… is a colorful bromeliad grown for both its foliage and spikes of red flowers that are tipped with yellow. The dark green foliage has silver stripes and a reddish tinge beneath. This plant is … corms, or bulbs (including offsets). Drought-tolerant, it is well suited for xeriscaping. With average water needs, it should be watered regularly but not overwatered. The plant has …
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… Its common names are the Ohio Buckeye, American Buckeye or fetid buckeye. In spring, it blooms with panicles of creamy yellow flowers. The foliage emerges with coppery highlights before maturing to green. In the fall, the leaves turn a bright red. The …
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… flowers appear on an unbranched spike in winter in Chicago. Their coloration contrasts nicely with the grey-green leaves with spikes along their edges that recurve back toward the base of the plant so that, when not in …
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… The Mountain aloe is one of the single trunked species with gray green leaves featuring darker spines along the edges and the upper and lower leaf … on each of the candelabra like flowering stalks that gently curve as they age. Full sun with plenty to room to grow as it reaches mature size. Outdoors it is hardy to about 20 degree F …
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… gigas ) produces immense deep-plum-colored, 8-inch blooms above bold, textured foliage with purple stems that top out at 6 feet. It prefers moist, shady, or partially shaded locations. … The sap is known to cause allergic dermatitis, and an extract of the roots contains chemicals with coumadin-like (blood thinning) effects that can be fatal. …
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… is a delicate, small, hardy perennial in the carrot family that produces thin stalks topped with half-domes of bright pink flowers that are less than one inch across. It grows 18 to 20 … and prefers moist soil and full sun to partial shade. Each flower consists of tiny florets with a row of ray-shaped sepals beneath. Even when not in bloom it has attractive divided foliage. …
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… Masses of creamy white flowers form clouds over the large, blue-gray green leaves with ruffled edges. This is a tough plant, tolerating wet and dry soils, salty water, and cold … soil, and protect from cabbage loopers. In medieval Europe, gardeners used to cover the plants with clay pots in early spring to blanch the new foliage and then prepare the creamy white leaves …
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… Above the dark mahogany foliage rises single flowers in pink with a yellow halo, and darker pink eye surrounding the dark fertile disc flowers in the center … The leaf edges are filigreed for ornamental interest throughout the growing season. As with other dahlia, full sun and moisture-retentive, moderately rich soils are key to success. …
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… Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'White Wings' has large white flowers with cherry red centers and long white and pink floral tubes with yellow anthers. The five petals bend backwards in a reflexed position and do not overlap. …
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… is uncertain, not being referenced in any current botanical literature. It may be synonymous with or a variety of Clusia rosea , a native of Florida and tropical America. It has found its way into the trade, however, useful as a nice background shrub or hedge plant, with a nice upright habit. The glossy leaves are obovate --broad at the tip and tapering down to …
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