… The jade plant ( Crassula ovata ) is native to South Africa. A member of the stonecrop (Crassulaceae) family, it is a popular, indoor, branched succulent shrub that can grow to 6 feet tall but usually reaches a height of 18 to 30 inches. As it matures, its trunklike …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… foliage. The fluffy upright panicles are comprised of tiny, densely packed flowers in early to mid summer. 'Fire' does well in shade to partial shade and adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough. It is resistant to rabbits and deer, but attractive to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Durand clematis is a smaller-flowered, non-twining, deciduous vine that spreads 3 to 6 feet. It is known for its long-lasting, stunning blooms. From July to September it features 4-inch bluish-purple flowers with creamy centers. Plant in full sun to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Autumn Bride’ is a mound-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet. Come fall, billowing … Bride'). This is a striking selection of Heuchera , with flower stalks gracefully waving up to 2 feet above the chartreuse-to-lime-colored fuzzy leaves. This selection of our native …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Also known as red barbery, redberry mahonia ( Mahonia haematocarpa ) is a medium-sized shrub with a profusion of fragrant yellow flowers during March and April, … Birds and small mammals love the fruit, which also makes a delicious jelly. It prefers full to part sun and is adaptable to a variety of soils as long they are well-drained. Redberry mahonia is native to the mountains …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a White Wands veronica. Veronica is named for St Veronica who comforted Jesus on his path to Calvary. White Wands veronica has white flower spikes from early to mid-summer. It grows to about sixteen inches in height and one to two feet in width and has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Fairmount' is a large tree which will mature to a narrow upright pyramidal form and has larger leaves than … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The American elderberry is an attractive and useful plant whose only vice is the tendency to send out runners and pop up … mountainous regions of the west where the red elderberry is more common. It is closely related to the European elderberry. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I understand that a wonderful organic fertilizer for my vegetable garden is manure tea. How do I make this brew, and how much do I use on my crops? A. This liquid is used … aged, manure from horses, sheep or cows is "soaked" in water at the rate of one part manure to 10 parts water for several days to one week. The manure is then strained through burlap, sacking or cheesecloth, and the …
Type: Plant Info
… Narcissus ‘Jetfire’ is in Division 6. It stands 12 inches tall and blooms in early to mid spring with 3 inch flowers. … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
