… centers clustered together in densely packed, flat-topped flower heads. The stems stand 15 to 24 inches high with fragrant, deeply cut foliage. This cultivar likes full sun and blooms from mid- summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds anad resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Center Glow ninebark is a variety of Eastern ninebark that has striking reddish foliage with yellow centers that mature to burgundy. Eastern ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the south-eastern parts of North America, where it is found along streams and in dry areas …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… COPPERTINA™ Eastern Ninebark is a cross between Dart's Gold and Diablo ninebarks that has copper-colored foliage in spring that darkens to a red in summer. Eastern ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the south-eastern parts of North America, where it is found along streams and in dry areas …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree is native to Japan's forests. It is an upright grower and can reach a height of 30 feet with a similar spread. Its foliage is green and palmate, very similar to Japanese maples. Fall color varies from shades of red to orange. It requires moist, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Flamingo’ grows 30 -36 inches tall and blooms from June to August with pale lavender flowers. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is hardy in zones 4 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… more than 200 million years ago. I’m the only one left. I’d say I’m aging well. Don’t mean to brag— it’s simply fact. FOUND: Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata) As Beyoncé … kin and I are some of Earth’s oldest living organisms. One of my elders in Colorado is 2,500 years old. FOUND: Queen Sago Palm (Cycas circinalis) I don’t mean to embarrass you by being naked. It’s not my fault—I’m a gymnosperm, which literally means “naked …
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… 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 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
… 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
