… Narcissus ‘Acropolis’ is in Division 4. It stands 13 – 18 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with double flowers that have a full and fluffy appearance and a spicy fragrance. The white petals are arranged in multiple whorls with segments of the …
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… Ginkgo 'Windover Gold' was introduced by Windover Nurseries in southern Indiana and has leaves slightly larger that is typical. It was selected from a male tree and will not produce the distinctive strong smelling fruit in the fall. Windover Gold Ginkgo will become a full size broadly oval shade tree approximately 40 feet tall and about 25' feet wide. This is large tree suitable for a shade tree or a garden centerpiece. It …
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… The large yellow to chartreuse leaves of August Moon are heart-shaped and puckered, with good substance. It is a vigorous grower. This classic hosta is often used to brighten the shade garden. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
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… Krossa Regal is a classic vase-shaped hosta with leaves that emerge bluish gray-green and become dark green by mid season. It forms a huge mound of slug-resistant foliage. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
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… medium-sized mound of green foliage with streaky white margins. It is a sport of H . 'Francee' and was named Hosta of the Year for 1997 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
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… With its vase-shaped habit and wavy gold leaves, Sun Power is a large (2 feet tall by 4 feet wide) hosta noted for its sun … that attract hummingbirds appear in midsummer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
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… The yellowwood is native to the southeastern United States and gets its common name from the wood which is yellow, heavy, and very hard. A low-branching species, yellowwood grows 30 to 50 feet tall with an equivalent spread and a rounded crown. Use it as a shade tree or specimen plant. The pealike flowers, which are …
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… Can you have a hawthorn without any thorns? Maybe. This hawthorn tree has very few thorns and so is a good tree to plant where children might climb. Winter King hawthorn is a form of the … the spring which then turn into red fruits in early fall. The dark green leaves change to red and then purple in the fall and during the winter months the attractive gray bark is visible. This cultivar is largely …
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… ‘Midnight’ has gorgeous, very deep burgundy flowers in mid summer. The flowers are downfacing and unusually large, measuring 6 to 12 inches. Midnight is a Trumpet hybrid with the distinctive strongly fragrant trumpet-shaped blooms and on tall stems. Trumpet lilies generally bloom after Asiatic lilies and before Oriental Lilies. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely …
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… wildflowers in woodlands of the Midwest. A member of the lily family, it forms large mats, and it will persist in spite of disturbances to the soil. Each plant sends up a 6-8 inch pale red-violet stalk topped by a nodding white flower with six reflexed petals and six yellow-tipped stamens. The leaves are narrowly ovate and are distinguished by chocolate brown spots over frosty gray-green leaves. This species covers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
