… It is native to North America where it thrives on wet, boggy soils or swamps. It does well in in cool, wet areas where little else will thrive. It grows to 18 to 28 inches tall and blooms … The small, half inch flowers are reddish or orangey pink, nodding and bell shaped. It is hardy in zones 3 to 7. The specific epithet means “growing by streams”. If plant rhizomes are boiled in …
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… lovely orange blooms and deep orange beards. It stands 19 inches high and blooms prolifically in late spring. It may rebloom later in the season, from mid summer until frost. Many Mahalos means “many thanks” in Hawaiian. Typically the flowers of intermediate bearded irises are 3 ½ to 5 inches in width …
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… yellow signals and dark violet eyelashes. It stands 37 to 40 inches tall and blooms in mid season. The name Takamagahara means “Heaven of the Legend”. This is a pseudata iris, a … Typically they have branched stems with multiple buds on each stem. Pseudata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. Although they …
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… The cultivar 'Careless Sally' has ruffled petals in a lovely blend of rose, blue, and lavender with a yellow blotch at the base of the falls . The stalks stand 2 feet tall with 3 to 5 blooms on each stalk . It blooms in mid season and may rebloom . The thin, grass like foliage remains a highlight throughout the … at the base of each fall that other iris groups have . Typically these irises grow together in thick clumps which keep out weeds. In 2003 Careless Sally received the Morgan wood Medal which …
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… thin-petaled, daisylike flowers from midsummer through fall on plants reaching 3 feet in height. The central cone of this coneflower is dark brown and distinctly raised. It is a … cultivar. The slightly hairy leaves are insect, disease, rabbit, and deer resistant. Plant in full sun, in well-drained soils, and fertilize sparingly. This North American native species was awarded …
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… Chicago Peace™, developed in 1961 by Stanley C. Johnston and marketed by Conard-Pyle, originating as a sport of the famous … The foliage is dark green and glossy on shrubs that, left unpruned, will reach 4 to 6 feet in height. Black spot may be a problem. Some dieback may occur in colder climates, so make sure to remove all dead canes when the shrubs leaf out in spring. …
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… Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana is monotypic - meaning it is the only species in this genus belonging to the Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family). Native to cold regions of the western Himalaya's it can reach the size of a small tree or large shrub in cultivation. In late winter/early spring silver dollar sized white bracts surround the bottlebrush like mass …
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… Large pristine white moth orchid flowers are produced by the dozens in long, arching flowering spikes on this unique cultivar. Specialist growers in Taiwan have developed a technique to delay flowering for four years in order for the plants to have enough energy to support an incredible number of simultaneously …
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… Snowwhite Fantasy mock orange bears large fragrant double white flowers in May to June and reblooms in the late summer to fall. It is a medium-sized deciduous shrub, growing to about six feet in height and about five feet in width with gently arching branches. While this shrub is …
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… Growing only 3' to 6' in height, this spreading shrub is ideal for mass plantings. Fragrant sumac is not grown for its flowers. However, its small fruit, a hairy red drupe borne on the female plants in late summer, often remains to provide interest throughout the autumn before falling in early winter. In fall, the foliage turns a red-purple characteristic of most sumacs. Fragrant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
