… This perennial rises to a height of 18 inches in full sun and dry moisture conditions. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
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… Large, intensely red, flowers appear in midsummer and continue to early fall on this cultivar that features green leaves that take on a bronze tint in full sun. …
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… This bulb needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April and belongs in a border. It is also resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has orange-red blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border. …
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… to a height of 12 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms in July and August and belongs in a border. …
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… because it usually blooms between mid-November and late January. Varieties are available in white, pink, red, and purple and are usually sold in full bud with at least a few blooms. After the plant is finished blooming, it needs a resting … two months at which time very little, if any, water should be given and it should be placed in a location that receives moderate light. If the foliage or stems begin to shrivel during its …
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… are held on erect, slender, 3-foot-long stems amid dark green, sword-shaped leaves held in a fan shape. This perennial plant grows up to 5 feet tall in large clumps and blooms abundantly during the summer (in the southern hemisphere—winter in Chicago). Native to South Africa, it grows naturally along …
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… is a rounded shrub that grows up to 10 feet high and wide. Its foliage is a dull green. In May and June it produces white flowers with a pink tinge that attract butterflies. These give way to black fruits in the fall and winter that appeal to birds. Fall foliage is red-orange. This species may be … a stiff, dense branching structure, small, glossy leaves of fine texture, and abundant fruit in the form of small pomes, which are generally in shades of red/orange but may also be cream or …
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… make a fine-textured formal hedge and takes well to clipping. Its rosy-pink flowers, produced in late May, are often hidden by the leaves. Red fruits ripen in late summer and persist into late fall. Fall color can be a good red. This species is native … a stiff, dense branching structure, small, glossy leaves of fine texture, and abundant fruit in the form of small pomes, which are generally in shades of red/orange but may also be cream or …
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… blanket the plant with 1½-inch, shiny, bright orange, rayed flowers that are borne singly or in clusters on short stalks. Its dark green, paired leaves are free or slightly fused at the … and west coast of Western Cape, South Africa, from Vredenburg to Saldanha. Interestingly, in the past these plants were known as "midday plants" and were referred to as "municipal workers," because the flowers open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. They thrive in hot sun and survive very successfully during periods of drought because the leaves retain …
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