… This unassuming little ornamental onion is often overlooked until October, when pure white flowers appear atop 10-inch stalks. The little … with long stamens protruding from them. The leaves are very thin and round. Because it is so small, it should not be planted where it will be shaded out by taller plants. Japanese …
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… This silvery plant that does not bear flowers has long, lacy leaves and is used solely for its foliage. Use it to give nice color to the garden bed. One of the more … Powis Castle sage has leaves like a soft dusty miller. Hardy only to USDA Zone 6, it is well worth using in the northern part of the state as an annual. Today's plantsmen consider …
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… One of the latest of the late bloomers, balsam aster ( Aster ageratoides ) is a true aster native to eastern Asia. The plants grow vigorously into bushy 3-foot plants with … When fully open, the flowers become lavender. As a late bloomer into November, balsam aster is a good plant for pollinators. …
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… in low-fertility soils, and water only during the most severe droughts once the root system is established. This boltonia is a butterfly magnet. …
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… This tree has masses of tiny purplish hairs that give this appearance. Daydream smokebush is a deciduous shrub that thrives in full sun and requires well-drained soil. Daydream can reach … and width of ten to fifteen feet and it makes an excellent hedge. It has good fall color, is deer-resistant, and can cope with clay soils and dry conditions. …
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… Smoke tree is a small ornamental, deciduous tree or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and plume-like panicles that appear in the summer and look …
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… Hornbeam is an excellent landscape tree and, due to its dwarf narrow shape, dwarf columnar hornbeam fits nicely in the home garden. It is a slow-growing upright deciduous tree with dense, compact foliage that grows to 4 feet tall …
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… Heatherbun is a dwarf, rounded cultivar that grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Its name derives … its medium-green foliage that turns an attractive heather purple to plum purple in winter. It is easily grown in average, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. This plant …
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… The marginal shield fern or marginal wood fern is native to the moist woodlands of eastern north America where it is found in shaded nooks around rocks and fallen trees. It has medium green leathery leaves and …
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… it starts growing, watch out for slugs. Protect this tall plant from hungry deer, because it is a member of the lily family./p> Mulch the plant over winter, and stake it if it is in a windy site. This beauty lights up your garden. …
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