… genus. Each petal on the daisy-like flowers has three notches at the tip and droops downward from the bottom of a globular disc. An extended flowering season—from mid-July through October—is the result of the plant being unable to produce viable seed. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The stems stand 25 to 30 inches and bloom in late May and early June. It has been hybridized from Iris laevigata , which is native to Japan. In 1994 Iris laevigata ‘Variegata’ received the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. The classic …
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… foliage. It grows 2 feet tall and blooms in late spring with heart shaped flowers that dangle from long arching leafless stems. There is an inner petal protruding from the bottom of each heart shaped flower which is reminiscent of a drop of blood and gives the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mount Shasta, these daisies were first hybridized by American botanist Luther Burbank from three species of European daisies. Each flower is 3 inches across and has pristine white … × superbum 'Snowcap') is short and compact with a uniform size, and it blooms abundantly from late spring to midsummer. Plant 'Snowcap' in full sun with good drainage in beds or borders, …
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… shaped and colored flower. Pink semi-double flowers are produced on a mid-sized shrub rose from June until frost. Nice-sized orange hips continue the ornamental display from fall through mid-winter. Roses that possess good disease resistance and continuous flower …
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… Mealycup sage ( Salvia farinacea ) gets its common name from the downy coating on the calyxes—the little cups from which the tiny florets emerge. This is an extremely popular annual bedding plant, although …
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… This plant has such pretty blue flowers from June to September that it was named for the mighty Danube river and also the romantic blue Danube waltz. The Blue Danube Stokes aster is derived from a wildflower found in the eastern parts of North America where it likes sunny spots by sandy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bark becomes fibrous and shredded. It can be difficult to distinguish this species from our native Eastern arborvitae, but the scales are more narrow and less over-lapping. The … have sharp spines at the base. Choose plants with strong central leaders to prevent damage from snow and ice. …
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… piggyback plant is a native of the cool forests of western north America. It takes its name from the plantlets that grow from on top of more mature leaves and appear to be piggybacking on them. Cool Green has bright …
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… Bilberry Ice spiderwort is a low-growing clumping perennial plant that is derived from native North American plants. It has strappy green leaves and bears attractive three-petaled lavender and white flowers about 1.5 inches in diameter from June until September. Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
