… 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cheap, and every nursery carries it. To top it off, it's a native cultivar—or 'nativar'—from Illinois. "Now there are a massive number of new cultivars, new hybrids, and new series in … height. Get a good look at it just outside the Regenstein Center, in the sitting area across from the Circle Garden. The oakleaf hydrangeas: H. quercifolia The best of the best in this …
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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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… '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. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… across, the size of dinner plates. At maturity, the plant stands 3-3 1/2 feet tall and blooms from mid summer to early fall. It is hardy in zones 4 – 9. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek work 'hibiskos' that meant “marshmallow". Apparently at one the confection called marshmallow was made from the sticky root or stem of some plant in the mallow family. …
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… in late summer. A native of the tallgrass prairie, prairie blazing star is distinguished from other Liatris species by the sharply arched bract (modified leaf) below each flower head. Each flower head has five to 10 tufted, lilac-purple flowers that bloom from the top down. The flowers attract butterflies and long-tongued bees, including honeybees, … Below the flower stalk is a stem with short, hairy leaves resembling grass. The entire plant, from corm to stem and flowers, is a tasty treat for rabbits, groundhogs, and voles. …
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… This is a deciduous shrub native to the Ozark Plateau extending from southern Missouri through northwestern Arkansas to eastern Oklahoma. Ovate-rounded leaves … medium or dark green before turning yellow in the fall. The spidery flowers varying in color from yellow to coppery red are highly fragrant and perfume the garden from January into March. It will eventually reach a height of 8’-15’ and retain an attractive …
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… Whorls of flowers in pastel shades from white to dark pink arise from the center; these almost resemble candelabras. They also provide a prolonged display in …
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… A stout barrel cactus from Argentina noted for brown to black thick recurved spines, dull green to blue green color barrel color and flowers that range from white to light pink. Grow in full sun, well drained soils and reduce watering in winter. …
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… northern gardeners, this cultivar dies back to ground level each winter and then re-sprouts from the roots to produce a small flowering shrub from August into September. Flowers on new growth (southern crepe myrtles flower on previous …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
