… 'Olivia Orange' produces neatly mounded plants that are so smothered in hundreds of pumpkin-colored blooms that the foliage can scarcely be seen. It was bred for a … there is evidence that mums have been cultivated since at least the fifteenth century B.C.E. in China. They have long been a popular subject in Chinese and Japanese art. Japan honors the …
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… This species is known for exquisite clumps of purple berries at each node along the stem in fall. The cultivar 'Early Amethyst' was identified as a seedling in the plant collection at the Tyler Arboretum in Pennsylvania. It blooms several weeks earlier than other beautyberries, which permits …
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… The Seminole Tropical Rose Hydrangea produces masses of pink ‘snowballs’ in midwinter on a medium sized shrub with large cordate (heart shaped) leaves. Not fussy as to … or Hibiscus plant family) it is a great bee plant. Dombeya’s often replace Rhododendrons in warm subtropical and tropical landscapes. This cultivar was released for commercial use by the USDA Plant Introduction Station in Miami, Florida in 1973. Plant breeders at the Research Station crossed Dombeya burgessiae x D. …
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… Purple-twig dogwood is notable for its dark purple-black stems in winter. This multi-stemmed shrub bears white flowers in spring followed by whitish blue fruit in summer. The foliage is dark green and turns a reddish-purple in the fall. Members of the genus …
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… Sibirica Tatarian dogwood is a multi-stemmed shrub known for its coral-red stems in winter and whitish blue fruit in summer, which follow clusters of small white flowers in spring. The medium green foliage turns reddish-purple in the fall. Members of the genus Cornus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… be variegated with a green irregular center. Like the species, it bears small white flowers in spring, white fruit in summer, red foliage in fall and red stems in winter. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves and browner stems than the species. Like the species, it bears small white flowers in spring, white fruit in summer, red foliage in fall and red stems in winter. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are …
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… flowers with a rose eyezone and a green throat. The flowers have an unusual crispate form in which the petals appear to be pinched or folded. The 9-inch flowers and the foliage are unusually large and tall. It blooms in early mid season. Each flower lasts only one day, but there are multiple buds on each stalk and there are several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more, after which it may …
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… Introduced in 1980 by Brian Halliwell, Palace Purple Hairy Alumroot was one of the first Heuchera marketed … its decorative foliage. Palace Purple Hairy Alumroot is a large plant, reaching 24 inches tall in flower. At maturity the foliage forms a loose mounding form about 12 inches by 18 inches, with … the leaves are lovely all season. The flowers are white on dark stems and add a lacey aspect in late spring and early summer. It was the 1991 Perennial Plant of the Year and is still a very …
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… veined leaves have burgundy undersides which enhance the bright pink flowers that are borne in thick clusters directly on the stems of the plant. Because of its semi-epiphytic habit, great care should be taken in choosing a light freely draining potting medium, and equal care should be taken in finding a suitable location where the plant will receive indirect light for most of the day. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
