… Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’ is a medium to large deciduous tree, typically growing to 50-80 feet tall with a spreading, generally upward-branching, vase-shaped crown. It is noted for its graceful shape, clean foliage, attractive bark and resistance to Dutch elm … elm ( Ulmus americana ) because of its resistance to Dutch elm disease. ‘Village Green’ is an open pollinated seedling that was introduced into commerce in the 1960s by Princeton …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and the flowers on my pumpkin plants dropped off. Any suggestions for next year? A. If weather is unusually rainy or cold or bee activity is limited due to improper timing of insecticides, pollination will not occur. Additionally, … Normally the fruit develops inside the female flower after pollen from the male flower is transferred to the female flower. …
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… Paul Stamets lecture is filled Mushrooms for People and Planet: Ancient Allies for Modern Maladies that is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, 2015, 10 a.m. – noon in the Alsdorf Auditorium has filled. A … May 9, 2015 10 a.m. – Noon Alsdorf Auditorium, Regenstein Center Paul Stamets, D.Sc. (Hon.), is the founder of Fungi Perfecti and Host Defense Organic Mushrooms $12 nonmember; members …
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… well in shade to partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough. It is resistant to rabbits and deer, but attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. This is an excellent cut flower. After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed heads are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cestrum elegans var. smithii is a native of Mexico featuring pink tubular flowers at the ends of long arching flowering stems … prone to diseases in wet/humid environments so a periodic syringing of the foliage with water is often all that is needed to keep pest levels low. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Black Ace turtlehead is a perennial that gets its name from its dark leaves. The white flowers, which appear from July … prefers wet soil in part shade where it will attract butterflies. Native to North America, it is a host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly. Cut it back in the spring to reduce the height or it may flop and need support. It is an ideal plant for the rain garden where it will spread slowly by rhizomes. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dahlia 'Jason Matthew' is a 2010 introduction, and is classified as a formal decorative form, with abundant blooms in late summer and into fall. … area and need to be lifted and stored through winter. Plant in spring when danger of frost is past and stake if in a windy location. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Glitter Coral Bells is a striking Heuchera hybrid with green-black veined silver leaves and fuchsia pink flowers. The … Glitter Coral Bells will grow in sun or shade and will bloom continuously all summer. It is deer resistant, attracts birds and bees and the foliage is attractive into winter. It belongs to the Terra Nova Nurseries Hollywood Glam™ series and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Frosty Morn Coral Bells is a lovely plant. Reliably variegated cream and green foliage topped by 16 inch clusters of red flowers, it makes a delightful show. Its mature size is 10 inches wide and high, it prefers part sun to shade, avoid full afternoon sun, and moderate … will develop in spring and early summer and will be attractive to bees and hummingbirds. It is resistant to deer and can be used as a cut flower. Useful in container plantings, mixed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bronze Wave Alumroot is a great plant for fall flowering and shady areas. A large Heuchera villosa selection with white to tan flowers and bronze to dark green foliage. The foliage is strong, shiny, maple leaf like, and creates a crisp mound about 18 inches tall and wide, the … scorch and damage. It makes a great shade groundcover under trees. It will attract bees and is resistant to deer. Introduced by Charles Oliver the Primrose Path in 2006. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
