… moisture conditions. It has blue, lavender, and purple blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It is a specimen in a border. …
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… This perennial from Kenya needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In late spring it produces attractive white flowers. It can be a specimen in a border. …
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… In the constellation of singular spring flowers, there are a few stars that shine more brightly … lily family and native to eastern, southeastern, and midwestern states, trillium grows happily in heavily composted, partially shaded woodlands in the company of a community of interdependent woody shrubs, tall trees, dried leaves, and other …
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… cross may have occurred as early as the 1640s, after which this tree became widely planted in London and other major European cities because of its perceived tolerance for urban pollution. City planting spread to America where this hybrid today is common in such distant locations as Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California. This hybrid can be … Distinguishing features include: (1) Leaves have deeper sinuses and (2) fruiting balls appear in pairs. Like its American parent, it typically grows as a single-trunk tree to 75-100 feet …
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… In the private world of the gardener's imagination there exist certain flowers that have entwined themselves in our past. We associate them with happy memories of childhood, with family celebrations, and … second week of May through mid-June. Syringa vulgaris , the common lilac, is the oldest lilac in cultivation and was brought to this country from Europe before 1700 by the earliest settlers. …
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… with their delicate, sweet scents and countless colors. The three-acre Rose Garden, dedicated in 1985, features more than 200 rose varieties including hybrid teas, floribundas, miniatures, … April and as late as November, but the big display takes place around Father’s Day and again in mid-September. And there are always roses in bloom to enjoy all summer. The Krasberg Rose Garden in full bloom Take a stroll along the …
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… giving the tree a silvery appearance. A European native, it can reach more than 100 feet in height. Pine-scented essential oils from this tree are used in the perfume industry. Firs are mostly native to mountainous regions, where they grow in rich, acid soil. They are not very tolerant of hot, dry summers or pollution. …
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… greenish-yellow flowers bloom from June through August, giving way to inedible red berries in the fall. The plant grows to 1 foot high and spreads to 1 foot. Grow in moist soil in full sun to part shade, or use it at the edge of ponds or bogs where it will spread by …
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… Pure white flowers are surrounded by white bracts with green tips and are produced in branched umbels continuously from late June up to the first hard frost. This plant attracts … but deer and rabbits don't like the taste of the leaves or flowers. Plant 'Star of Billion' in full sun and in average soil, and water enough to establish the root system and thereafter during droughts. …
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… pink tips of the petals are dramatically accentuated with a five pointed bright yellow star in the center of the flower. The flowers resemble smaller petunias but with the flower production on steroids. Thrives in sunny locations in soils that don't stay too soggy. Pollinators from hummingbirds to honey bees and many more are …
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