… The paniculata species of phlox are the most magnificent and there is a huge selection of perennials to choose from. Plant 'Pinky Hill' in full sun in fertile moist soil where it will grow to 30 inches and produce hot pink star-shaped flowers in July to August. It is also highly …
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… Box elder is a much maligned species of maple with compound leaves, usually trifoliate, but with up to seven leaflets. Although it is a native throughout much of North America, it is not often used in the landscape because of its weak branches and often irregular habit. It is also host to the cute but pesky box elder bug. It is extremely hardy and adaptable to any kind of soil, …
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… Dense St. Johnswort is a Danish cultivar whose showy golden blooms flower from July through September—much longer … than other Hypericum . One of the parents of this cultivar, Hypericum kalmianum , is endemic to the Great Lakes region of the United States. This low-maintenance perennial forms a tightly branched, mounded shrub with dark green, willow-like leaves and grows to 30 inches by 30 inches. It requires moderately fertile, evenly moist soil, and once …
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… shelter for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Cloud Nine switch grass is an tall upright grass up to seven feet in height and about two to three feet in width. Spring foliage is a bluish-green which turns yellow-brown by fall and …
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… Dicentra Formosa 'Aurora' is also known as fern-leaf bleeding heart. It has white heart shaped flowers in late spring or … the name “bleeding heart”. The foliage is grayish green and fernlike. The plant is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. It is hardy in zones 3-7. The name dicentra comes from the Greek words dis …
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… This tree is another snake skin maple that is native to China. It can grow up to 30 feet high with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Its bark is …
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… This is a small to medium sized tree (25 feet tall with a similar spread). It blooms with small panicles of yellow flowers in the spring. Unlike many buckeyes, this cultivar is resistant to summer leaf scorch and has deep maroon fall coloring. It prefers full sun to light shade and …
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… Bolivian cactus is an easy-to-grow, basketball-sized, barrel cactus that reaches 20 inches high in its native habitat. With its dark green body and short yellowish spines, it is very easy to grow but needs fertile, well-drained soil and full sun. It is cold hardy in USDA Zones 8-11. …
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… 'Jade Butterflies' is a vase shaped, multi-stemmed, dwarf form. Its fan shaped leaves are said to resemble green … as an accent for locations requiring a smaller tree. 'Jade Butterflies' will slowly mature to a 15 foot tall by 10 foot wide small tree with a spreading habit. The Ginkgo is an ancient …
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… Ginkgo biloba 'Tit' is a lovely little multi-stemmed dwarf tree. It grows only to a height of 10 feet with full sun … clone and will not produce the distinctive strong smelling fruit in the fall. It is resistant to deer and is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees. Although this cultivar appears to get a …
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