… Milk-white flowers are flushed with faint blue in early spring along the midribs on this hardy squill, ideal for planting in masses beneath large deciduous trees among groundcover. It almost never sets seed so the clumps increase slowly in size through the production of daughter bulbs. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… light and warm temperatures. Provide consistent moisture, but do not allow the plant to stand in water, which is a good practice for all houseplants. If your plant is growing in its original potting medium, it should be repotted in a good quality potting medium in the spring. At this time, prune back all leggy growth in late …
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… applied at the wrong time—such as right before it rains—most of it is washed away and ends up in the local waterways. This type of pollution is called nonpoint source pollution. It causes eutrophication (a reduction of dissolved oxygen in water bodies caused by an increase of minerals and organic nutrients) of rivers and lakes. This reduced level of oxygen in water ends up suffocating fish. Several municipalities have banned the use of …
Type: Plant Info
… Wyalong wattle ( Acacia cardiophylla ), a member of the Fabaceae family, originates in the Riverina area of New South Wales, where it grows on central and southwestern slopes and open plains, especially in moist locations and on stream banks in red, sandy loams or gravelly clays, which provide good drainage. Hardy to 20 degrees …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Australia. It derives its species name from the plant's decorative qualities. This shrub grows in an erect or spreading shape from 9 to 12 feet in height, with variable gray-blue, spearhead-shaped foliage and reddish-brown ridged, hairy … a prominent midvein. It produces profuse racemes of golden, ball-like, bright yellow flowers in clusters of 15 to 30 blooms, each of which is ½- to 1½-inch long. Showy wattle is a fast …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Just as interest in old-fashioned yarrows was waning, a wave of new cultivars from Germany was bred in the 1980s. Paprika yarrow ( Achillea 'Paprika') has vivid red flowers with yellow eyes blooming in flat clusters atop upright stems. Its blooms are held well above its dense, fern-like foliage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… when cooked. Asparagus is a hardy perennial with thick, succulent shoots that are harvested in April to early May, leaving younger shoots for future growth. Asparagus is high in vitamin K and many minerals. It needs to be planted in well-drained soil, with careful selection of the site, considering that it will continue to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Colchicum ‘Autumn Herald’ produces goblets of amethyst violet flowers beginning in mid-September with orange stamens and a broad white blotch at the base of the petals. Plant this fairly large corm in sun or partial shaded conditions in soils that never completely dry in summer. The broad elegantly pleated foliage appears in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
