… Goldflame honeysuckle is a deciduous twining vine with simple, untoothed, opposite leaves. It is grown for its slightly … whorls of tubular flowers, which are rosy-red in bud, open into yellow trumpets before fading to white. The unusual terminal leaves are connate, which means they are fused together, looking as if the stem is piercing through them. This vine, which can grow to 20 feet, has a fairly long bloom period and attracts hummingbirds. It is most floriferous in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ‘Great Smokey Dawn’ is a Tall Bearded Iris which blooms in mid season. The falls are a soft lavender with distinctive … edge of the falls. Great Smokey Dawn stands 40 inches high with branched stems which have 8 to 9 buds each. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer and is an excellent cut …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I’ve noticed many leaves of my plants look chewed. What is causing this and is there anything I can spray to help my plants? A. At this time of year, many different types of insects and their larvae frequently feed on the leaves of plants. Without seeing the culprit, it is not possible to determine which insect is causing the damage to your plants. Inspect your plants thoroughly in …
Type: Plant Info
… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized … a 45ø branch angle, larger leaves and a faster first year growth rate. It prefers full sun to part shade with even moist soil and is hardy to Zone 5. It can reach a mature height of 35 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ylang-ylang is a tropical tree that produces long-petaled flowers virtually year-round that emerge lime green and mature to lemon yellow. In its native Philippines, it is pollinated by moths and so the fragrance is … placing in long-term storage since it repels insects. In tropical humid climates, it can grow to 100 feet in height; however it is amenable to container culture, as long as a few key …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of about 5 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy white blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It is a specimen in a hedge and is resistant to deer. It is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized … cultivar is narrower than the species. It will reach the same height (35 feet) but only grow to a width of 20 feet. Its foliage is the same dark green, but its fall color is a bright yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The toothed wood fern is native to northern Europe and north America where it is found in woodlands and other moist … the warmer parts of its range it is evergreen, but is deciduous in the colder areas. It grows to about 3 feet high and wide, but is relatively sparse with only a few fronds mostly. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The toothed wood fern is native to northern Europe and north America where it is found in woodlands and other moist … the warmer parts of its range it is evergreen, but is deciduous in the colder areas. It grows to about 3 feet high and wide, but is relatively sparse with only a few fronds mostly. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has large soft pink flowers with red centers and creamy white staminal columns. It grows to 8 –12 feet high and blooms from mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 5 - 9. Hibiscus syriacus 'Mathilde' is commonly sold under the trademark name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
