… Jim Dandy is a compact cultivar of our native deciduous winterberry hollies. In the wild they are found in swampy sites and stream margins in the eastern United States. Jim Dandy is a slow grower to about 6 feet high and 8 feet wide. It is the male cultivar for the female Berry Heavy and Berry Nice cultivars and must be planted …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ‘Breakers’ is a bearded iris that stands 3 feet tall and blooms midseason (it may re-bloom later in the season). It is a rich, uniform blue with wavy petals. A single stem will have four branches with a total of eight to ten buds. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, and resistant to rabbits and deer. The flowers are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Scamp' is a dark reddish-violet with large orange-yellow signals. It stands 42 inches tall and blooms in mid to late season. This is a Louisiana iris hybrid, native to the bayous and wetlands of the Gulf Coast. They thrive in … the flowers are quite large, wide, and flat with distinctive gold markings in the center. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The classic Fleur de Lys, which has been a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Arabesque is a Kurt Bluemel eulalia grass introduction with a compact form. Its mature size is a clump 4 to 5 feet high. This ornamental grass begins blooming in August and has fluffy … back in the spring before new foliage emerges to avoid damage to the new leaves. Arabesque is hardy in USDA Zones 6 to 9 and does well in full sun. Native to east Asia, this species has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Graziella maiden grass is hardy in USDA zones 5-9. It prefers full sun and flowers in August. It has large silver inflorescences that mature to white. The foliage is green, fine textured, and turns a rich copper red to orange color for fall. ‘Graziella’ … reaches 6 feet high and 4 feet wide at maturity, with an upright arching form. The dry foliage is decorative throughout the winter, but should be trimmed back before the spring growth appears …
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… Variegatus Japanese silver grass is hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 9 and prefers full sun to partial shade. The foliage is a lush green with long creamy white stripes. The maximum size is an upright clump 7 feet high by 4 feet wide. The inflorescences emerge in red-tinted white in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Baby Moon’ is in Division 7. This is a dwarf Narcissus that grows to only 4 to 8 inches high. It blooms in late spring with a sweet … and overlap only at the base. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. It is hardy in zones 4 – 9. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Binkie’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late season with 4 inch flowers. The petals are a light greenish yellow and have a small point on the tip. The large corona is funnel shaped and very pale yellow, becoming white as it ages. There is a band of bright greenish yellow at the rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Canaliculatus’ is in Division 8. It is only 4 - 6 inches high and blooms in mid to late spring with multiple flowers on each stem. The petals are white and reflexed with a distinctive point at the tip. The yellow corona is cup shaped with a somewhat constricted mouth. The flowers have a pleasing fragrance. The bulbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Parisienne’ is in Division 11a. It blooms in mid to late spring with 4 inch flowers. The creamy white petals are very broad and reflexed with a small point on each tip. The cup is orange and is split to the base. The segments are opposite the petals and closely overlay them. The bulbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
