… for the wide blue-green margins and yellow to creamy centers of its foliage, High Society is a small hosta that is a sport of H . 'June.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Blue Cadet is a medium hosta that forms a dense mound of heart shaped blue green leaves. It is a reliable, vigorous grower. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Captain Kirk is a large hosta with wide green margins around its gold centered leaves. It is a sport of H . 'Gold Standard' and makes a good specimen plant. Hostas are shade tolerant, … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… on this tree? In colonial times these fruits were called 'haws' and that's why this tree is called a hawthorn. (It has thorns too.) The Washington hawthorn is native to eastern north America where it would grow in open areas and on the margins of … have turned into berries that are loved by birds and other animals and the fall foliage is notable. It can grow to about thirty feet in height and width and while it prefers full sun it …
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… Diervilla x splendens is a hybrid between Diervilla lonicera and Diervilla sessilifolia . The name was published in … shade of red-orange. Plants have dense foliage, with upward and outward growth. Fall color is orange. The bush honeysuckles are small native American shrubs that are unrelated to the weedy … of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. …
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… flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. Diervilla sessilifolia is named for the very short petioles on the leaves, is also distinguished by four thin ridges running along the branches. COOL SPLASH™ has showy … variegated leaves with a broad margin of cream white. Compared to a variegated dogwood, it is much lower-growing, with a compact, spreading growth habit. The summer-blooming bush …
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… but carry attractive mostly red berries that are attractive to birds. Southern Gentleman is male pollinator, required for females to produce fruit and is the recommended pollinator for the Winter Red and Winter Gold female cultivars. A rounded … and afternoon shade, it grows well in moderate soils but poorly in alkaline soils. The plant is best placed in a hedge or a border close to the female plants. …
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… or butterfly that stops by to sample the flower's nectar. BLUES FESTIVAL™ St. Johnswort is a cultivar of a north American native plant that thrives in hot dry conditions. It has bright … foliage and it grows to form a low mound about three feet high and wide. This plant is tough and can handle, deer, salt, and drought and yet requires practically no maintenance. All it asks is full sun and very well-drained soil in return. …
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… Narcissus ‘Tripartite’ is in Division 11a. It blooms late spring with 2 – 3 flowers per stem. The flowers are 2½ inches … wide and yellow. The petals are broad and blunt and may be slightly reflexed. The corona is split to two thirds of its length with the six segments opposite the petals. With maturity, … not be eaten 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. …
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… This plant is called an Orchid Lights azalea because the pink flowers are an orchid pink. This plant was one … to survive very cold winters and were called the 'Northern Lights' azaleas, so this one is the Orchid Lights. Orchid Lights azalea is a small multi-stemmed shrub that grows slowly, … of about 3 feet and a width of about 4 feet. Like most azaleas, it prefers a partly shaded site with protection from afternoon sun, such as on a northerly or eastern frontage. It requires …
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