… cherry is a large shrub grown for its intensely purple foliage. The leaves are small, ovate and toothed and maintain their color throughout the season. Pale pink flowers appear in small clusters in … organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun. It tolerates part shade, but best flowering and leaf color generally occur in full sun. It tolerates urban conditions, however, it is …
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… aster ( Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei 'Monte Cassino') grows to 3 feet in height and is covered in white daisy-like flowers on mounded plants with wispy leaves in late fall. A … moved to other genera, based upon the results of DNA analysis. Plant Monte Cassino in full sun and in average soil, and avoid excessive fertilization to prevent plants from flopping over. This aster is beloved by …
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… herb. It can also be used as an evergreen ground cover (it will tolerate light foot traffic and release a wonderful herby fragrance when stepped on). It can grow to 12" tall and 12” wide. It blooms in late spring/early summer with pale purple flowers that are attractive to bees. It grows in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun and can tolerate drought and soils of low fertility. It will rot in moist to wet soils. Cut back …
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… fragrant addition to the garden, blooming for more than two months in the late summer and fall. Small blue flowers contrast with gray, finely dissected leaves on a widely branched, … a perfect plant for very hot, dry, sunny garden settings. Plantings can reach 5 feet in height and spread an equal distance. Rabbits, voles, and deer find the foliage and flowers disagreeable. Russian sage brings a fine, airy texture to …
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… quite large—form a rosette not more than a couple of feet high that are cordate (heart shaped) and very rough. Prairie dock is not fussy as to soils or soil moisture content and flowers best in full sun. The taproot can grow as deep as 12 feet and older plants will form offsets a foot or more away from the mother plant. Bees and …
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… lettermannii , known as Letterman's ironweed, is covered with purple flowers in September and October produced by a rounded 4' x 4' herbaceous perennial from the dry stony soils of the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Butterflies and other nectar seeking insects flock to this plant when it comes into flower. Requires well …
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… This specimen evergreen bulb grows to a height of 8 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has red, orange, and green blooms from January to April that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. …
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… Fuchsia-pink blooms contrast with the dark central eye and stems on this tissue cultured cultivar known for tight compact growth and multiple side stems (more flowers). Hummingbird, insect and songbird favorite in the garden. …
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… This evergreen shrub grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow and white blooms from May to August and is a specimen in a border. …
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… This cactus is native to the American Southwest and can grow up to 8 feet high with full sun to partial shade and dry moisture conditions. In mid spring it produces red and bright yellow blooms. …
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