… moist, well-drained, humus-rich growing medium (not heavy soil). Keep the central cup filled with water, and mist the leaves regularly, especially in the heat and strong sunlight of summer. … as a houseplant! Keep copper wire and copper containers away from bromeliads, and do not spray with products that contain copper, because copper is toxic to them. …
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… Achillea 'Moonshine' is a clump-forming perennial with small yellow flowers tightly clustered together in large, flat-topped flowerheads. It blooms from May through August on stems that stand 2 feet high with lacy fernlike foliage. In 1993 ‘Moonshine’ was given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal …
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… packed flat topped clusters up to 4 inches in diameter. The stems stand 3 to 4 ft. tall with feathery aromatic foliage. It does well in full sun with a long blooming period from mid summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies and …
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… 'Balvinolet' is a member of the New Vintage™ series. It has small rosy violet flowers with creamy centers tightly clustered in large flat topped flowerheads. The stems stand 12 to 14 inches high with feathery, fernlike foliage. It blooms from early summer until fall. It is attractive to …
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… Aloe ferox is called bitter aloe in its native South Africa. A large plant with broad, bold foliage, bitter aloe has candelabra-like spikes. The spikes have dark reddish orange flowers with golden to white tips that are tightly held against the flowering stem, unlike many of the …
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… Aloe 'Guido' is an amazing drought tolerant succulent with show stopping patterned leaves. The short tidy rosettes with pale green leaves have white elongated dashes running from base to tip of each leaf, …
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… about 12 inches tall and from 8 to 12 inches wide. The leaves are green and white patterned with raised ridges of pink and pink toothed edges. The all over aspect is of a green aloe washed in pink with darker color toward the leaf tips and older leaves. The flowers are orange and appear in …
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… low mound. In flower beds, it is used as a filler between other annuals, contrasting nicely with chartreuse, orange or yellow flowers of a larger stature. With shallow root systems, they require even watering. They will grow in shade or sun. The tiny …
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… PINKY BELLS abelia is a small shrub with arching twigs covered in dainty, glossy opposite leaves that are sharply pointed. It has … a more compact habit than the older varieties. The new leaves are red and become dark green with age. This glossy abelia produces terminal sprays of small, tubular, pale pink flowers on new …
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… Growing to 20 feet feet tall with a slightly wider spread, this fullmoon maple has a spherical growth habit and beautiful leaves, similar to those of Japanese maple, rounded with up to 11 sharply pointed lobes. It makes a magnificent specimen plant. Its flowers, which …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
