… CUYAHOGA™ gray dogwood is one of the Counties of Ohio series of cultivars. It is often seen as a tree form of this … multi-stemmed shrub. Its foliage is larger and glossier than the species. Small white flowers in late spring are followed by whitish blue fruit in summer. The pinkish pedicels remaining after the fruit has fallen or been devoured by birds …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hosta tokudama is a medium (18 inches tall by 43 inches wide) hosta noted for the thick substance of its … foliage. It is a slow grower and may take several years to reach its mature size. It blooms in early to mid summer with white flowers that can be used in cut flower arrangements. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a small (9-inch tall by 12-inch wide) dense mound of narrow gold to chartreuse leaves. It is a useful hosta as an edger or ground cover where a splash of bright color is desired. It has showy lavender flowers that appear in June, which can be used in floral arrangements. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has dark rose buds that open to pink flowers amidst red-tinged foliage. This cultivar is a selection from open pollinated Malus sargentii and has its characteristic low spreading habit. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sugar Buzz® Pink Frosting Bee Balm Sugar Buzz® beebalm series is developed from a native beebalm and grows to about 2 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide. As befits its name, it bears fragrant 2-2.5 inch bright purple-blue flowers in mid-summer. It was developed to be a more low-growing and neater clumping beebalm for smaller scale gardens. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub your finger across the leaf, you'll be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… forms and habits. They are divided into two main groups: herbaceous, which die to the ground in the fall, and tree peonies, deciduous plants with woody stems which they retain throughout the … on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘Magenta Moon’ is an herbaceous peony with 6” semi-double blooms which make excellent cut flowers. Peony bloom … to 28” tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2” below the soil surface. Deer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… forms and habits. They are divided into two main groups: herbaceous, which die to the ground in the fall, and tree peonies, deciduous plants with woody stems which they retain throughout the … flowers on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘May Apple’ is an herbaceous peony with pinkish-white single flowers reminiscent of apple blossom pink. Peony … to 30” tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2” below the soil surface. Deer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is called a Stoplight Foamy Bells because the leaves have the colors of a stoplight and during … the summer months it bears masses of tiny foam-like flowers on stalks held about the plant. In spring the leaves of Stoplight foamy bells are yellow with bright red centers however these … still retaining their striking red centers. the foliage of this plant grows to about a foot in height and the flower stalks are about eighteen inches high. The plant grows to be about a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look for this tundra-breeder traveling in a flock of common redpolls or goldfinches and siskins. In winter, this rare visitor is most likely to be found in alders or birches while feeding on seeds in cones and catkins. …
Type: Birding
… Native to Central America, this orchid grows to 1 foot in height. Its flowers are 5 inches across and bat-like, with the lip and column held apart from the petals and sepals. The coloring is white dotted with red and a yellow throat. Several flower spikes with up to six blooms per spike can be produced in one season. It requires warm indoor temperatures and needs to be exposed to good light, high …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
