… Baby Tut papyrus is a dwarf papyrus that grows to only two feet tall and two feet wide and prefers wet boggy sites with full to partial sun. It is grown primarily for its attractive …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Galphimia glauca is a small shrub native to Mexico and Central America, with the unmemorable common name of … dainty spikes of yellow flowers. In Mexico the leaves are used as a folk remedy for asthma and allergies. In tropical areas this species makes a good, fine-testured hedge and it is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris cristata ‘Tennessee White’ is white with yellow crests on the falls. The flowers stand only 6” high but they are 3” wide, … plant. Iris cristata is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It thrives in shade and spreads rapidly and is resistant to deer and rabbits. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the …
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… This pear tree is called Buerre d'Anjou (or Butter of Anjou) because the fruit is a golden color in the fall and it has a buttery rich texture when ripe. Buerre d'Anjou pear is a fast-growing tree that reaches about 10-12 feet in height and width. In the spring it bears white blossoms, and in the fall it is a heavy producer of …
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… Phlox pilosa is sometimes known as downy phlox due to the soft white hairs along the stems and leaves. It grows in a clump typically 12 - 16 inches high and blooms from May to July with fragrant, pink to pale purple flowers in loose clusters at the …
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… This vibrant, easy-to-grow succulent is a rounded, erect, compact shrub that grows to 2 feet tall and wide. Its blooms blanket the plant with 1½-inch, shiny, bright orange, rayed flowers that are … of the Aizoaceae family, this plant has a name derived from the Greek words lampros (bright) and anthos (flower). This genus contains 227 species and 13 varieties and is native to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stand 15 to 24 inches high with fragrant, deeply cut foliage. This cultivar likes full sun and blooms from mid- summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds anad resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite cut flower and …
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… Pink Blush Aloe is a highly decorative dwarf aloe hybrid. Mature size is an upright rosette about 12 inches tall and from 8 to 12 inches wide. The leaves are green and white patterned with raised ridges of pink and pink toothed edges. The all over aspect is of …
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… Hidcote St. Johnswort is a stoloniferous shrub that grows to a height of 18 to 24 inches and spreads as wide or wider. … 1 inch in diameter have bright yellow petals with reddish anthers. Peak bloom occurs in June and early July; however, flowers continue to appear into fall. This woody ground cover is …
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… flowers with pale 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 … foliage. In 1984 Thrice Blessed was awarded 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
