… flowers early in the season. The flowers are only 2 inches in diameter, and the low foliage is only 12 inches tall. In milder climates the foliage is green all year round. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Little Grapette has been awarded the …
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… and fluffy. They measure 4.5 inches and appear in mid season. In milder climates the foliage is green all year round. 'Paprika Flame' is a striking addition to any garden. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… Landmark™ Rose Glow is a lantana hybrid producing a continuous display of brilliant yellow-orange and old rose … deer and rabbits. In climates that do not get colder than 25 degrees Fahrenheit, this plant is a deciduous perennial that flowers from spring to fall, but in warmer climates, it is evergreen and flowers continuously. In tropical climates outside of its native range, such as …
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… Native to New Zealand, brass buttons is a rhizomatous, mat-forming ground cover that grows to only 2” tall but spreads indefinitely by runners. It features button-like yellow flowers and fern-like green leaves. ‘Platt’s Black’ is a cultivar in which the unusual near black foliage is the real attraction. Delicate, fern-like leaves (to 2” long and to 1/2” wide) are obovate. …
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… by American botanist Luther Burbank from three species of European daisies. Each flower is 3 inches across and has pristine white petals surrounding a yellow button disk. Snowcap Shasta daisy ( Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap') is short and compact with a uniform size, and it blooms abundantly from late spring to midsummer. … Shasta daisies should not be confused with the May-blooming, weedy ox-eye daisy that is frequently seen along roadsides. …
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… The kalanchoe is known as felt bush because of the heavy covering of indumentum (hairs) on all surfaces of the large, triangular leaves. This species is native to some of the drier parts of the island of Madagascar, where the indumentum helps … pollen that sticks to the insect until it rubs it off on the next plant it visits. This plant is intolerant of frost. …
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… This species is a shrubby succulent threatened with extinction in its native Tanzania due to habitat loss. The … pairs at the tips of the shoots. It needs full sun and dry moisture conditions. This succulent is one of about 2,000 species in the euphorbia family, many of which are succulents in Old World tropics and deserts. A characteristic of euphorbias is milky sap in the leaves. …
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… Dicentra eximia is also known by its common name Fringed Bleeding Heart. It is a wildflower native to North America that typically grows 15 inches high. It blooms in late … to form a drop of blood, thus giving the plant the common name “bleeding heart”. The foliage is grayish green and deeply cut. The flowers are resistant to deer and rabbits and hardy to zone …
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… The thick-stemmed wood fern is native to the forests of northern eastern asia where it thrives as an understory plant on the forest floor with filtered light. It is an attractive vase shaped plant that retains its leaves in winter, although they lie flat on … soils and grows to about 3 feet high and wide. Deer are not attracted to this fern so it is a good choice in areas where deer are a problem. …
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… Stabler's golden-scaled male fern is derived from a naturally occurring hybrid found in the damp rocky woodlands across the … and about 3 feet wide. It prefers shady moist conditions and in milder parts of its range it is evergreen. This fern is suitable as an understory plant or a shady border and its strong vertical growth and very …
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