… Susceptible Plants Deciduous trees, especially young trees with thin bark planted in sunny, exposed sites. Description & Symptoms Vertical cracks appear in the winter in the bark of the sunny side of trees, particularly on the side of the trunk oriented to the south or southwest. Frost cracks are injuries caused by the expansion and contraction of …
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… Compacta is a female cultivar of the native inkberry, growing to 4 feet high and 6 feet wide. While tolerant of a range of conditions, it prefers moist, acidic … so a male pollinator is required to produce fruit. Birds love the black berries that mature in the fall and are held on the plant through winter, and pollinators are attracted to the …
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… European bluestar is one of the few amsonia species native to Europe (Turkey and Greece) rather than North America. It is a drought tolerant variety with … of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike …
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… Pond cypress is a beautifully conical, upright, deciduous conifer adapted to heavy wet soils and high water tables. Native to more southern regions, it is another example of perfectly hardy trees that only survived the last Ice Age in the Deep South. Makes for an excellent tree for urban soils with poor aeriation. …
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… star-shaped, delicate pale yellow flowers. “I have easily grown this plant for several years in our native alkaline soils. It provides a great bridge from the spring garden to summer,” said Galen Gates, curator of perennial herbaceous plants. “If you want to expand the …
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… This deep pink <em>Weigela</em> blooms later than many, starting in June and continuing into July, with some repeat flowering later in the season. Between 'Olympiade's' height (up to 8 feet) and <em>Weigela's</em> tolerance for heaving pruning, it's particularly well-suited …
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… This broadleaf evergreen selection grows 3' to 5' in height. New growth that appears in spring is yellow before it fades to a dark, shiny green. … in a shrub border or use it as a foundation plant. Tiny white urn-shaped flowers hang above the leaves in 4" to 6" racemes in March and April. If spring is cool, they will last for a few …
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… Eupatorium coelestinum 'Wayside Variety' is derived from a perennial native to the eastern half of the United States that closely resembles Ageratum . Wayside Variety mistflower grows up to 15 inches in height and features sky-blue flowers that attract butterflies but repel deer. A great …
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… Albopicta emerges in the spring with gold leaves and green margins which become all green as the season progresses. This hosta forms a medium to large mound. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce …
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… Jolly sunflower, big and yellow, said, "I'm sure a lucky fellow." —Elizabeth Gordon Ask a child to name the biggest flower he ever saw and he would probably shout out "sunflower." Ask a prairie … on that list. And if you ask a perennial gardener what's that beautiful, double-yellow flower in his border, the one that looks like a dahlia, the response would be "the many-flowered …
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