… Obedient Plant is an erect, deciduous perennial best in perennial borders in moist, full-sun locations. It produces grayish-green leaves with white margins and magenta pink flowers. Its flowers remain in the position in which they are placed. It is a showy plant that spreads rapidly if its moisture requirements are met. Plant it in the rear …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Royal fern produces dense clumps of bright green fronds, some as tall as 5 feet. This fern is easy to recognize, with individual leaflets, or pinnules, up to 2 inches long. The brown or rust-colored sporangia (equivalent to seed), is produced at the tips, or tassel-like at the top of fertile ferns. The fibrous root stock is … fiber used in potting orchids. Royal fern has a wide range, native to eastern North America and Eurasia. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Phlox subulata ‘White Delight’ is commonly known as a moss phlox or creeping phlox. It grows only 4 -6 inches high, forming a … blooms in mid to late spring with a showy display of white flowers. Plant it in full sun. It is resistant to deer, drought tolerant and hardy in zones 2 - 9. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ROYAL FROST® birch is a cross between Betula populifolia 'White Spire', which has white bark, and Betula 'Crimson Frost', which has purple foliage, and makes a visually stunning combination. It prefers cooler climates and moist soil to thrive. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Eupatorium perfoliatum is a member of the Asteraceae (Aster) plant family, native to the central and eastern regions of North America. It features masses of white flowers in September and October. The 2' to 3' plants are frequently swarmed by a number of species of butterflies, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hours Where do gardeners go to satisfy their plant cravings when the weather outside is less than perfect? Within minutes, a walk through the Garden’s Greenhouses can transport … these three different climes. For more than 40 years, the Greenhouses have displayed beautiful and fragrant flowering plants, rare plants, edible plants, utilitarian plants, seasonal plants, and houseplants from around the world. All Life Depends on Plants These three glass houses …
Type: Walks
… American Alumroot is an attractive native plant for sun or partial shade. It matures to a mounded form about 15 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Tall airy panicles of greenish white flowers appear in the late spring and early summer increasing the height to about 24 inches and adding a nice lacy visual effect. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Attracting birds to the winter garden can be a fun-filled and action-packed spectator sport. Supplying our feathered friends with birdseed and one or two … offered in a bag of mixed seed, you'll see many different birds gathering at the feeder. This is the seed of choice for many because it's reasonably priced and does the job, but unfortunately … from yews are loved by many birds, and a thick yew hedge is an example of a good nesting site. Oaks attract about 300 different species of insects, and their nuts are favored by blue …
Type: Plant Info
… plants you think of the berries, but the leaves are equally good for you. They have astringent and decongestant qualities, and their tea is recommended for colds, flu, tonsillitis and fevers. Add 1 to 1½ ounces of raspberry leaves to …
Type: Plant Info
… Maple-leaf bugbane is an upright perennial that grows to a maximum height of 4 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. From late spring to early fall it produces white flowers. The plant is most useful in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
