… 'Mini Pearl' daylily has blush pink flowers with lemon green throats in early to mid season. The petals have ruffled edges. The blooms are only 3 inches wide. They stay open for 16 hours or more and are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds … in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may rebloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. In 2001, 'Mini Pearl' was awarded an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Vernal or Ozark witch hazels, although native to the Ozark Plateau, are a welcome harbinger of spring. ‘Kohankie Red’ is a medium-sized shrub or small tree with an oval habit. Oblong leaves are initially light green changing to a dark green then to yellow with red hues in the fall. The flowers are small, fragrant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris orchioidesa varies from a deep to a pale yellow with a darker signal and crest. The flowers have distinctive wings at the hafts … constricted part of the standards and falls near the center of the flower). The stems stand 6 to 12 inches high with up to 3 flowers each in early to mid spring. This is a Juno iris from the Tien Shan region in Cetral Asia. The name Iris was taken from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shrub rose produces small clusters of beautifully cupped, soft pink flowers that mature to a lilac pink. It comes from David Austin, who is known for breeding roses for fragrance and vigor as well as color. In this case, the old-world scent has a hint of myrrh. Left to its own devices, it will grow 5 to 8 feet tall, but it also be pruned to a shorter shrub form. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Oudolf's Charm beebalm grows to about 2-3 feet high and around 2 feet wide and has pale pink flowers during mid-summer. … of flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a lot of color to your border. Cut back at the end of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… African glory bower ( Clerodendrum splendens ) climbs up to 10 feet in height by twining around a support. The tips of the branches are graced with a … scarlet red flowers, forming a spectacular sight. This native of tropical West Africa begins to flower as soon as the days start to lengthen in late December and continues until sometime in … within a manageable size. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… of my earliest memories are of my grandmother setting big pots of collard greens on the stove to stew—and then taking in their earthy, vinegary, peppery fragrance. A nutritional powerhouse, … of the Heirloom Collard Project , a community of seed savers, farmers, and academics dedicated to preserving heirloom collard greens. Through the collective, I realized that there are tons of … this variety for more than a hundred years and that his mother used it to make a dish that is similar to sauerkraut. Ellen Felton Dark As a Chicagoan, I have always appreciated that …
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… Iris cristata ‘Alba’ is a white variety of Iris cristata with gold crests on the falls. This is a dwarf iris standing only 6 inches high and is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It thrives in shade, spreads rapidly, and is resistant to deer and rabbits. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is commonly known as Alpine avens. It grows only 6 inches tall and blooms in spring and early summer with yellow flowers that face upward. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is native to central and southern Europe in alpine meadows and is hardy to -30 degrees F. In traditional …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lavender flowers with a lavender pink eye. It grows 28 – 30 inches high and blooms in early to mid-summer with dark green foliage. It may re-bloom in the fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is hardy in zones 4 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
