… This clump-forming evergreen perennial from South Africa needs full sun and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of about 2 feet. From late spring to early summer it produces cream-colored flowers. …
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… plants that need full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. Their blooms, from May to August, vary from red to green to purple. They are specimens. …
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… shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 6 feet, although it needs protection from heat in hot climates and from cold winds in colder regions. From early spring to midsummer it produces attractive white lace-cap blooms. It can be grown as a …
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… This seems to prefer a partly shaded situation with protection from hot afternoon sun, particularly where summers are warm and humid. Also excellent in mixed containers. From Blooms of Bressingham®. USPP#9781: unlicensed propagation prohibited. …
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… of the United States and Canada combined. This talk will explore a sampling of the butterflies from three distinct Ecuadorian life zones. We will explore dazzling tropical species from the floodplain of the Rio Napo, a major tributary of the Amazon. From higher elevations we will visit the butterflies of the cloud forest as well as a mixture of …
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… and South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Most plants die after flowering and are not frost hardy. Native to Mexico, the twin-flowered agave grows to 3 feet, producing hundreds of narrow leaves from a dense compact rosette. It is slow-growing, reaching 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. It flowers once after 10 to 15 years, and then dies, but new plants may arise from suckers at the base. The botanic name geminiflora comes from the Latin word for …
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… with broad white flare alongside the central midrib on this new elephant ear introduction from Hawaii. Grow in shaded locations in moisture retentive moderately fertile soils and protect from strong winds. …
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… Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel' has large, deep scarlet flowers 8-9 inches in diameter that emerge from dark red, almost black buds. The foliage is very a deep purple with a maple leaf like shape. It stands 4 feet tall and blooms from midsummer into early fall. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek work "hibiskos" that mant "marshmallow". The sticky root or stem of some plant in …
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… Pruhoniciana Japanese spirea was developed in 1913 from a cross between Anthony Waterer spirea and S. albiflora. It takes its name from Pruhonice Park in Prague, where it originated. The Spiraea japonica species includes the … gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer …
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… 'Carlson’s Red Cone' is a spruce with bluish-green foliage. Its name is derived from the wine-red growth that sprouts from its tips in the spring. Grow as a specimen plant in full sun and well-drained, moderate soil. …
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