… 'Purple Passion' produces red-purple stalks that are sweeter than green varieties. It is best eaten raw, since it loses its purple color when cooked. Asparagus is a hardy perennial with thick, succulent shoots that are harvested in April to early May, leaving younger shoots for future growth. Asparagus is high in vitamin K and many minerals. It needs to be planted in well-drained soil, with careful selection of the site, considering that it will continue to grow for 15 to 20 years. It also makes an attractive …
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… in the winter especially against a snowy backdrop. The Baileyi red twig dogwood shrub grows to 6 to 10 feet tall and wide with a rounded open habit. White spring flowers are followed by fruits in mid-summer, and the leaves turn yellow in fall. It is tolerant of a range of soils including boggy and clay soils making it suitable in rain garden …
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… of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society in the 18th century, forsythias are medium to large shrubs that produce four- petaled clusters of bell-shaped flowers in the axils of the stiff, rough branches. These Asian shrubs are very adaptable to poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear …
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… <p><em>Furcraea</em> 'Medio picta' is is less well known than aloes and yuccas, but you can see the family resemblance in the spiky succulent leaves and rosette form. It's native to deciduous tropical forests and open land from the Caribbean well into South America. In fact, … goes on for weeks. Then, instead of seeds, it produces plantlets along the flowering stalk to begin the next generation before it dies down. It's an easy plant to grow, happy in part shade …
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… Crinum augustum 'Queen Emma', commonly known as Queen Emma giant spider lily, is a member of the Amaryllidaceae family. Native to tropical Southeast Asia, the plant is commonly grown in Mexico's hot lowlands. Its fragrant … 36 inches in height. This striking, exotic plant blooms best in full sunlight in USDA Zones 8 to 11, where it can grow to a height of 5 feet with a 3-foot spread. It requires very high …
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… SPRING SENSATION® crabapple has dark rose buds that open to pink flowers amidst red-tinged foliage. This cultivar is a selection from open pollinated Malus sargentii and has its characteristic low spreading … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit …
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… ‘Fancy Nancy’ is an herbaceous peony with a Japanese-style bloom in varying shades of pink and white. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; It is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 30 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the …
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… ‘Lucky’ is an herbaceous peony with rich red blossoms tipped with yellow in the center. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Lucky’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 32 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the …
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… childhood fairy book. In France, these pumpkins are sold by the wedge, like cheese, according to Lisa Hilgenberg, the vegetable garden's horticulturist. Their flesh is thick, dense, meaty and mildly sweet, begging to be roasted. This is just one variety in the bewildering tumble of what we call pumpkins . The …
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… fruit early? We have an old apple tree on our property that produces pocked, rotten apples. Is there way we can help the tree produce edible fruit? A. Some fruit trees will naturally thin … Often, a period of stress (a long, hot summer with very little rain) will cause a tree to abort its fruit in order to conserve energy. Apple trees require deep watering during drought. Lack of pollination can …
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