… or a combination of orange and yellow, depending on what part of the hybrid swarm they descend from. Aloes require low humidity and deep, well-drained soil. Some of the smaller-maturing … population at the junction of the range of two interfertile species or subspecies resulting from extensive interbreeding and hybridization. …
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… yellow flowers have a bicolored appearance because of the orange stamens that protrude from each flower’s mouth. They bloom on well-branched inflorescences that can produce 15 to 25 upright, broadly cylindrical, short racemes. Up to four inflorescences are borne from each rosette. The dune aloe was discovered in dune vegetation along the coast of …
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… as "corpse flower" because of the unbelievable stench, its spadix (flowering spike) rises from a corm (a type of underground tuber or bulb that can weigh more than 100 pounds). The revolting smell attracts pollinators and occurs when the spathe, a modified leaf from which the spadix rises, heats up and opens, causing the female flowers ringing the bottom of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Orange Jelly Burn Plant ( Bulbine frutescens 'Orange'), a member of the lily family, is derived from a native to desert grasslands in South Africa. The name Bulbine comes from the Latin word "bulbus", meaning onion or bulb. This name is misleading, however, because …
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… berries; however, 'Leucocarpa' produces abundant white berries. Our specimens came to us from the J. C. Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina. The flowers appear from July to September. They are inconspicuous and pale pink. This root-hardy shrub can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a deciduous shrub that is native to the eastern United States. Its common name is derived from the fragrant white flowers that appear at the height of summer, attracting butterflies and … are a striking feature of the plant, along with its lustrous green leaves. The shrub grows from 3 to 6 feet high and 4 to 6 feet wide, depending on the location and growing conditions. …
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… September Beauty summersweet is derived from a deciduous shrub native to the eastern US. 'September Beauty' has prolific fragrant white … birds. The flowers are produced on vertical flower spikes about 6 inches long that protrude from the dark green foliage. 'September Beauty' is a medium height shrub growing slowly to about …
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… interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
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… interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
