… turns pink sooner than the species with larger panicles. It requires full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is most useful in a hedge or in a border. Oakleaf hydrangea, native to the southeast U.S., is a … the shrub border or in a lightly wooded area. The glossy, lobed, deep-green leaves in spring and summer give way to a mix of red, purple and bronze fall color. The flowers of the oakleaf …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has pale yellow flowers lightly spotted with tiny flecks of purple. The coloring is darker in the center of the petals, and lighter at the edges. The stems stand 4 to 5 feet tall with 5 to 10 blooms on each stem in July and August. Lilium kessselringianum is native to the Caucasus mountains where it is a rare and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pretty as those pink flowers are in spring, the foliage is the main attraction with 'Sunset.', and it puts on an ever-changing show. In spring, the chartreuse leaves have a broad, irregular cream border. Then, depending on age and weather, that border will turn gold, and by fall it's washed with red-orange. At just 18 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Glauca' is one of several cultivars of noble fir with intensely turquoise-blue needles. It is not a dwarf and can reach 60 feet in height, with a narrow pyramidal form. Noble firs, which can live to 300 … trees native to a small area from northern California to Oregon, in the Cascade Mountains and coastal ranges. It is valued as a Christmas tree because of its densely set needles and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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Type: Event for Calendar
… Cleopatra Desert lily grows to 8 feet tall and blooms with a beautiful orange flower. Take care in planting, and protect these fleshy-rooted … it starts growing, watch out for slugs. Protect this tall plant from hungry deer, because it is a member of the lily family./p> Mulch the plant over winter, and stake it if it is in a windy site. This beauty lights up your garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris graeberiana ‘White Fall’ is pale blue with white falls and a yellow crest. The stems stand 6 to 8 inches high. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to rabbits and deer. The name Iris was taken from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a shrub rose with a trailing habit and glossy dark green leaves. It often blooms out of season and is useful as a pillar rose. The flowers are cupped, fully double, magenta, and scented. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… thick red stems of this rhubarb plant are used to make pie as well as many other kinds of jams and desserts. Cawood Delight rhubarb has very thick, dark red stems and is an exceptionally hardy rhubarb for colder climates. It is fast-growing reaching a height of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a clump-forming perennial which can reach a height of 5' with a 4’ spread. The foliage is lacy and fine-textured resembling columbine or maidenhair fern. It blooms with tiny, double lilac-pink flowers borne in large, airy, terminal sprays that appear in July and August. The stems are thin and purple and may require staking or other support. It prefers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
