… Silverleaf Hydrangea is a rounded shrub with attractive foliage that is dark green on top with siver undersides. A native of the eastern and southeastern USA, it needs full sun to partial …
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… and first noticed in 2004 by its large leaves which resemble those of the hazelnut, oval with a pointed tip. The flowers are various shades of red, scarlet, rose-pink, wine-red or maroon with one color dominant in a particular location. They open from late December to early February. …
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… in massive flowers that can be harvested and dried - or left in place to supply songbirds with food. This is no shy ankle-bitter that has to be moved to the front of the flower bed in … that it matures around three feet in height - well able to hold it's own when interplanted with perennials. Full sun and average soils are keys to success. …
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… and then sporadically throughout the rest of the growing season, perfuming the surroundings with the fruity fragrance of ripe melons. Plant 'Venus' in full sun to partial shade and in moisture-retentive, well-drained soil with pH a little on the acid side. This complex hybrid involves sweetshrub species from the …
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… producing leaves in the first year. In the second year, it produces tall flower stems with star-shaped, light blue flowers with a pale white ring at the throat. The plant blooms from May through October, reaching 6 feet …
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… of 18 inches. A native of Europe and southwest Asia, this bulb produces a flowering stalk with one to two nodding white flowers with green markings, and it has several strap-like leaves. Reliably hardy and long-lived in …
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… This is a perennial fern with ovate, lance-shaped, sterile fronds 2 to 5 feet tall with pinnate segments surrounding much narrower erect fertile fronds. The top of each fertile …
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… rose blooms from mid-June until the first frost, producing five-petaled flowers of coral pink with a yellow center. The new foliage is burgundy and ages to a deep green. Hips (rose fruit) are … most resistant to diseases of any rose cultivar. Plant it in moderately fertile moist soils with plenty of room between it and the neighboring plants to provide for good air circulation. …
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… Narcissus ‘Rosy Sunrise’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late spring with white petals and a salmon pink corona. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or … word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
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… height of 50' to 70', the littleleaf linden has a pyramidal habit in its youth and opens up with age. It has dense branches and a formal appearance in the landscape. This is an outstanding … pollution. Its fragrant yellow flowers open in late June or early July, filling the tree with the soft hum of numerous bees collecting pollen. In autumn, the shiny dark-green leaves turn …
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