… ‘Coral Carpet’ is an herbaceous perennial that grows to a maximum height of approximately 6 inches under full sun. It thrives in dry to medium soils. In late spring and early summer it produces pink and white blooms that are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In the early spring this tree is covered with scented white flowers making it a pretty tree, just be careful of the thorns! Snowbird hawthorn is small rounded tree that grows to about twenty feet tall and about twelve feet wide. It is densely branched and bears scented … manage in partly sunny spots but well-drained soil is essential. Prune in the winter months to remove dead wood and for shape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ‘Immortality’ is a tall bearded iris that stands 29 inches tall. It is pure white with light yellow beards, … The stems are short and branched, and the blooms have a light fragrance. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to deer. Immortality was awarded Honorable Mention in 1986 and Award of Merit in 1990 by the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… pendulant, orange tubular flowers tipped in yellow that are inflated towards the base. This is among the smallest growing of the Gasteria , commonly known as ox tongues. The plant slowly … taxonomic treatments have moved this plant from Gasteria liliputana and often is referred to as Gasteria obliqua . The genus is closely related to Aloe and, like them, are pollinated primarily by sunbirds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘March Sunshine’ is in Division 6. This is a dwarf cultivar that blooms in early to mid spring. The petals are … 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
… SPRING GROVE® Western Red Cedar is derived from the cedars native to the forests of the Pacific north-west of the US. This … a height of about 25 feet and a width of 8 feet. This tree grows quickly and is adaptable to a range of soil pH and moisture conditions. It is also regarded as being highly deer resistant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Coreopsis palmata is one of the earliest of the prairie composites (members of the aster family that have composite inflorescences composed of multiple flowers) to come into flower. The eight bright yellow, sterile, ray flowers (petals) surround many fertile yellow disc flowers (small and typically not showy) to create a flower. A perennial native to Illinois and much of the central United States, it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a Caribbean cultivar, Kashee, highly valued in Saint Vincent for cooking. Through genetic, historical, and morphological data, we were able to match this cultivar to the Tahitian cultivar, Puero, which has the same distinct spiky skin. Breadfruit If you visit …
Type: Blog
… Fireball neoregelia is a low-growing clumping bromeliad that has dramatic dark maroon strappy leaves that form a … flowers forms inside this cup. Fireball will form offshoots readily, and these can be removed to form new plants. It grows to about 6 inches tall and about a foot wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This hardy lady slipper orchid is known for good flower production, even for begining hardy orchid gardeners. A deep maroon red … pouch is predominantly cream with small lines and dots of maroon. Very striking. Plant in full to half day sun in consistently moist but not waterlogged soils and fertilize as you would for other perennials to increase the size of the clump, and number of flowers over time. German orchid enthusiast, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
