… Composing quick studies in the field is an important skill. You will gain the experience to create these sketches, …
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… <p>With GHOST™, the foliage show goes on longer than the flower show. In spring, leaves emerge chartreuse, and clusters of rosy red flowers cover the branches from April into early summer. Over summer the foliage matures to striking buttery yellow. Then in fall, in time for Halloween, those leaves turn a "ghostly" …
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… Bright scarlet petals surround the golden center of this non-hardy perennial from tropical America. Silky Scarlet bloodflower ( Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Scarlet') is a great plant for color in the landscape from mid-summer through fall. Butterflies attracted to the nectar will lay their eggs on the foliage for their larvae to eat. …
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… bluestar is a cultivar selection made by Roy Diblik of Wisconsin's Northwind Farms and found to thrive in our region. Members of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in …
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… Large (4 inch) golden yellow and mahogany red black eyed daisies cover the dwarf mounded plants from late spring through early fall. Cappuccino represents a breakthrough in breeding efforts and the uniformity of plants and floriferousness is attributed to a doubling of the number of chromosomes (tetraploid). Plant in full sun in average soils and …
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… Whirlwind is a medium to large (20 inches tall by 40 inches wide) hosta featuring white-centered green foliage. The tones in the center change as the season progresses. Flowers in purple shades that are attractive to …
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… Native to southern Europe, silver sage is a clump-forming biennial grown for its large, woolly, silver leaves rather than its flowers; the botanic name comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The 12-inch-tall leaves appear in the first year, followed by silver flower spikes 2 to 3 feet tall in the second year of …
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… The quiver tree aloe. Aloe dichotoma , is a large, striking, tree aloe with canary yellow flowers. In its native habitat is functions as a tree, being the largest plant in the landscape. It can … reach 32 feet high and the main stem can be 3 feet wide. The species name "dichotoma" referes to the shape of the mature stem, as the rosette grows and creates the stem, it divides into two …
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… Switch grass was an important part of the tall grass prairie, providing an important food source and winter shelter for a range of … and birds, and even bison. Bad Hair Day switch grass is an upright grass of about 6 feet in height and 7 feet in width. The most notable feature is the upright stems, topped by the heavy pendulous panicles appearing in summer that are responsive to even light breezes and give rise to its name. Spring foliage is grayish-green, which turns a …
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… Switch grass was an important part of the tall grass prairie providing an important food source and winter shelter for a range of … mammals and birds, even bison. Haense Herms switch grass is an upright grass of about six feet in height and three feet in width. Spring foliage is a bluish-green which turns tan by fall and … Haense Herms is extremely versatile and can cope with a range of soil types from sandy to clay and shade conditions although it prefers full sun. Because of its versatility it can be …
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