… The sea grape tree is native to the tropical Americas and the Caribbean where it is found on the dunes and beach areas. While it can grow to be a large tree thirty feet tall or more, in cultivated landscapes it is mostly trimmed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… woods, dry fields, and roadsides in southern parts of the United States. Each 18-inch stalk is topped by a large umbel of flowers. The jade green outer petals, or corolla lobes, are slightly cupped forward. Five spoon-shaped pink to purple petals with white spots nestle in the center. In late summer to fall, narrow, 4-inch long, curved follicles (seedpods) form and split open, releasing seeds …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'The Path' has large, yellow orange flowers which blend inward to a bright pink. This is a tropical shrub that reaches a height of 6 to 8 feet and blooms continuously in a mild climate. It is hardy in zones 10-11. It was bred from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to western Turkey, Chionodoxa lucilliae is an upright-growing bulb producing showy blue flowers with white centers in March and April. … are narrow, thick, and dark green. It reaches a maximum height of 9 inches under full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This maple is very similar to Acer japonicum and is also known commonly as the full moon maple. It can reach a height of 20 feet with a similar spread. Reddish-purple flowers give way to samaras that mature to red. The round, palmate leaves are bright yellow, sometimes with red …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Manchurian pipevine is native to the mixed forests of Manchuria and Korea. It is a woody vine that can grow to over 15 feet high and about six feet wide, and in warmer climates it is deciduous. The name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen tree grows to a height of 5 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lanceleaf coreopsis is a compact plant that grows up to 2 feet tall and is useful in the perennial garden. Larger than some other coreopsis flowers, the lanceleaf … produces 2-inch-diameter yellow blooms in early summer. This species is a sun-loving native to our Illinois prairies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… SUMMER WINE™ Black Ninebark is a form of eastern ninebark that has very dark burgundy, almost black foliage throughout the season and grows to about six feet in height and width with gently arching branches. 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
… ‘SMHPLQF’ is often sold under the trade mark name Little Quick Fire™. This is a dwarf shrub 3 -5 ft. … color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. ‘SMHPLQF’ does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought - tolerant. It blooms on new wood so it is not susceptible to late spring frosts. This is a hybrid of Hydrangea paniculata which is native to Japan, China …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
