… green and ivory foliage and uniform habit. 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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… banks and swamps of the southern and eastern US including Missouri and southern Illinois. In summer it bears showy pndulous racemes of fragrant white flowers that are attractive to pollinators and hummingbirds. In fall the leaves turn brilliant shades of reddish-purple which persist into winter, giving this … of partial sun, and consistently rich, moist, but well-drained soils it can reach 5-6 feet in height and width. Sweetspire can sucker aggressively, especially in optimal conditions, so …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria allenii, native to Costa Rica and … tips that are strongly reflexed. Red bristles adorn the outsides of the flowers, which grow in loose spikes at the tops of the branches. The leaves, which grow in pairs, are more narrow than most cultivated kohlerias. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, …
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… You can count on 'Baby Cheryl' to bloom in flushes all summer long. She'll provide clusters of itty-bitty pink roses, in shades varying from fuschia to light pink depending on the temperature. She make a pretty and colorful border...or if you want to enjoy her spicy fragrance, put her in a container on the patio or a hanger on the porch. Micro-minature roses are not to be …
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… leaves splashed with yellow, cream, pink, and red. To grow your own, plant the tubers in containers filled with rich soil in early summer (after the water temperature has warmed to 60 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer) and … specially formulated waterlily tablets, ensuring the tablet is buried beneath the soil surface in the pot to discourage the growth of algae. Place expanded metal across the top of the …
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… a subspecies of the American white waterlily with a more limited range than the species, found in the central United States to Eastern Canada. It is not as fragrant, and the undersides of the … green, not purple. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that …
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… leaves that emerge maroon, changing to grassy green mottled with a few spots. Flowers earlier in the season have more of a yellow tinge, becoming peachier as summer progresses. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that …
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… mammals and birds, even bison. Apache Rose switch grass is an upright grass of about four feet in height and about two-three feet in width. Spring foliage is a bluish-green which develops rose-pink leaf tips and panicles in the fall. Like most switch grasses, Apache Rose is extremely versatile and can cope with a …
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… mammals and birds, even bison. Totem Pole switch grass is an upright grass of about six feet in height and about two to three feet in width. Foliage is a bluish-green which develops golden seeds heads in the fall. Like most switch grasses, Totem Pole is extremely versatile and can cope with a …
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… Narcissus ‘Petit Four’ is in Division 4. It blooms in mid spring with 4½ inch flowers in which only the cup is doubled. The petals are greenish white with a small point on the tip. …
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