… This shrub is a deciduous conifer with a pyramidal form needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 12 feet. It is a good specimen shrub. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Light blush buds mature to long tubed, very fragrant, white flowers from mid-summer up to the first frost of fall. The sweet fragrance is strongest in evenings and early mornings. This is a great plant to attract pollinators of all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pyramidal American arborvitae is a fast-growing, narrow pyramidal evergreen with bright green, soft-textured foliage that changes to a yellowish brown in the winter. It grows 12 to 25 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide, making it an ideal hedge or privacy screen. The foliage is …
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… Tilt Head aloe ( Aloe speciosa 'Tilt Head') is a tall, erect, handsome aloe that reaches a height of 9 to nearly 20 feet in height. The serrated leaves are pale bluish-green, often tinged pink at the … teeth. Dense cylindrical flower heads of red buds open greenish-white. This species is easy to distinguish, with its head of rosette leaves tilting to catch a maximum amount of sunlight. …
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… Brick red petals surround the red lip whose lower half is white. White tips to the petal complete the floral display. The orchid family consists of a … and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA …
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… Sweetbay magnolia is native to the coastal southeastern United States,where it is notable for its creamy white, … Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom …
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… Avalanche Variegated Feather Reed Grass is a clumping ornamental grass that has leaf clumps growing to about 4 feet high and 3 feet wide, and vertical flower spikes growing to 6 feet high. The dark green leaves have white stripes down the middle. The purplish-yellow …
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… that are not the same as the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera , but they are related to weigelas. They can be recognized the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters … of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. Plants can spread by suckers and may form colonies. … turn reddish-orange as they age. Fall color is reddish-purple. Bush honeysuckles, native to dry woods and clearings, are adaptable to many soils, including clay, and will grow in sun or …
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… ‘Sharonii’ is one of the more rewarding Heliconia . The brilliant red-orange “lobster claw” flowers go from April to September, each one lasting three months. That red-orange we think of as the flower is … more. For home gardeners, ‘Sharonii’ is more adaptable than many Heliconias . It can take up to 80% shade and keep blooming as long as you give it good loamy free-draining soil and keep it …
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… Heuchera villosa or Hairy Alumroot is an American native of the eastern and southern United States. It prefers semi-shade and rich … mature size is a leafy mound 18 inches tall by 18 inches wide, the flowers increase the height to about 3 feet. It is more heat tolerant that many other Heucheras and when hybridized passes on this valuable trait. Many of the lovely garden hybrids owe their summer beauty to this plant's genes. It works well as a ground cover or mixed with other shade loving plants. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
