… Royal fern produces dense clumps of bright green fronds, some as tall as 5 feet. This fern is easy to recognize, with individual leaflets, or pinnules, up to 2 inches long. The brown or rust-colored sporangia (equivalent to seed), is produced at the …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 6 feet with partial shade and dry conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from July to October. It is a specimen ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
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… The buttonwood or button mangrove is native to tropical and semi-tropical coastal areas of the Americas and Africa and has been introduced elsewhere for its ability to filter brackish water. It takes its name from the button shaped fruits which burst open to …
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… Royal Velours is a vigorous, free-flowering, deciduous vine that produces striking red-crimson flowers from May … It is a member of the viticella group of clematis, and as such it shows good resistance to clematis wilt. To prune, simply cut back the stems to a pair of strong buds 6 to 8 inches above ground level …
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… This plant is called Snow Hill wood sage because its white flower spikes on top of the plant resemble the … on a hill. Snow Hill wood sage can flower continuously throughout the summer if care is taken to remove spent blooms. It grows to about two feet tall and about eighteen inches wide and prefers full sun and continuously moist …
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… Pink Lightning has light to deep pink plumes on top of mounded dark green foliage. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers which bloom in mid summer. Pink Lightning is a dwarf astilbe, growing to only 16 inches tall. It does well in partial shade to shade and will add a welcome touch of …
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… Eldorado Golden Variegated Feather Reed Grass is a clumping ornamental grass that is attractive year round. The clumps grow to about 4 feet high and 3 feet wide, but the vertical flower spikes can grow to 5 feet high. The dark green leaves have yellow stripes giving this cultivar its name. The …
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… soil. This cultivar has been planted in gardens since 1857. The straight species, which is usually orange, is native to high mountain ranges from Turkey to northwest India, where it is subject to drought most of the year. This is a great selection if …
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… Little John dwarf bottlebrush is a compact cultivar of the crimson or lemon bottlebrush that is native to southeastern Australia. It has an upright form with citrus-scented foliage carried in a … The red flower spikes, reminiscent of a bottle brush, are nectar rich and very attractive to hummingbirds and insects. It grows to 3 feet high and 5 feet wide and prefers full sun and …
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… Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’ is a delicate light blue with gold crests on the falls. The flowers stand only 6 inches tall, but … is huge for such a low growing plant. Iris cristata is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It thrives in shade, spreads rapidly, and is resistant to deer and rabbits. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize …
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