… The giant dioon is a tall cycad that is native to the low altitude, rocky rainforests of southern Mexico. It has numerous branches … have sharp leaflets and small thorns. Ouch! Be careful when handling this plant. Although it is sometimes called a gum palm it is not a palm and is actually a cycad, an ancient group of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The smooth hydrangea is a rounded shrub that suckers readily. Growing to 5 feet by 5 feet after just a few years, it is one of the fastest growing shrubs available. It is a nice small shrub for naturalizing in a shaded border. The flowers of the species are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ‘Great Smokey Dawn’ is a Tall Bearded Iris which blooms in mid season. The falls are a soft lavender with distinctive … edges. The standards are the same, but the colors are subdued. The beards are orange and there is a white area at the base of the falls. There is a hint of a gold line at the edge of the falls. Great Smokey Dawn stands 40 inches high with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… one of those methods and use real temperature and tree-ring data to understand how tree growth is affected by both temperature and precipitation, and draw conclusions about what that means for … one of those methods and use real temperature and tree-ring data to understand how tree growth is affected by both temperature and precipitation, and draw conclusions about what that means for …
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… Rica, Guatemala, and China. He has authored six books and nearly 100 journal articles. He is a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Species Survival … Rica, Guatemala, and China. He has authored six books and nearly 100 journal articles. He is a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Species Survival …
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… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow grower and has deeply fissured, cork-like bark. The leaves have five, blunt, rounded …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Asahi' is a double-flowered cultivar of false sunflower, also known as ox-eye daisy. 'Asahi' is unique in having numerous congested, toothed central golden florets surrounded by several rings of larger, normal ray flowers. It is a tough, hardy native perennial found in prairies and along the edges of woodlands. At 2 feet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Rave On' is a vibrant orange with bright orange beards, creamy white signals and ruffled petals. It stands 36 inches high and blooms in mid to late season. This is a tall bearded iris which typically blooms after the dwarf irises but before the Japanese and Siberian Irises. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Silken Trim' is a stunning deep wine color with ruffled petals. The falls are a little darker than the … 36 inches high with 2 branches and double socketed buds. It blooms in late season. The foliage is blue green and sword shaped. This is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus syriacus 'Minspot' has pink semi-double flowers with deep red centers. This is an upright shrub that grows 5 to 8 feet tall and blooms from mid summer to fall. Minspot is part of the First Edition® series and is commonly sold as FIJI™. It is hardy in zones 5 – 8. When the species was named syriacus, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
