… edges of the sepals are smooth. The flowers measure 4 1/3 inches in midseason. They stay open for 16 hours or more. In milder climates, the foliage is green all year round. Royal Occasion is … stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… These sturdy, stately plants, hybrids of our native rose mallows, are prized for their use as structure in a perennial border. Everything about them is large, from their rich … leaves, ‘Luna White’ has saucer-shaped flowers up to 8 inches across are snow white except for a contrasting red eye. The blossoms have conspicuous columnar reproductive structures in the …
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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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… 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. …
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… flowers a peony-like form. A thorny rose with mid-green petals, it grows 3-4 feet...just right for tucking into a sunny border. Like all roses, the more sun you give it, the more flowers … good idea, especially if you can't give it full sun or it's crowded too close to other plants for good air circulation. This rose is somewhat disease-prone. In addition, most growers …
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… 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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… Paeonia 'Ursa Minor' is an herbaceous peony suitable for smaller gardens. Its bomb-style bloom consists of tightly spaced raspberry cream petals and … than 2 inches below the soil surface. Deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness, and the huge variety of their colors, forms, …
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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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… You may already know Persian Shield. It’s been available for many years both as a houseplant and, in our Northern climate, a bedding annual. While it can … relatively pest-free plant is easy to grow with moderate watering. And it’s a great foil for other shade lovers, from ferns and hostas to the brightest impatiens. …
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… with sugar maples. This tree, with its huge heart-shaped leaves and flowers favored by bees for making a fine honey, grows rapidly with wide-spreading branches up to 90' tall, too big for most yards. It is not readily available in the trade, and many gardeners would not plant it …
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