… Hippolyta snowdrop was named in honor of the Queen of the Amazons is a hybrid featuring large flowers with multiple, large, inner petals; all with a prominent green marking. Like other snowdrops it is sweetly fragrant and resistant to predation from deer, rabbits, voles, etc. The chemicals in the sap and flowers that ensure there is no tissue damage below freezing also deter herbivores. …
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… This plant is called a shooting star because its flower is shaped like a comet or a shooting star with the petals trailing behind the head of the plant. Aphrodite Shooting star grows to about 18 inches tall and about 12 inches wide and is tolerant of a range of soils but prefers shady locations. Aphrodite bears deep pink flowers in …
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… ‘Golden Mop’ is a mounded, slow-growing, dwarf shrub that typically grows to 2–3 feet tall and as wide over … eventually maturing to as much as 5 feet tall. It features stringy, golden yellow foliage that is at its best in full sun. ‘Golden Mop’ can be grown in the border but is also easily adaptable to containers. …
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… 'Venus' has flowers that open almost white and age to rose pink. It is separated botanically from florist mums and is now listed under Chrysanthemum x rubellum . It differs from standard mums in that it is fully hardy, with large, many-petalled daisy flowers with a yellow eye, and has a lax …
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… Bolivian cactus is an easy-to-grow, basketball-sized, barrel cactus that reaches 20 inches high in its native habitat. With its dark green body and short yellowish spines, it is very easy to grow but needs fertile, well-drained soil and full sun. It is cold hardy in USDA Zones 8-11. Red orange and yellow flowers appear from May to June. …
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… Moorhexe is an upright clump-forming grass that grows 36 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Moorhexe, a … word that means moor witch, has narrow green leaves that turn golden yellow in the fall and is topped by deep purple flower spikes from July through September. Plant in full sun as a specimen or mass planting; purple moor grass is very hardy and reliable. …
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… Pink Fountain is a deciduous shrub with an arching, fountain-like habit. It can grow to a height of 4 to 5 feet … Between July and October it produces pink and violet or lavender-colored flowers. The plant is mainly used in a border. Pink Fountain is fairly drought tolerant once established. …
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… Golden Guinea Japanese kerria ( Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea') is a mounded shrub that grows well in moist soils and in partially shaded locations. In early spring, it is covered with golden-yellow flowers the size of a silver dollar. Fall color is a pale lemon-yellow, and once the leaves drop, the shiny green stems provide interest in the …
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… will grow to 24 inches and produce brilliant red star-shaped flowers from July to August. It is highly resistant to powdery mildew. It is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. The x arendsii phlox are the most magnificent, and there is a huge selection of colors and sizes to choose from. …
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… Zizia aptera , heartleaf meadow parsnip is a less commonly found version of golden Alexander, Zizia aurea. The lacy, flat-topped yellow flowers sit atop two-foot stems in mid-spring. It is distinguished from golden Alexanders by the heart-shaped, toothed basal leaves. This species is native to Illinois and much of central and northern North America, in meadows and rocky soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
