… This bright red cultivar features smaller central upright bracts in contrast to larger outside bracts that are slightly pendulous, giving a ruffled appearance to the plant. For indoor longevity, place it in a location with bright light, away from air conditioning vents and ensure the foil wrapping has a hole in the bottom to allow water to drain into the coaster under the pots. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright orange, double- to semi-doubled flowers with hints of lemon blaze in the summer landscape during warm temperatures. Dark green, disease-resistant foliage completes the landscape appeal. Plant this cosmos in full sun and average soils, and water enough to establish the seedlings and thereafter during periods of drought. This is a pollinator magnet, and songbirds love the seeds in late summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A bulbous perennial native to Japan and China, Lycoris sanguinea grows in full sun to partial shade. Known as orange surprise lily, the bloom color is red-orange to … time is August to September. The surprise is the unexpected appearance of a leafless stalk in early August topped by the tubular flowers. It is best used in a garden border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a tall perennial that can reach heights of 8 feet’ with a 4-foot spread. It blooms in mid to late summer with panicles of cream-colored flowers that provide a textural contrast to its large, scalloped leaves. It prefers moist, sandy, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It can spread aggressively but can be divided to keep it in check. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with 35 petals atop long stems with glossy, disease-resistant foliage. This cultivar thrives in climates with cooler summers. Lightly fragrant, this rose is not likely to overpower a room when brought indoors. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist, fertile soil to produce the healthiest, most floriferous plants. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… CHERRY PARFAIT® Grandiflora Rose Cupped to flat white flowers are broadly edged in vermillion on this grandiflora rose that is in flower almost constantly from mid-June to the first hard frosts of mid-October. Elegant … Glossy dark green leaves are resistant to foliar diseases. Tolerant of high heat temperatures in mid-summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the underside of the petals from mid-June to mid-October on a plant that matures about 2 feet in height. The flowers are slightly fragrant. Plant this miniature rose in full sun and in moderately rich, well-drained soil and trim back surrounding vegetation to promote good air …
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… slow- to medium-growing Virginia pine that is best known for its outstanding golden foliage in winter. It grows 15-30 feet tall in an open pyramidal habit. The branches are spreading, while the top forms a flat-topped crown. Needles emerge yellowish green but turn bright gold in cold winters, providing winter interest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Plant this perennial bulb 4 inches deep in the fall. In spring it produces semi-erect, strap-shaped leaves 12 to 16 inches long, each with a central stripe above. In spring it bears one-sided bloom stalks of up to 20 semi-pendant, funnel-shaped, silvery white …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree peony produces masses of showy red and gold flowers in May, virtually covering the entire surface of the plant. Tree peonies are not really trees but woody shrubs that can reach up to 6 feet. They thrive in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Free of most insect and diseases, it flowers best in full-sun conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
