… deep green leaves in July and August on this rhizome-producing onion. Ornamental onions with rhizomes are typically confined to the late summer flowering group but are much better … spontaneous occurrence in the garden of Mark McDonough—internationally recognized for his work with Allium . It strongly resembles nutans , a native of Siberia, the leaves of which are used as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… found growing in praries and margins of wooded areas. They form petite clumps of foliage with narrow leaves. This variety has lavender flowers with wine red pedicels (flower stalks). Like most alliums, nodding onion is not significantly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The female flowers become tiny decorative cones. The leaves are glossy dark green and round, with a distinctive notch at the tip. While this tree is attractive, it does tend to reseed and is considered invasive. This species is slowly being replaced with native alder trees. …
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… Pop Eye Orange Mum Like it's cartoon namesake, this mum is tough with strong stems that hold up well in heavy rains and high winds. Double orange flowers with a greenish-bronze eye begin early in the season (late August) and continue to the end of …
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… Gold elephant ear has large heart-shaped leaves that are a brilliant golden lime-green color with a black dot where the stem joins the leaf. The leaves are about 18 inches wide and provide a big splash of color to any planting or pot and contrast well with darker colored plants. Overall the plant can reach 4 feet in height and about two feet in …
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… Mojito elephant ears is a leafy tropical plant with large heart-shaped leaves held on fleshy purple stems. The leaves are lime green with splashes of black in a random pattern making it a thrilling plant for partly shaded gardens …
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… The Subtropical Greenhouse, with its Mediterranean climate, features Brunfelsia pauciflora , accurately named the "Yesterday, … size in a non-greenhouse environment. In USDA Zones 9–11, it will reach 3 to 8 feet tall, with a spread of 4 to 6 feet. When grown indoors, it can be pruned to a modest size as a specimen …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grow 3 feet tall and spread to 4 feet. It has a neat, mounded form that in summer is smothered with flowers. The foliage is rich green with a touch of yellow in the veins, and it turns red in fall. The wild species, Georgia bush …
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… bellflower is so named because of the bristly surface of its leaves. It is a perennial with green leaves and red stems. It does well in partial shade, where it will grow to 3 feet tall and produce blue bell-shaped flowers with long hairs along its edges in May and June. The stamens resemble bats hanging in a church …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
