… has the same vase-shaped habit, it is differentiated by its green leaves speckled with white and stems and new growth that emerge pink and its overall smaller size. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When ice and snow season arrives, it's important that roads, driveways, and sidewalks are safe to walk and drive on, so life doesn't become more challenging than it already is. While personal safety …
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… from a fern native to the moist woodlands of the northern hemisphere. It has crinkled fronds and an upright growth habit and at maturity this plant can form a clump up about one foot wide and tall. It requires consistently moist but well-drained soil, full to partial shade, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. Firs can be distinguished from pines and spruces by the needles, which are flat or ovoid in cross-section and slightly curved; and the cones, which are upright and persist on the tree until the seeds have dropped. 'Silver …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Bahama Beach’ is in Division 7. It grows 20 –22 inches tall and blooms in late spring with 2½ inch scented flowers. The flowers face slightly upward and occur 4 per stem. Both the petals and the corona are light yellow. The corona is bowl shaped with a straight mouth and a frilled …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Jack Snipe’ is in Division 6. It stands 8 – 10 inches high and blooms in early to mid spring. The flowers are 2 ¾ inches wide and form an acute angle with the stem. The petals are white and deeply reflexed. The corona is bright yellow and cylindrical with a band of slightly deeper …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hybrid, combining three species, is a vigorous, multi-crowned, heat tolerant, winter hardy, and striking all purple plant with great potential. It has all purple leaves and short spikes of purple pink flowers in mid summer. It matures to a mound 12 inches tall by 22 … wide, the flowers only increase the height slightly to 15 inches. The leaves are ruffled and this plant will grow well in both sun and shade. Suitable for containers, massed as a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mocha Alumroot has very large and dark purple leaves. It creates an impressive mound 16 inches tall and 20 inches wide. In late summer spikes of creamy flowers increase the height to 30 inches and provide an interesting contrast to the almost black foliage. The leaf color is purple brown …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Fooled Me' daylily has golden bronze blooms with a deep red eye and matching crimped pie crust edging on the petals. The 5 ½” flowers last 16 hours and blooms early to mid-season. It is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resisting rabbits. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
