… The blooms are downfacing with reflexed petals which form Turk's caps. The stems stand 2 to 5 feet tall with whorled leaves and a loose inflorescence of 3-inch blooms on top. It is attractive to bees and hummingbirds. Lilium michiganense is a treasured wild flower native to prairie …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mike is a large blue leaved hosta named to honor Michael Stringer. Proceeds of the limited sale of this hosta went to the Michael Stringer Memorial Endowment for the benefit of orphaned children in Russia. Hostas …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Looking at it, the common name of featherleaf Rodger's flower is hard to explain. Its leaves are as big as most hostas' and heavily textured...anything but feathery. There is, however, a feathery quality to the spikes of flowers rising 2 feet above that foliage in shades of pink to rosy red. In the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lilium lancifolium is commonly known as tiger lily. It has bright orange flowers with dark speckled spots in late summer. The stems stand 4 feet tall with up to 10 unscented flowers per stem. This species is native to Guam, China, Korea, and Japan. Although this species does not produce viable seeds, many small …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mounded evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 1 foot. It rarely flowers, but when it does, it produces insignificant greenish yellow blooms. It can be used in a hedge and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Japanese barberry ‘Sparkle’ is a round shrub that grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet and equal spread. It requires full sun and moderate moisture. From March to June it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen pyramidal tree needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a maximum height of 15 feet. It has inconspicuous brown and yellow blooms that give way to blue fruit. It is a specimen in a border or a hedge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This small statured tree features masses of pink flowers that with time will age to almost white. Native to the high mountainous regions of Japan, it is reliably winter hardy but sensitive to hot humid summers. Soils should be moisture retentive …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has orange, yellow, and white blooms that attract birds and butterflies in March and April. It belongs in a border and is also resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has insignificant greenish-yellow blooms … from March through June followed by edible black fruit. It belongs in a hedge or a border and is attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
