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This North American native can grow up to about 25 feet in height with a spread of 20 feet. It is another "snakebark" maple and has green and white … striped bark. As the tree matures, these marking may fade. The foliage resembles a goosefoot in shape. It emerges with pink tinges in the spring and matures to a deeper green in summer. It turns bright yellow in the fall. It can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… which emit a sweet scent when bruised. Insignificant tiny spikes of yellow-green flowers in spring give way to inedible red berries in the summer. The plant forms a tuft about one square foot in size, spreading by rhizomes. It is a semi-evergreen and marginal aquatic plant, thriving in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… these and other waders were hunted for their feathery plumes that women wore in their hats. Since then, the great egret, standing more than 3 feet tall with a nearly 5-foot wing span, has become the symbol for the National Audubon Society, founded in part to stop these birds from being killed to extinction. Great egrets spend winter as far south as the West Indies, Central America, and South America. In spring, they migrate in small flocks during the day, eventually choosing a place farther north …
Type: Birding
… Description: These bright yellow "wild canaries" can be found in the Dixon Prairie and elsewhere. In their greenish winter plumage, this small, common finch can be found with flocks of siskins and redpolls in birches and alder or at bird feeders. On any day of the year at the Garden, you might hear the …
Type: Birding
… Q. I am tempted by the gorgeous azaleas available now in florist shops. Is it possible for me to plant them in my garden in spring? A. Although all azaleas are members of the Rhododendron genus, the florist azaleas are …
Type: Plant Info
… Red tower or spiral ginger is a large member of the Costus genus (Costaceae) that grows in a spiral habit to a height of 4 to 8 feet. Beginning in early April and lasting through autumn, Costus barbatus 'Red Velvet' sends forth blooms in long inflorescences ending in bright red, waxy bracts. Lemon-yellow (and edible) tubular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kalmiiflora deutzia features pinkish white blooms in spring. Fall foliage may be a plum purple shade. The genus Deutzia consists of medium sized … slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… inches across. The edges of the petals are ruffled while the edges of the sepals are smooth. In zones 6-7 the flowers are fragrant and attract butterflies. This is a nocturnal daylily. The flowers open up in late afternoon and close the next morning. Although each flower lasts only one night, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
