… bright red winter stems. It does not have the stoloniferous (spreading) habit of the species. In late spring it produces small white flowers held in flattened clusters which attract butterflies. The white fruit attracts birds later in the season. It has reddish-purple leaves in fall and later in the year its red stems provide …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… for its cold hardiness that is reported to be superior to the species. Its white flowers in spring, burgundy foliage in fall and red berries in fall/winter are typical of the species. Native to China, Korean, and Japan, linden viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… habit, and adaptability make it a versatile small shrub selection. Small white flowers tinged in pink in spring are followed by shiny red berries in fall that contrast with the burgundy fall … and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no cotoneasters native to the U.S., though a number of species and their hybrids and cultivars flourish in the northern U.S. and Canada. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collections contain almost 20 species among nearly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… deciduous shrub that is native to woodlands, thickets, mountain slopes and ravines in western China, Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal and Sikkim. This shrub typically grows to 20' tall and as wide. It is ornamentally grown in some areas for its long odd-pinnate leaves, its monoecious flowers in drooping racemes and its exceptional metallic blue bean-like fruit pods. Each leaf (to 36" …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… palmatum , are wonderful garden plants if cold-hardy species are selected and they are sited in correct locations. Japanese maples prefer to be planted in moist, well-drained soil that is high in organic matter. They should ideally be planted in a sheltered location to protect them from …
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… The toothed wood fern is native to northern Europe and north America where it is found in woodlands and other moist sandy environments such as stream banks and forested bogs. The fern's name is derived from the toothed edges of each leaf which are complex but pretty in appearance. In the warmer parts of its range it is evergreen, but is deciduous in the colder areas. It grows …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The toothed wood fern is native to northern Europe and north America where it is found in woodlands and other moist sandy environments such as stream banks and forested bogs. The fern's name is derived from the toothed edges of each leaf which are complex but pretty in appearance. In the warmer parts of its range it is evergreen, but is deciduous in the colder areas. It grows …
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… when bruised. The semi-evergreen foliage has a velvety appearance and turns brilliant scarlet in fall when planted in sun. The bright pink blossoms that bloom from spring into summer are like beacons in the shade. This mounded plant spreads by rhizomes and makes an excellent ground cover for …
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… Inflated salmon pink tubular flowers are clumped near the tip of the short racemes in February. This dwarf rare species features gray-green leaves that are slightly warty in texture due to the exerted tubercles on the leaf surface. Slowly spreads to form a tight clump. This species was discovered in 1991 on a vertical cliff face overhanging a recently completed dam on the Kouga River in South …
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… Big-Leaf Witch Hazel is a critically imperiled species of Hamamelis . Found principally in Mississippi and reputedly in Alabama, and first noticed in 2004 by its large leaves which resemble those of the hazelnut, oval with a pointed tip. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
