… false goatsbeard ( Astilbe 'Maggie Daley') was selected for the Lakeside Garden because it is better able to withstand summer heat and dry soil than other astilbes. Deeply cut, bronzy green foliage growing up to 28 inches tall with dense, lavender-purple flower spikes make this cultivar a wise choice for …
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… Iris ensata ‘Yamato Hime’ is a stunning addition to the garden. It has small white standards and white falls with purple … of the bearded iris, making the entire flower appear noticeably flatter. Iris ensata is native to Japan, China, Korea, and Russia and is commonly known as Japanese iris. It requires very moist …
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… This upright, spreading multi-stemmed shrub grows 10 to 15 feet tall with a spread equal to its height. It is lovely for the home landscape border. The outstanding feature of common smokebush is its …
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… Phlox ‘Amethyst Pearl’ grows 16 – 20 inches tall and blooms in spring to early summer with fragrant, mauve lilac flowers in loose panicles. This was a mutation found on the cultivar ‘Minnie Pearl’, which is believed to be a cross between Phlox maculata and Phlox glaberrima that was found in Mississippi. It is …
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… Phlox PPHLO7301 is marketed as PAPARAZZI™ Angelina. It is similar to a moss phlox or creeping phlox and grows 8 -10 inches high, forming a dense mat of dark green foliage. It blooms in mid to late spring with a showy display of fragrant lavender flowers that have dark purple eyes. …
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… Phlox subulata ‘Apple Blossom’ is commonly known as a moss phlox or a creeping phlox. It grows only 2 to 6 inches high, forming a dense cushion of dark green foliage. It blooms in mid to late spring with a showy display of light pink flowers that can cascade over a wall. Plant it …
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… Dart's Gold is a variety of Eastern ninebark that has dramatic foliage that emerges as bright golden yellow, matures to lime green, and becomes golden bronze in the fall. Eastern ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the south-eastern parts of North America, where it is found along streams and in dry areas …
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… flowers tightly clustered together in large, flat-topped flowerheads. It blooms from early to late summer on stems that stand 18 to 24 inches tall with gray-green foliage. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer and rabbits. It likes full …
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… Lycoris longituba known as the white spider lily is a large handsome plant from China with flower stems reaching to nearly 3 feet. The large, regular, lily-shaped flowers are variable in color, and a pale yellow form, Lycoris longituba flava has been named. Up to 15 different colors and forms from white to yellow to pink and median shades have been …
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… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and dry moisture conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from July through October. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. It is also attractive to birds. …
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