… are speckled with dark purple spots with variations in amount of spotting from one plant to the next. The parents for this selection are all native to lowland tropical jungles in and around New Guinea. Very high humidity is required with moderate to strong sunlight and well drained soil media. The orchid family …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A hybrid of the cattelya orchids, ‘Dark Waters’ is a compact plant with spectacular 3-inch red flowers from March to April and July to August. The petals are long with ruffled lips. Considered easy to grow, it prefers moist soil, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Psychopsis ‘Kahili’ is an unusual orchid. Known as the butterfly orchid, the exotically patterned yellow and brown petals were thought to have been the ‘spark’ that set off the orchidmania of the nineteenth century Victorians. This genus ranges from the West Indies to Costa Rica and south to Peru. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Autumn Frost Squash This new winter squash produces uniquely ribbed, round fruit that ripen to dark tan with a frosted overlay. The fruit is similar in taste to a butternut squash, with superior flavor and long storage quality. It is best planted in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a semi-evergreen, upright plant that can grow up to 4 feet in height with a spread of 3 feet . The edges of the fronds are undulated or curled. It needs to be in wet or consistently moist soil in full to partial shade. It is an excellent choice for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This witch hazel grows to a height of 10’-12’ and is hardy in zones 4-9. It is unusual in that it has lavender-red-purple flowers from mid-winter to early spring as opposed to the orange-yellow flowers of other members of this species. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Mohonk Red’ is a rounded shrub that grows to a height of about 10’. It is noted for producing lots of flowers. Leaves are initially light green then dark green changing to yellow in the fall. The flowers are slightly curled and crimped pale red petals fading to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Darlow's Enigma', a rose with mysterious origins, is a climbing rose that is both shade tolerant and long blooming. It grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide, and flowers from May to September with fragrant clusters of single white flowers. 'Darlow's Enigma' also has a nice …
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… Kentucky wisteria ( Wisteria macrostachya ), the hardiest of the wisterias, greets visitors to the Bulb Garden with pendant racemes of lilac-blue flowers. Wisteria grows to 25 feet and requires proper pruning for the maximum number of flowers. It is a recommended alternative to Chinese wisteria ( W. sinensis ), which is on the watch list for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a drawer or door front, this collection of dried plant leaves, flowers, seeds, and barks is a must-have in American kitchens: full spice racks are prized as wedding gifts and easy-to-access spice drawers are de rigueur in kitchen remodels. Spices and herbs are every cook's link to the world of flavor—and the secrets to the world's great cuisines. Yet the out-of-sight, …
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