… Spikes of deep-purple blue 'bells' appear on short spikes in June and continue into July on this hybrid developed in Austria at the Sarastro Nursery. Full sun, moist soils, and moderate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 45' in height. The foliage is a nice clean green. Small white, five-petaled flowers produced on last year's growth cover the tree in early to mid-May. The fruits, which are actually drupes … is yellow. The bark is quite handsome -- it is a glossy burnt sienna with a hint of olive on some branches, and it exfoliates in long strips. One of the hardiest cherries on the market, the Amur chokecherry is a lesser-known and grown flowering tree with four seasons …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Find a host of garlic cultivars for your garden online. Garlic is a member of the genus Allium , which includes chives, onions, … and leeks. It’s an underground bulb (also called a head) made up of 8 or 20 cloves depending on the variety. There are many different garlic cultivars, but the soil, water, location, … scapes add a hint of garlic flavor and aroma. You can purée the scapes for pesto and use them on pasta. Planting Choose a spot with six or more hours of full sun from spring through summer. …
Type: Plant Info
… Brick red to orange flowers appear in winter and into early spring on a single unbranched flower stalk. The gray-green leaves sometimes take on a reddish hue and feature white dots and small, white forward-pointing thorns along the leaf …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Extra large, double, soft pink flowers dance in the breezes of late summer through fall on this hardy perennial. The pink petals surround a boss of orange stamens. Dark green leaves provide a mound from which the flower spikes shoot up. Fluffy seeds waft on the early winter breezes. This plant requires consistently moist soils throughout the growing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spring brings cascades of white, thinly petaled flowers on this very upright selection of the oriental fringe tree. Upon maturity, the fruit turn blue, contrasting nicely with the golden yellow fall color. With age, the bark on the trunk begins to exfoliate, revealing contrasting tan and gold colors. Plant 'Tokyo Tower' …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Six-inch, bright pink, semi-cactus-style flowers are produced on long, sturdy stems on this dahlia cultivar that performs well in the garden, as a cut flower and in flower shows. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ruby-colored flowers on tall spikes rise above the mounded foliage throughout the growing season on this nonhardy cultivar of foxglove. The outward-facing flowers enhance the display qualities. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri is a native of rocky areas on the northwest coast of Madagascar and goes by the common name of Palm Beach bells. Plantlets form on the leaf edge and drop off as they mature to reproduce the plant vegetatively—an effective …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep, black-red buds open to reveal ivory-white blossoms edged in cherry pink on Dick Clark™ grandiflora rose (Rosa 'Wekfunk'). With a couple of days of sunlight, the ivory colors begin to change to shades of burgundy on their way to deep, dark red flowers at maturity. The deep green, glossy foliage of this rose …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
