… about 15 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Tall airy panicles of greenish white flowers appear in the late spring and early summer increasing the height to about 24 inches and adding a nice … or less coloration and patterning to the otherwise green leaves. This variation has resulted in the selection of interesting and decorative horticultural varieties. Heuchera americana is resistant to deer and will attract bees and birds. It can be used in groups as a groundcover in semi-shade, and also works well in natural area plantings and mixed …
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… If you are here in the summer or fall what color are the flowers of this plant? The flowers change color depending on the season: In early summer they are white, by mid-summer they begin to turn pink, and by fall they will have … woods of eastern north America. This plant has a dwarf form only reaching three to four feet in height and about four to five feet in width. It prefers rich, consistently moist soils, but …
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… PETITE DELIGHT® beebalm grows 12 to 18 inches tall and about 12 inches wide in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub your finger across the leaf, you'll be pleasantly surprised by its fragrance. Bright pompons of lavender-rose flowers bloom in mid summer, and removing faded flowers will result in weeks of flowering. In an evaluation of beebalms at Chicago Botanic Garden, PETITE DELIGHT® …
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… The yellow-green foliage mottled in dark green is attractive year round. In spring, and again in fall, spikes of exotic lady-slipper shaped flowers are produced well above the foliage. The …
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… This attractive vigorous native vine in the grape family can be found growing in woods throughout east and central North America. It has strong, thick stems covered with large … toothed leaves with five lobes. Each leaflet is about five inches long by two inches wide. In fall, the leaves turn a beautiful crimson. The flowers and fruit are not ornamentally …
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… This attractive vigorous native vine in the grape family can be found growing in woods throughout east and central North America. It has strong, thick stems covered with large … palmate toothed leaves with five lobes. 'Engelmannii' has smaller leaves than the species. In fall, the leaves turn a beautiful crimson. The flowers and fruit are not ornamentally …
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… This shrub needs full sun and moist soil conditions. In March and April it produces attractive white blooms. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they generally require moderate to wet soil moisture. In the wild, willows are commonly found near streams, rivers and ponds. In cultivation, willows …
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… This shrub needs full sun and moist soil conditions. It has yellow blooms in late spring. It is a specimen. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they generally require moderate to wet soil moisture. In the wild, willows are commonly found near streams, rivers and ponds. In cultivation, willows …
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… Bronzeleaf rodgersflower is native to woodlands in Japan and Korea, and unlike most Rodgersias it can tolerate boggy areas such as rain gardens … large, very handsome leaves emerge bronze-green, mature to green, and turn a rich bronze red in fall. When and if it blooms, the flowers are not particularly showy. In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common …
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… of our most beautiful native trees, with long, delicate, bluish-green thin needles that grow in bundles of five. Found growing in the eastern half of North America, white pines were once the predominant forest species in large parts of Pennsylvania, upstate New York and Michigan, until they fell to timber …
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