Slender deutzia is a small shrub with thin, arching branches and small, toothed leaves. It grows to only 2 to 4 feet in height and is recommended for use in mass planting, hedges, or shrub borders. This native of Japan blooms in late May or early June. The flowers are small, single and white, borne in abundant clusters covering the entire shrub. Slender deutzia is grown for its lovely flower …
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This fuzzy deutzia cultivar is a tall, dense, deciduous shrub with slender, broadly spreading to arching stems. It typically grows 6 to 10 feet tall with a spread of 4 to 8 feet. Upright, cylindrical racemes of tiny, bell-shaped, fully double pink flowers cover the shrub in late spring for about two weeks. It blooms later than most other deutzias. Ovate dull green leaves are hairy on both sides, …
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The shadblow serviceberry grows 6 to 20 feet in height and tends to be upright in habit but spreads by suckers. White, 5-petaled flowers that bloom in mid-spring cover the plant with a billowy cloud of white. A sweet, dark purple fruit maturing in midsummer is highly prized by birds and people. Its fall color is rangrs from yellow to orange to red. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four …
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Apple serviceberry has spreading branches and can reach a mature height of 15 to 25 feet. Pink buds that open as white, 5-petaled flowers cover the small tree in late April or early May. They are quickly followed by edible berries beloved by birds. This is truly a plant for all seasons, with its beautiful spring flowers, handsome green leaves, striking orange-to-red fall color and silver bark. It …
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Autumn Brilliance serviceberry owes its cultivar name to its outstanding red-orange fall color. In addition to its autumn appeal, it displays the classic features that make amelanchiers welcome in the landscape -- abundant white flowers in spring, edible berries and interesting branch structure/bark. It is considered trouble free and frequently recommended by garden designers. More than one-third …
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First introduced in 2010 as part of the SODA series, Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' is a striking all over red introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Cherry Cola Coral Bells has red foliage and red flowers, and as per the name, looks like a cherry cola. The leaves emerge red in color and older leaves are mixture of the red and golden brown shades. This is a coral bells for full sun or part shade, the …
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First introduced in 2010 as part of the SODA™ series, Heuchera 'Grape Soda' is an all over dark pink introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Grape Soda Coral Bells has dark pink to purple leaves with a silver frost. The flowers are a matching pink and purple. The leaves emerge a lighter rose pink color and deepen to a purple with the silver overlay on older leaves. This is a coral bells that …
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We know spring has arrived in northern climes when we see the cheery yellow blooms of the ubiquitous forsythias in April. Named after William Forsyth, one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society in the 18th century, forsythias are medium to large shrubs that produce four- petaled clusters of bell-shaped flowers in the axils of the stiff, rough branches. These Asian shrubs are very …
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Lilium ‘Mona Lisa’ has gorgeous soft pink flowers with deep rose centers and a speckling of red spots. The blooms are outfacing and fragrant in mid to late summer. The stems stand only 18 to 24 inches high. This is a dwarf oriental hybrid, ideal for containers. As an Oriental hybrid, this lily blooms a little later than the Asiatic lilies. Typically Oriental lilies have a lovely fragrance, …
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The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to the home 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 foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are …
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