… shrub during short days - periods of time when the nights are longer than the days. Sap is sticky and tastes so bad that it stimulates an almost immediate gagging reflex - which is why … plants in bright sunny, warm locations in the home and add water only when the leaves begin to droop. Be sure and poke a hole in the bottom of the decorative wrapping paper to allow excess water to drain away. …
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… Grassy-leaved goldenrod is an attractive native perennial with a shrubby habit, growing to about three feet tall. The … are narrow, untoothed and a fresh bright shade of green. It is one of the first goldenrods to bloom, starting the first week of August. It grows in sunny fields throughout North America, …
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… Jimmy Spangler' has rosy pink flowers with deep red throats and peachy yellow edges. It grows to a height of 5-6 ft. The blooms are medium-sized and have ruffled, overlapping petals. Each … flower will typically last only one day, but new flower buds are produced continuously. This is a tropical plant and in warm climates it will bloom throughout the growing season. It was bred from an hibiscus that was native to China and tropical Asia but is now believed to be extinct in the wild. The name …
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… Alice oakleaf hydrangea, selected from parents native to the southeast United States, is a deciduous shrub with lobed leaves that resemble oak leaves. The flowers of the oakleaf hydrangea, borne on large, upright panicles, are white and turn to purplish-pink in fall. The glossy, deep-green leaves in spring and summer give way to …
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… Bright red bracts form a cone that is augmented with orange flowers that seemingly 'pop' out occasionally throughout its long … in a good-sized pot outdoors in a shaded area during the frost-free period and brought indoors to provide flowers throughout the winter. Most homes have low humidity in the winter, and this plant will need to be misted with water periodically to keep spider mites at bay. …
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… Iris 'Silverado' is a white to icy blue tall bearded iris with lovely ruffled petals. The beards are the same color but have yellow tips. The stems stand 38 inches high, each with 2 branches and up to 8 or 9 blooms in mid season. In 1989 Silverado was awarded Honorable Mention and the Fred and …
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… Enchantment Moroccan toadflax ( Linaria maroccana 'Enchantment') is one of many charming cultivars of toadflax. The miniature snapdragon flowers of the toadflaxes … and other early spring annuals. If summer temperatures are not too hot, they can flower up to the first frost. There are 100 species of perennials and annuals in the genus Linaria native to the northern temperate zones, with a center of diversity in Europe and the Mediterranean …
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… Mayapple, also called "umbrella plant" (along with a dozen other unrelated plants), is a cute woodland plant native to east and central North America. Each 15-inch plant produces a pair of deeply-notched round … but not palatible either. Green fruit can cause an upset stomach. Mayapples spread by rhizomes to form colonies of a uniform height. They are easy to grow in a shady area. In early fall the …
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… One of the world’s most popular and spectacular palms, wild date palm is often used on golf courses, city boulevards, and on the grounds of luxury homes. It has a … the female plant produces small white flowers followed by edible oval fruits that ripen to purple black. A fast-growing plant, it will reach 50–60 feet tall by 10–15 feet wide and tolerate temperatures to 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Hardy to Zones 9–11. …
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… Multiple, up to 6" across, pinkish red lady slipper orchid flowers on tall flowering stalks rise above green … moist potting medium and strong sunlight for no more than 4-6 hours per day. This plant is a hybrid because it is illegal to possess the straight species outside of Peru. Hybrids like this one are being produced to …
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