… Delphiniums are perennials in the buttercup family that can best be described as "stately" or "majestic," producing large spikes of showy flowers from June to September. Modern cultivars, often called candle delphiniums or larkspurs, are derived mostly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produces lightly scented shell pink 8” flowers with deeper pink centers on 3’ x 3’ plants. The coarsely divided glossy leaves are attractive throughout the growing season. This herbaceous perennial flowers best when planted in moisture retentive soils in full sun and dislikes transplanting. Free of … nectar which ants, bees, wasps and other pollinating insects find an irresistible prelude to the main event (when the flowers open). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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… spidery-looking flowers that make them ideal specimen plants for indoor use. 'Miami' has up to 30 bright yellow petals and sepals with black spots on a 3-foot-long arching spike. The plants, which are vigorous growers, bloom up to three times each year with flowers lasting six to eight weeks. They grow best in bright light and should be watered when dry, typically about every five to seven days. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A tall-grass prairie native that adds beauty to gardens and nurtures wildlife, switchgrass is now being considered as a potential new fuel … upland and lowland, there are 37 cultivars of switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), including the popular ornamental 'Dallas Blues'. All varieties of switchgrass are resistant to many pests … considered an important strategy for reducing atmospheric CO2, and switchgrass is one of the best crops for achieving this "carbon sequestration." When above-ground switchgrass is harvested …
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… Germander meadowsweet is also known as elm-leaved spirea due to the shape of its leaves. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iberian spirea is native to southeastern Europe and Asia. It produces clusters of white flowers on old wood in June. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
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… Pink Delight butterfly bush ( Buddleja 'Pink Delight') was bred in Boskoop, the Netherlands in 1986. It attracts plenty of butterflies, but it also attracts valuable … carpenter bees have a shiny, hairless abdomen.) It is a deciduous shrub that can grow to a height of 6 feet with arching branches. The plants have narrowly ovate leaves, often with a … In the South, this native of China and Japan is a woody shrub; however, in Illinois, it is best to treat it as a perennial as it may die back during winter. It blooms from July through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Asian native spirea produces flat-topped clusters of white flowers; fall foliage color tends to be shades of yellow. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Asian native spirea produces flat-topped clusters of white flowers; fall foliage color tends to be shades of yellow. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
