… The Brazilian Dutchman's pipe or pelican flower is native to Central and South America where it can grow to a height of twenty feet. The flowers … to attract the flies that pollinate this plant. The flowers are a dark purplish-maroon that is veined in white and are very showy. However this vine is poisonous to some native butterfly larvae, so plant carefully if you are trying to encourage …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… can persist until fall. It makes a bold statement in the garden. Native to western China, it is one of the tallest species of artemisia. Unlike its cousins, it is grown for its showy flowers and is a bold standout in the border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When this plant bears pale pink flowers in the summer months it is often when we are happy to be outside. Maybe that's why it's called Happy Face® Pink Paradise potentilla? This potentilla grows two to three feet tall and wide and is a long-flowering small rounded shrub bearing pale pink semi-double flowers from June through August. While it prefers rich moist soils, it is drought tolerant once established. Prune a third of the stems back in late winter to encourage …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tall bellflower is an upright annual or biennial that is native to moist and shady areas of the Midwest. It is a biennial, producing leaves in the first year. In the second year, it produces tall flower …
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… Citrina daylily has a lemon-yellow trumpet-shaped flower. It grows 3 to 4 feet and is very fragrant. This daylily is nocturnal, opening in the late afternoon and closing around mid morning the next day. Although … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… This plant is a small version of a plant found growing naturally in the swamps of eastern north America. Robert Fleming hardy hibiscus is a compact perennial that bears large crimson flowers in the summer months. It reaches a height of about three feet with a width of about two feet so is perfectly suited to small urban gardens. As a form of the swamp rose mallow it prefers moist, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shrub stands 6-8 feet tall and blooms in mid-summer to fall but does not set seed. It is hardy in zones 5 – 8. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of Korea. …
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… and a single scape will have more than 20 flowers. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is resistant to deer and is hardy in zones 4 – 8. 'Valerie Finnis' is a cultivar, the species originates from southeastern Europe. …
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… SUNBURST® Thornless Honeylocust is an attractive shade tree that is often planted as a shade tree in grassy areas as the fine foliage allows enough sunlight to … yellow early in the fall. It can grow to over fifty feet tall, although thirty to thirty feet is more common, with a width of thirty feet and an attractive vase like habit. …
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… Countess Carrots daylily is classified as a miniature. With delicately ruffled petals, the bright orange flowers measure only 2½ inches and bloom in early to mid season. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
