… African marigolds grow in full sun and bloom throughout the growing season. The cultivar ‘Vanilla’ has extremely double large … of about 16 inches. The common name is a misnomer — this species is actually from Mexico, and was in cultivation there prior to the arrival of the Spanish. Marigolds are known for their pungent, spicy-smelling leaves and insecticidal and/or allelopathic herbicidal chemicals. The root system of Tagetes minuta …
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… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow grower and has deeply fissured, cork-like bark. The leaves have five, blunt, rounded lobes. ''Evelyn' is …
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… Native to midwestern swamps and marshes, pepper vine is a deciduous bushy vine that grows as a ground cover or a vine growing 35 feet or more. The dark green compound foliage is up to 6 inches long and wide and turns pale yellow in fall. The leaflets are toothed, dark green on the upper surface and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… was given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. It likes full sun and dry conditions and tolerates drought well. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer and rabbits. The genus name Achillea is in reference to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It blooms in early summer until fall on stems that stand 2 ft tall. The foliage is feathery and fernlike. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer, rabbits and drought. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The …
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… a highly decorative dwarf aloe hybrid. Mature size is an upright rosette about 12 inches tall and from 8 to 12 inches wide. The leaves are green and white patterned with raised ridges of pink and pink toothed edges. The all over aspect is of a green aloe washed in pink with darker color …
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… for a long time. By contrast, one of its parents, Allium macleanii var. elatum , is so fertile and attractive to pollinators (mostly bees of various species) that individual florets are quickly pollinated, and their color soon fades. On the other hand, var. elatum has scapes approaching 5 feet (150 cm) and compound bulbs of 5 or 6 cloves. In its native habitat in Central Asia, the bulbs are …
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… a tropical tree that produces long-petaled flowers virtually year-round that emerge lime green and mature to lemon yellow. In its native Philippines, it is pollinated by moths and so the fragrance is most intense at sunrise. The highly prized fragrance is used in a number of colognes and perfumes and is also sprinkled on clothing before placing in long-term storage since it …
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… open spaces. Reminiscent of the tulip flower, its lovely greenish-yellow blooms appear in May and early June and last for an extended period. Fruits turn brown in October and persist through the winter. This stately tree has handsome yellow leaves in the fall. A …
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… The deep pink buds of Luwick crabapple open to pale pink flowers. The fruit are red and sparse. This cultivar has a dwarf weeping habit. Crabapples are small flowering trees that … a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower …
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