… significantly lower phylogenetic diversity than these remnant prairies, whih serve as targets for restoration. This could be one factor leading to shortfalls in restored prairies' functional … and functional-trait diversity on restoration outcomes, and develop decision-support tools for restoration practitioners (Larkin, Jacobi, Lonsdorf, Williams, Barak, and outside …
Type: Research
… from your own backyard to make interesting centerpieces. Here are some plants to look for: Osage orange ( Maclura pomifera ), ornamental grass plumes, crabapple fruit ( Malus sp.), … larger plumes, twigs, or seed heads in the back or middle of your display if you are looking for height. Another option is to group your arrangement by color—pastels, browns, oranges and …
Type: Plant Info
… United States and Mexico. Century Plant is a hardy survivor, tolerating both heat and drought for long periods of time. Growing roughly 6' by 8-10', this desert gem has gray-blue succulent … of this plant contains toxins that can produce a painful and long-lasting contact dermatitis for gardeners! The enormous agave is a monocarpic plant. After 10 years or more — though not a …
Type: Plant Info
… flowers in the spring give way to edible berries that ripen in early summer and can be used for making pies and preserves. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- … attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in winter. Common names for amelanchier include juneberry and serviceberry and refer to the blueberry-like fruit edible …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… introduction from Princeton Nurseries in New Jersey. Its oval habit makes it a good candidate for narrower home spaces. The white blooms in spring followed by bird-friendly black fruit in … attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in winter. Common names for amelanchier include juneberry and serviceberry and refer to the blueberry-like fruit edible …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… eat them. Masses of fragrant white blooms cover this native shrub in spring providing nectar for birds and pollinating insects. Extra large dark purple-black fruit and brilliant red fall … will be diminished. It tolerates a wide variety of soils, even boggy soils, making it suitable for a range of gardens and uses such as borders, rain gardens, screens and hedges. Viking does …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated in southwest Arabia, grown there for more than 1,000 years. It now accounts for 75- 80 percent of the world's coffee production. This knee-high, evergreen bush has an open …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Crimson Frost birch is notable for its purple foliage and white exfoliating bark. It requires consistently moist soils to thrive … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to western China, the Chinese red birch is notable for its orange brown bark that peels off in thin layers, which are creamy white when first … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… DAKOTA PINNACLE® or Fargo Asian white birch was developed at North Dakota State University for its birch borer resistance and unusual columnar habit. The primary ornamental feature of … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
