… This is a ground cover that forms a tight mat 6 inches tall and 24 inches wide. It blooms in spring with spikes of pink flowers that rise above the cream and green variegated foliage. It can be grown in average soil with average moisture in full sun to partial shade and can be mowed after flowering to neaten the bed. It should be …
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… This is a ground cover that forms a tight mat 6 inches tall and 24 inches wide. It blooms in spring with spikes of dusty blue flowers that rise above the blue-bronze foliage. It can be grown in average soil with average moisture in full sun to partial shade and can be mowed after flowering to neaten the bed. It should be …
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… Big bluestem, ( Andropogon gerardii ) is a dominant grass of tallgrass prairies in the Midwest. It forms deep-rooted clumps and is best used for naturalizing or soil retention. When in bloom, the flowering stems reach to 6 feet or taller. The flowers are 3- to 5-part spikelets that resemble turkey feet. The foliage and stems have a bluish cast, and in the fall they turn reddish-purple. …
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… the size of Angraecum sesquipedale with the more compact habit of Angraecum superbum . Grow in very well drained orchid mix in sunny, consistently warm humid conditions with good air movement and avoid letting water stand in the leaf axils for best results. …
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… flowers on erect spikes above the mounded foliage. It is quite popular because it blooms late in the summer and into fall, a time when there are few purple flowers in the garden. Often used as an accent, this tall, late-blooming plant grows well in the shade and is also excellent at the water's edge. …
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… red cockscombs are produced on medium sized plants from summer into fall on this annual. Plant in full sun in average soils and water whenever the leaves start to slightly droop. Attracts pollinators to the flowers and seed eating songbirds to the fruit later in the early fall. The flower heads can be collected and dried for ornamental flower arrangements. …
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… a wide range of light (full sun to partial shade) and soil conditions. The peach-pink flowers in the spring give way to fruit that ripens in the fall. The showy yellow fruit is bitter but edible and may be used in preserves. Prune lightly soon after flowering to stimulate growth. …
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… Tempelhof Hinoki cypress is a native of Japan, where they are used in the timber industry. Hinoki cypress is considered sacred by the Shintos. ‘Tempelhof’ is a broad, cone-shaped conifer with deep-green foliage growing in broad overlapping whorls on orange stems. Excellent as an informal hedge, it grows to 12 feet high and 10 feet wide and requires little pruning. Foliage turns bronze in winter. …
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… orange peel and pink to dark purple flesh. Flowers are white, sweetly scented and appear in late winter, early spring even in lower light levels. Great as a container or patio plant that requires regular watering and fertilizer. Allowing roots and soil to dry in between waterings when light and temperatures are low will encourage vigorous root systems. …
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… Immense green heart shaped leaves feature dark green shading in broad patterns along the leaf veins. Plant in partially shaded locations that can be kept continually moist for best results. The tropical … provide to a landscape can not be denied. Not hardy, the tubers should be dug and overwintered in a frost free location until all danger of frost has passed the following summer. …
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