… marsh marigold ( Caltha polypetala ) is a native of northern Europe and the Pacific Northwest from Oregon, up the coast, and to Alaska. Its glossy gold flowers are held well above the foliage … up to 40 stamens in the center. The leaves are round, with long petioles. This species differs from our local species, Caltha palustris , in its larger size. Some authorities believe they are …
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… It’s easy to see the hybrid origin of this cultivar, with burgundy petals on the outside from the American parents, and an inner ring of yellow from the Chinese parent. The breeder was Dennis Ledvena. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 …
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… leaves. The short tidy rosettes with pale green leaves have white elongated dashes running from base to tip of each leaf, creating an amazing fabric pattern like effect. Stunning. Obviously selected for its unusual foliage, it does produce from summer to fall delicate spikes of coral to salmon colored bell shaped flowers. This is a …
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… covered in dainty, glossy opposite leaves that are sharply pointed. 'Kaleidoscope' is colorful from April to October, with burgundy twigs and glossy leaves edged with yellow. This cultivar is … sprays of small, tubular, white to pale pink flowers on new growth. Blooms can continue from May until November. As the petals fall, the tiny coral-pink calyxes continue to provide …
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… by the 1930s it was being grown in North America and Europe (where it won an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society). These plants originated as cuttings taken from a pink-flowered plant found among a mass of white-flowered forms by the Regenstein Center. …
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… at the pink flowers on this plant you'll see that they resemble a turtle's head poking out from its shell. Pink turtlehead is a form of a plant native to south-eastern north America where … It requires consistently moist soil and so does well in wet areas or rain gardens. Protection from afternoon sun is appreciated and so this plant does well as an understory beneath taller …
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… There are approximately 40 recognized species of dahlia, which are native from Mexico to Colombia, and thousands of cultivated varieties. 'Dazzling Sun' comes from the Netherlands and produces large, decorative flowers that have yellow rays and a fiery red …
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… 15 inches high. It blooms in late spring with pink to purplish heart-shaped flowers that hang from long leafless stems. A protruding inner petal at the bottom of each heart-shaped flower … The flowers are resistant to deer and rabbits and hardy to zone 3. The name dicentra comes from the Greek words dis meaning twice and kentron meaning a spur for the two-spurred flower. …
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… It has white heart shaped flowers in late spring or early summer which dangle in clusters from long leafless stems. At the bottom of each heart shaped flower there is an inner petal … while resistant to deer and rabbits. It is hardy in zones 3-7. The name dicentra comes from the Greek words dis meaning twice and kentron meaning a spur for the two-spurred flower. …
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… This semi-succulent plant from Zanzibar in tropical east Africa can form a clump up to 4 feet tall but is usually 3 feet … Its very showy white flowers are in rounded clusters that arise on a stout inflorescence from the center of the plant. This plant will tolerate low light levels but grows best and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
