… Iris ‘Cache of Gold’ is a soft golden yellow with yellow beards tipped in white. It stands only 11 inches high and blooms in early to mid season. It may rebloom later in the season. This is a Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris which typically has flowers that are less than 4 inches wide. … 2006 Cache of Gold was awarded Honorable Mention and in 2008 it received Award of Merit. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The classic e‘Fleur de Lys” which has been a …
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… blue beards. It blooms in very early to mid season with a mild fragrance and may rebloom. This is a standard dwarf bearded iris that stands only 10 inches high with light green sword like … Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society and in 1987 it received the Award of Merit. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. The classic …
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… Iris 'Victoria Falls' is a vibrant blue with ruffled petals and a white patch in the center of the falls highlighting the white beards. This is a tall bearded iris standing 40 inches tall. It blooms in early mid to late season with a mild … Society and in 1980 it received the Award of Merit. In 1984 it received the Dykes Medal which is the Nobel prize of the Iris world, given annually to just one tall bearded iris. The classic …
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… The flora of Madagascar is as different from the flora of Illinois as possible, and silver thicket is a real curiosity. The entire shrub is a mass of thorns. There are no leaves, just pale, frosty blue-green branches and twigs that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has unusual foliage texture that looks like the scales of a crocodile. This epiphytic fern is a native of the equatorial rainforests of south-east Asia and Polynesia where it enjoys … of this fern are long and strappy and can grow to 4 feet long in the wild, although 2 feet is more typical in most houseplants. Since the crocodile fern is epiphytic, care should be taken to ensure that the growing medium is light and freely …
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… Narcissus ‘After All’ is in Division 3. It grows 18– 20 inches tall and blooms in very late spring. The flowers that … inches across and strongly scented. The petals are white and slightly inflexed, while the cup is small with a band of orange at the frilled rim. It is hardy in zones 3 to 8. Narcissus bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Barrett Browning’ is in Division 3. It has white petals which have a touch of bright yellow at the base. The inner segments of petals are slightly inflexed. The corona is orange and bowl shaped with a mouth that is flared out and frilled at the rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or …
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… Narcissus ‘California’ is in Division 2. It stands 18 - 20 inches high and blooms in early to mid spring with 3 ½ inch flowers which face slightly downward. The petals are bright yellow and the corona is a slightly darker yellow. The cup is long and cylindrical with a flared rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or …
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… Narcissus ‘Carbineer’ is in Division 2. It is more than 27 inches tall and blooms in mid spring with 4 inch wide flowers. The petals are bright greenish yellow with a points at the tip. The bowl shaped corona is yellow orange with a slightly paler base. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or …
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… Narcissus ‘Carlton’ is in Division 2. It stands 18 to 20 inches high and blooms in mid spring. The petals are yellow with points at the tips. The large funnel-shaped corona is a deeper yellow with an expanded mouth. It is hardy in zones 3 to 8. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
