… has a unique flower in a rainbow of colors that resemble ice cream cones. The overall habit is strong, upright and mid-sized for a middle layer in the perennial garden. Minimal maintenance, fertilizer and watering is required once established. …
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… May through August it produces fragrant white blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… It has white blooms that attract butterflies in May and June followed by red fruit. It is a specimen ground cover and is attractive to birds. …
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… Silver spike grass is an ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 5 feet. It requires full sun to partial … medium to wet moisture conditions. From July to February it produces showy flowers. The plant is used as a specimen or in a border. …
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… has pink blooms that attract butterflies from July through October. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. It is also attractive to birds. …
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… and the flowers on my pumpkin plants dropped off. Any suggestions for next year? A. If weather is unusually rainy or cold or bee activity is limited due to improper timing of insecticides, pollination will not occur. Additionally, … Normally the fruit develops inside the female flower after pollen from the male flower is transferred to the female flower. …
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… Glossy abelia ( Abelia grandiflora ) is a medium-sized shrub with arching twigs covered in dainty, glossy opposite leaves that are … sharply pointed. The new leaves are yellow-green and become dark green with age. This cultivar is more compact than the species. An Asian member of the honeysuckle family, this Abelia produces … slowly becomes burgundy in late fall and persists well into winter; in warmer climates, it is evergreen. …
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… Sweet abelia is a Korean native shrub with pink buds opening to tubular white blooms in late spring or early … flowers are tubular, with five flaring petals that start with red buds that open to white. It is prized for its fragrance and may be used as a hedge. Glossy opposite leaves and loose arching … garden. It has a nice, tidy mounding habit and will reach about 4 feet in height. This species is more winter hardy than other abelias and that's a good thing because it blooms on old wood. …
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… early. The plant grows 15 to 25 feet in height with a spread exceeding its height, and it is highly admired for its wonderful horizontal branches. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen … flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected areas if you live in USDA Zone 5. It is an exceptional small ornamental maple. …
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