… Native to the Midwest, 'Indian Warrior' grows 58 inches tall and 38 inches wide, with its green leaves … in the fall. The dark purple flowers appear on the stems from July through October. It grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil and enjoys the heat. It is most effective when grouped into large drifts and makes an excellent ground cover for parks, highway medians, and prairie gardens. The genus Andropogon contains more than 200 …
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… with the dinosaurs. Its unusual fan-shaped leaves adorn this large, lovely tree that grows to 50' or so. The spread can be wider than the height in mature plants. It is one of the most … appear in the spring. The fruit, an edible nut, is surrounded by a malodorous fleshy pulp, best described as "cheesy" or "gym-sock smelly." The fruits create a litter problem when they fall. Try to plant only male ginkgoes for this reason. Ginkgo has wonderful yellow fall color. It produces stout spurs along the …
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… by clippers. In woodlands it may be seen climbing high into trees, where it may be mistaken for poison ivy, but remember –poison ivy has leaves of three. Its best use in the garden is to cover a semi-shady slope or a sturdy fence. It can climb walls, hanging on with its tendrils, …
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… by clippers. In woodlands it may be seen climbing high into trees, where it may be mistaken for poison ivy, but remember –poison ivy has leaves of three. Its best use in the garden is to cover a semi-shady slope or a sturdy fence. It can climb walls, hanging on with its tendrils, …
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… of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. Most bloom white, though there are pink varieties. Gardeners welcome … of bugbane comes from their ability to repel insects and in earlier times they were used to get rid of bedbugs. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
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… The Bosnian pine will slowly grow to a height of 40’ and a width of 10’. Cones are a unique purple-blue. It does best in full sun and prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. It is more tolerant of salt spray and wind on the foliage than other pines and can be used to block wind. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… brown center. Plant 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' in average soils, and water just enough to establish the root system and thereafter only during periods of drought. It flowers best in full sun; the flowers attract butterflies and other pollinating insects to the garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… Looking at it, the common name of featherleaf Rodger's flower is hard to explain. Its leaves are as big as most hostas' and heavily textured...anything but feathery. There is, however, a feathery quality to the spikes of flowers rising 2 feet above that foliage in shades of pink to rosy red. In the … and not reliably, at least in our climate. The drama's in the foliage. Give them time to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thrive. Slugs, rabbits and …
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… Emerging foliage was a deeper richer red bronze than other plants in the test, turning to bronze-edged green by late May. It also proved reliably bushy over the years...maturing to more than 5-feet wide, with flowering spikes up to 6 feet tall. In the shade garden, … and not reliably, at least in our climate. The drama's in the foliage. Give them time to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thrive. Archived Copy: This …
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… There are things I look forward to seeing every season. In spring, I watch for “mighty plants” that emerge from the ground with … For example, how many bean sprouts will it take to lift a coconut? I want to find a standard way to measure seed strength. Second, I want to establish a reliable method for … it for their own investigations without going through the awkward phase of figuring out the best way to do this. …
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