… Narcissus ‘Exotic Mystery ‘is in Division 11a. It stands 14 -16 inches high and blooms in mid season with 3 ¼ inch flowers. Each stem has 2-3 sweetly scented flowers with long, yellow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘W.P. Milner’ is in Division 1. This is a dwarf cultivar that blooms in early to mid spring. It has 2 ¼ inch flowers which face downward. The petals are broad and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ivory white, feathery plumes waft above the finely cut foliage in June. Ideal for moist soils and shady conditions. This cultivar is smaller in stature than either of the parents and so is suitable for smaller gardens. The flowers are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… corkscrew-shaped flowers mature to purple-pink. This member of the pea family (Fabaceae) is a vine that can reach 20 feet in height in a single growing season when grown in full sun, in well-drained but moist soils, and given …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This imposing plant grows up to 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide and is best for a large garden. Use it as a specimen plant or in a naturalistic garden. Resembling cotton candy, its tiny pink flowers are arranged in a 6- to 9-inch panicle bloom in midsummer. Queen-of-the-prairie is a showstopper in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Acacia decora , commonly called showy wattle, is native to eastern Australia. It derives its species name from the plant's decorative qualities. This shrub grows in an erect or spreading shape from 9 to 12 feet in height, with variable gray-blue, spearhead-shaped foliage and reddish-brown ridged, hairy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This is one of two visible woodpecker species with red highlights on its head. Oak woodland restoration has helped to increase their numbers in recent years. It is most often seen in McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… Caucasian spurge is a rounded perennial that produces yellow flowers during the summer. It grows to a height of 2 feet under full sun in moist soil. The plant is mostly used as a ground cover or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cultivars with larger and more colorful flowers, making it a staple of the formal garden. It is a perennial, producing cornflower-like flowers that bloom from early to late summer on erect … tall. It is named after Peachie Saxton, who discovered the plant. The plants are easy to grow in full sun and are heat tolerant, but require well-drained soil—wet soil is their nemesis. Use this aster in rock gardens and in the front of perennial borders, where it will attract butterflies. …
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… This species is named for the large leaves, shaped like arrowheads. The species name, sagittata , references … The true attraction, however, is the abundance of spikes of true blue flowers, which in this area will appear late in summer and into fall. The long trumpet-shaped flowers have protruding stamens and are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
