… relative to coral bells, it forms a low mound of large, maple-shaped leaves, bronze-green in spring, later becoming deep green with crimson edges before disappearing in winter. Small, white, bell-shaped flowers appear in early- to midspring before the leaves. Mukdenia requires evenly moist soil and partial shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white flowers from mid-summer up to the first frost of fall. The sweet fragrance is strongest in evenings and early mornings. This is a great plant to attract pollinators of all sorts to the … This annual native to southeastern Australia should be planted after the soils have warmed in late spring, and in full sun and fertile soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. It grows 16 – 30 inches tall and blooms in early June to early July with scarlet flowers that face upward. The flowers are semi doubles measuring 1 ¾ inches wide. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is Deer and rabbit resistant, while attractive to butterflies and is hardy in zones 4 – 9. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Geum ‘Wet Kiss’ blooms in mid May to late June with orangey red semi-double flowers that fade to a peachy orange. The … and held on burgundy red stems 18 inches high above a clump of green basal leaves. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktails™ series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a white form of Geum rivale or Water Avens that grows to 12 - 24 inches high. It blooms in late spring with small nodding greenish white bells held on short wiry stems above a clump of … As the flowers mature, the hanging bells will straighten up. Geum rivale ‘Album’ does best in moist soil and partial shade. It is hardy in zones 3 to 7. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the body of the cactus can range from green to blue green with a gray glaucous overlay. Grow in full sun in well drained soils and reduce watering during the winter time. Needs a winter cool period in order to flower well with temperatures below 50 degrees F. Native to the Chihuhuan Desert …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It grows to a height of about 5 feet over time. Early green leaves change to a golden yellow in the fall. The flowers, which consist of four petals growing in tight clusters of three or four, are small, fragrant grape-purple petals that emerge from a purplish maroon calyx. As the leaves develop, the flowers fade. It is hardy in zones 4 to 8. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the species with the typical conically shaped mass of flowers at the tips of the branches in mid-summer and wine red fall color. This plant can be grown in full sun or partially shaded locations in soils that are consistently moist yet well drained. Deer seem to find the dormant twigs …
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… darker colored bracts on this nonhardy salvia, which is typically used as a bedding plant in Chicago area gardens. Well-branched and compact, this heat and humidity tolerant Salvia … for their annual display. The flowers attract honeybees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. In warmer climates, the goldfinches apparently are very fond of their seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from mid-June until the first hard frost. Up to seven white-to-light pink blooms edged in carmine are produced on each stem, producing a mild tea rose fragrance. This cultivar from the French rose breeding firm of Meilland first became available in the United States in 1991. Good disease resistance is an important characteristic of this cultivar. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
