… Bred in Michigan, Wolverine is a medium hosta featuring elongated blue green foliage with a gold margin (the colors of the University of Michigan). It is considered a vigorous grower. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Hosta fortunei is a medium- to large-sized hosta with green leaves that is related to many hosta that are naturally occurring variations or introduced cultivars. Hostas … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Captain Kirk is a large hosta with wide green margins around its gold centered leaves. It is a sport of H . 'Gold Standard' and makes a good specimen plant. Hostas are shade tolerant, … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Sneezeweed is a native plant in the aster family found growing throughout North America in areas with damp … ridged or winged stems and narrow, alternate leaves. In spite of its common name, this species is not known to cause sneezing or allergies. Sneezeweed is a wonderful sun-loving native plant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… 1/3 inches in midseason. They stay open for 16 hours or more. In milder climates, the foliage is green all year round. Royal Occasion is delightfully fragrant. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on … in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… Narcissus ‘Tripartite’ is in Division 11a. It blooms late spring with 2 – 3 flowers per stem. The flowers are 2½ inches … wide and yellow. The petals are broad and blunt and may be slightly reflexed. The corona is split to two thirds of its length with the six segments opposite the petals. With maturity, … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
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… or butterfly that stops by to sample the flower's nectar. BLUES FESTIVAL™ St. Johnswort is a cultivar of a north American native plant that thrives in hot dry conditions. It has bright … foliage and it grows to form a low mound about three feet high and wide. This plant is tough and can handle, deer, salt, and drought and yet requires practically no maintenance. All it asks is full sun and very well-drained soil in return. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… but carry attractive mostly red berries that are attractive to birds. Southern Gentleman is male pollinator, required for females to produce fruit and is the recommended pollinator for the Winter Red and Winter Gold female cultivars. A rounded … and afternoon shade, it grows well in moderate soils but poorly in alkaline soils. The plant is best placed in a hedge or a border close to the female plants. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Diervilla x splendens is a hybrid between Diervilla lonicera and Diervilla sessilifolia . The name was published in … shade of red-orange. Plants have dense foliage, with upward and outward growth. Fall color is orange. The bush honeysuckles are small native American shrubs that are unrelated to the weedy … of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. Diervilla sessilifolia is named for the very short petioles on the leaves, is also distinguished by four thin ridges running along the branches. COOL SPLASH™ has showy … variegated leaves with a broad margin of cream white. Compared to a variegated dogwood, it is much lower-growing, with a compact, spreading growth habit. The summer-blooming bush …
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