… elliptical/tongue shaped leaves have a distinctive bluish cast that forms a nice background for the pink-and-white flowers that cover the plant in mid-winter. A member of the Crassulaceae … plants with CAM open their stomata during the night to take in carbon dioxide and store it for use during the daylight hours. …
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… gayfeather or marsh blazing star ( Liatris spicata ) is becoming more popular with gardeners for perennial, meadow, and prairie gardens. The thistle-like, reddish-purple flowers are borne in … the formal garden, or plant it in wet meadows or at marsh edges. It is one of the best plants for butterfly gardens and is a beautiful, spiky addition to prairies or meadows. …
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… best in full sun but will take partial shade. In the garden, it should be planted in groups for the best effect. It does well as a cut flower. It is not noted for being fragrant. When plants produce new growth in the spring, the tender leaves may be …
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… <p>This native of tropical rain forests in Central and South America is noted for its large, architectural foliage, which can reach 10 or 12 feet high. While it does flower … donnell-smithii is only hardy to Zone 10, so it’s going to be a container plant for most of us. With constant moisture, rich loose soil, and full shade to mimic its tropical …
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… of Douglas-fir is a slow-growing miniature globe of short blue-green needles, suitable for a rock garden or border. It becomes more irregular and open with age, but grows to a maximum … Coast; in the Pacific coastal regions, it can attain heights of up to 250'. They are used for timber and are valued as Christmas trees because of their short needles with good retention. …
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… oak is a relatively recently introduced cross between the English oak and the bur oak notable for its pyramidal habit and yellow fall foliage. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a cross between the English oak ( Q. robur ) and the swamp white oak ( Q. bicolor ) notable for its columnar habit. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. …
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… in huge domed clusters, similar to hydrengeas. In full bloom, you can hardly see the leaves for the flowers. And once she starts blooming, she doesn't stop until frost. She's often used in … be grown as a climber reaching up to about 10 feet. She'll grow and bloom in light shade, but for best performance give her full sun. Keep soil moist (not wet); follow a regular program …
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… the genus Plectranthus that are familiar to northern gardeners are small house plants valued for their colorful aromatic leaves. Being in the mint family, they have square stems and opposite … very different: a large shrub native to forest margins and streams of South Africa, grown for its huge sprays of blue-purple flowers that from a distance resemble lilacs. Each floret is a …
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… Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1-2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and – most importantly – disease …
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