… This rhizomatous onion will form a clump about a foot in size within a couple of years. It flowers in late summer with small globes of fragrant lilac florets and is known for its twisting blue-green leaves that are also fragrant. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun. Alliums are deer resistant. …
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… Soltice™ Orange Tricolor snapdragon grows to 20 inches in height, and features orange-yellow flowers with a white tube and spicy fragrance. It blooms earlier than other snapdragon varieties and performs well in cool weather, in full sun, and with adequate moisture. Deadhead to encourage repeat bloom throughout the summer …
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… extends into east and central China. Clumps up to 5' across produce flower spikes up to 7' in height in June. Prefers partial to full shade light levels in consistently moist acidic soils. The new growth takes on a bronze cast before maturing to dark …
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… is a groundcover with very fragrant, pendant, bell-shaped, white flowers that bloom in the spring. It is a perennial that can be vigorous, because it spreads through rhizomes, underground stems. It is best grown in a woodland garden or used as a groundcover in a damp, shady border. It reaches a height of 9 inches. …
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… Two foot bloom spikes in summer are heavily covered with a many orange flowers that are particularly effective at … The chocolate maroon foliage with bright white spines is particularly eye-catching. Grow in full sun in well drained soils and add supplemental water if leaves start to lose their plump appearance. …
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… open at night (bat pollinated) on this long stemmed epiphytic cactus native to Guatemala in early summer. "Dragon fruit" in red, orange, pink, and yellow in early winter and are very ornamental as well as edible. Requires bright light, periodic …
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… on this amaryllis that can be forced to bloom. The flowering stalk matures between 18 and 24" in height. Like other amaryllis, place flowering plants in the brightest locations in your home to discourage lodging (falling towards a stronger source of light). …
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… In spring, the new leaves emerge beet-red, fade to greenish-bronze on top, and remain purple on the undersides. The stems are even purple too! In late summer, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers are produced just above the compact mound of foliage. The flowers are orange/gold and bloom in mid summer. …
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… Discovered at Albyn’s Nursery in Newark, Ohio in the 1960s, 'Albyn’s' is a low growing form of Scots pine. It reaches only 1 foot tall but spreads along the ground over time to 6 feet wide and can be used as a ground cover in a sunny location. Thick, glossy, blue-green needles grow to 2 inches long. …
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… dark carmine-colored flowers with dark red calyxes on this nonhardy perennial salvia beginning in July and continuing to the first frost. Plant this salvia in full sun to partial shade and in well-drained soil; it attracts hummingbirds and butterflies/moths while detracting rabbits and …
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