… Achillea 'Walther Funcke' has tiny brick-red flowers with yellow centers clustered together in densely packed, flat-topped flower heads. The stems stand 15 to 24 inches high with fragrant, deeply cut foliage. This cultivar likes full sun and blooms from mid- summer to … anad resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Its five-lobed leaves grow densely on an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 55 feet with a spread of 35 feet. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Red flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is orange with red highlights. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Paeonia 'White Ivory' is an herbaceous peony with exquisite double flowers resembling mounds of whipped cream. The bark is dark and the blooms are fragrant, making for an excellent cut flower. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. 'White Ivory' is … the summer, and then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in full sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil surface. Deer resistant. Peonies are popular …
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… Iris 'Undercurrent' is a stunning tall bearded iris with vanilla standards, apricot yellow falls and fiery red beards. There is a gray purplish wash … inward from the edges of the falls. It stands 42 inches high, blooming in mid to late season with a mild sweet fragrance. In 2006 Undercurrent was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society and in 2008 it received the Award of Merit. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… located on the outer road that encircles the Garden, stands an official National Weather Service Cooperative Station—a collection of instruments that measures the atmospheric conditions … the results, then heads back indoors to transfer the information to the National Weather Service (NWS). Reading #1: Temperature Though it looks vaguely like a beehive, the little white … weather shelter or the grass itself. Reading #3: Rain The National Weather Service provided us with the rain canister, which can hold up to 10 inches of precipitation (not that we’ve ever …
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… that demands to be noticed. The standards are a blend of pale lavender and champagne yellow with lavender purple streaks. The falls are pale lavender fading to white with gold rims and gold to purple beards. It is classified as a Border Bearded Iris with stalks that stand 26” high and blooms in early to mid season. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to frost in the fall. Vigorous, heat-tolerant plants reach a uniform height and are topped by excellent-quality, closely set blooms. Nice 'snapdragon' fragrance to the flowers is rarely …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sunflower that will bloom year-round and produces very little pollen. This plant is excellent in the garden (goldfinches love sunflowers) or as a cut flower for the florist trade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers that stand tall over minty foliage. Attracts pollinators, strong winter hardiness, and excellent landscape performance. Lovely robust plant that adds texture, scent and color to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers that stand tall over minty foliage. Attracts pollinators, strong winter hardiness, and excellent landscape performance. Lovely robust plant that adds texture, scent and color to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
