… height of 30' to 50' with a broad, flat-topped habit at maturity. Dark bluish-green foliage is rather attractive against the gray bark. This pine is unique in retaining four to five years' foliage rather than only three, as its relatives do. … best pines for the Midwest Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… twist. The blue-green needles vary greatly in length (1½ to 4" long). It needs full sun and is tolerant of a range of soil types as long as they are well-drained. It is also very wind tolerant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Christmas Fern is a terrestrial evergreen fern producing narrow, lance-shaped green fronds 24 inches long. … shuttlecock, and look good in a woodland garden. Keep them neat by cutting off dead fronds. It is resistant to deer and good in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… wide) that blooms with fine-petaled raspberry-pink flowers from late summer into fall. It is tolerant of wet conditions and is mildew resistant. Pinch back until 4th of July. This will produce denser and more compact … average, well-drained soil. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Pyramidal American arborvitae is a fast-growing, narrow pyramidal evergreen with bright green, soft-textured foliage that … to 25 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide, making it an ideal hedge or privacy screen. The foliage is susceptible to winter burn and the plant requires regular watering, especially in the heat of … maintain a neat appearance. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This slow-growing cultivar is broadly upright or oval in form, with dark green, small needles and a compact growth habit. 'Jervis' is a natural form that was found in the wild and vegetatively propagated for the nursery trade. … bright light to full sunt. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… White Lightning New York ironweed is a form of a perennial plant that is native to the north-eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently … it did suffer from mildew. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Galaxy Alumroot is an amazing variegated red hybrid Heuchera with large leaves patented by Terra Nova Nurseries in 2014. It is a smaller plant, maturing to a mound 9 inches tall and 12 inches wide. White flowers on dark … as color accents in containers, massed as a groundcover or in the front row of a border. It is deer resistant, heat tolerant and attracts birds and bees. I milder climates the foliage is …
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… Caribbean copper plant is a tropical American plant with foliage that provides a burst of rich burgundy red color to a garden. Outdoors in warmer climates it is a large shrub or small tree reaching 12 feet high, with a nice rounded habit. The broad … to Cotinus , the genus for our native smoke bush, which it resembles from a distance. This is more closely related to poinsettias, though, and it has milky sap that can be irritating to …
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… This broadleaf evergreen selection grows 6 feet in height and is a hybrid of two Asian species. New growth that appears in spring is deep red before it fades to a dark, shiny green. An abundance of tiny, white urn-shaped flowers hang above the leaves in 4- to 6-racemes in April. If spring is cool, they will last for a few weeks. The buds are formed the previous fall, staying tightly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
