… This thyme cultivar is used as a culinary herb and is said to be sweeter than the species. It can also be used as a … light foot traffic and release a wonderful herby fragrance when stepped on). It can grow to 12" tall and 12” wide. It blooms in midsummer with pale pink flowers that are attractive to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… thistle ( Cirsium arvense ) and the bull thistle ( Cirsium vulgare ). The Canada thistle is a perennial plant commonly found in disturbed ground, like farm fields, roadsides, and … rhizomes and seed. It generally produces single, narrow prickly stems that expand underground to form colonies. The aggressive root systems of these plants can go down 6 to 7 feet into the … thistle Cirsium discolor Pasture thistle Image By Fritz Flohr Reynolds - https://www.flickr.com/photos/fritzflohrreynolds/15143788606, CC BY-SA 2.0, …
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… Showy medinilla ( Medinilla magnifica ), a member of the Melastomataceae family, is more commonly known as the Malaysian orchid, despite not being part of the orchid family. Native to the mountains of the Philippines, this species is found mostly in the tropics. The leaves are somewhat distinctive, being opposite, decussate (x-shaped), and usually with three to seven longitudinal veins arising from the base of the blade. Its exotic cascading blossoms are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… scientist Jeremie Fant’s latest research. Fant, a molecular ecologist and plant genetics guru, is working with other botanic gardens around the world to develop conservation and reintroduction plans modeled after the ones used by zoos to protect endangered animal species. “When we conserve plant species, it’s possible to preserve …
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… Tilia cordata ‘PNI 6025’ Greenspire™ is a magnificent shade tree with a strong, spire-like shape throughout its life; fragrant yellow … significant. The rough gray bark is not particularly outstanding. Greenspire linden will grow to be about 50 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 feet. It has a high canopy with a … underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 years or more. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Stipa , also known as Mexican feather grass, is native to hot dessert areas in the American Southwest and Mexico as well as South America. It … almost wispy leaves, and sends up feathery panicles that mature from a light, delicate green to blond. This is a grass that moves with the slightest breeze, and a setting sun can turn those …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Fern Valley Pink summersweet is a cultivar of a deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States. Its name is derived from … and which attract butterflies and birds. The flowers are produced on vertical flower spikes up to 12 inches long, which are a striking feature of the plant, along with its lustrous dark green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Avalanche’ is in Division 8. It stands 16 to 18 inches tall and blooms in early to mid season with 10 or more strongly scented flowers on each stem. The petals are white and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Cragford’ is in Division 8. It is 14 – 16 inches high and blooms in early to mid spring with 4 to 6 blooms on each stem. The flowers are 2 inches wide and have a delightful fragrance. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Curly Lace’ is in Division 11a. It blooms in early to mid season with 3 inch flowers that face at right angles to the stem or may face upward. The petals are greenish yellow, roundish and slightly reflexed. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
