… The mountain Star of Bethlehem is a native of the dry southern Mediterranean regions from Italy through to Israel where it grows on rocky and often arid hillsides. It bears one inch six-petaled white … the bulb, are poisonous if ingested, although this same characteristic makes it unattractive to rabbits and deer. It prefers sunny well-drained locations and is not reliably hardy in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Bella Estrella’ is in Division 11a. It stands 16 - 18 inches high and blooms in mid spring with 1 -3 flowers per … petals that have a small point at the tip. The corona is a bright greenish yellow and split to the base, forming 2 whorls which overlay the petals. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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 … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘La Belle’ is in Division 7. It blooms very late in the season with 2 – 3 scented flowers per stem. The … are very broad, giving the flower a rounded look. The petals open a deep yellow but mature to a paler tone. The shallow, bowl shaped corona is an orangey yellow with a band of reddish … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘New Baby’ is in Division 7. It blooms very late in the spring with small flowers that are less than 1 inch wide and occur up to 4 per stem. The greenish white petals have a distinct point at the tip and separate as they … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Pay Day’ is in Division 1. It blooms in late spring with 4 inch flowers. The petals are lemon yellow and … The corona is long and funnel shaped with a flared mouth. It opens lemon yellow but matures to white. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Husker Red' is one of the most popular Penstemon varieties because of its bronze-red emerging foliage. The foliage retains its red coloring in bright sun but will fade to bronze-green in partial shade. Either way, the mounded foliage is a dramatic backdrop for the … tall stems of clear white tubular flowers in the early summer garden. If the seeds are left to mature, the plant will self-sow. However, seedlings may not come true with the maroon leaf …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Red Charm peony ( Paeonia ‘Red Charm’) grows up to 2.5 feet high and is covered with deep-red, ruffled, double flowers from the end of May through the first part of … hybridized this cultivar near the end of World War II (1944), and the peony went on to win an award from the American Peony Society in 1956. 'Red Charm' is still described as one of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This thorny shrub is a Heritage red raspberry. Heritage grows to a height of about 5 feet and a width of about 2 … following late spring on the lower part of those canes. Since each cane is biennial they need to be pruned back at the end of the second fruiting season. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This species of bladdernut from the eastern Caucasus region is grown for its very fragrant white flowers that produce ornamental "bladdernuts" that persist well into winter. Fall color is a golden yellow on this suckering shrub that matures to 10 feet in height and will eventually form a clump about 6 feet wide. It is very attractive to honey bees. Archeological records indicate this species was grown in containers so it could be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
