… 'Little Giant' is a globe-shaped dwarf that grows to 6' in height with a similar spread. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It is not fussy about soil pH but is intolerant of dry conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dre’s Dagger lady fern is a clump-forming fern that is non-blooming. It requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 18 inches. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Giant fleeceflower ( Persicaria polymorpha ) is a big, bold, hardy perennial that blooms in July and August. It reaches a height of 4 to 6 feet and is topped with large, feathery white plumes. The plant can take full sun or partial … Recent taxonomic treatments in the Flora of China—an international collaborative effort to publish the first English-language account of China's vascular plants—have changed the name to …
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 … name is Yellow Hedge Maple because the young foliage emerges golden yellow in spring maturing to yellow-green or green by summer. It may be grown as a hedge. It was discovered in Postel, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe jucunda takes its species name from the Latin world for "nice", "jacundus". It is a lovely aloe and is frequently kept as a houseplant. It is a stemless aloe that suckers freely and creates large groups of rosettes. Its miniature size, rosettes only 3 to 4 inches across make it a nice size for indoor collections. It has glossy dark green and brown … white spots and leaf margins with sharp teeth. The inflorescence is quite large compared to the tiny plant, almost 15 inches tall, unbranched and with about 20 pink lax flowers, quite …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Indian currant is a mound-shaped shrub that grows to a maximum height of 6 feet, but in shady areas may be closer to 3.5 feet. The long arching stems are covered with pairs of oval leaves. The plants usually …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The McCartney Rose™ ( Rosa 'Meizeli') is a double medium-pink, intensely fragrant, upright hybrid tea rose. Bred by Alain Meilland, it was introduced in France in 1992 by Meilland International and offered as a birthday gift to Sir Paul McCartney on his birthday by his record company. This cultivar grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet, with a spread of 3 to 4 feet, and is susceptible to black spot. When …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Straussenfeder' is also known as Ostrich Feather. It has weeping coral pink plumes on arching stems. The thick, … of tiny, closely packed flowers which bloom in June and July. The stems are typically 24 to 36 inches high. The foliage is dark green and mounded. The leaves may be tinged with bronze when young. 'Straussenfeder' does well in shade to partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… you have a hawthorn without any thorns? Maybe. This hawthorn tree has very few thorns and so is a good tree to plant where children might climb. Winter King hawthorn is a form of the green hawthorn that is native to the southeastern parts of North America. Winter King bears masses of fragrant white flowers in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. What is the difference between aggressive and invasive plants? A. The Chicago Botanic Garden defines an invasive plant as “a species, usually nonnative, that is able to establish itself within existing native plant communities and is posing a threat to the integrity of the community.” An aggressive plant is one that spreads faster than …
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