… are held on 8 inch stems above the pearly turquoise rounded leaves. Moonstones are a favorite for their beautifully colored, large inflated leaves on short spreading plants. The flowers are … other succulents, bright light, low humidity and soils that dry between irrigations are keys to success. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Paeonia daurica ssp. macrophylla is a quite rare peony native to the Lagodeki Valley in the southeastern Caucasus, which has almost become extinct. It has … shaded with red in full sun. It prefers part shade. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness, and the huge variety of their colors, forms, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… well-drained soil. This winter-hardy, summer-blooming perennial has exceptionally cheery, 3- to 4-inch flowers, and a loose, sprawling habit that softens edges of walkways and paths. Fireworks is selected for its dusky purple flushed leaves and red buds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… whose foliage is not grazed by deer, rabbits, etc. Lemon-yellow newly opened flowers mature to pink with a yellow throat. Plant in full sun in the hottest location in your garden for the best flower displays. Shrugs off heat, high humidity, and drought. Pest and disease …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dark pink bracts that come to a point are positioned just above the dark green leaves on this smaller, more heavily branched and compact poinsettia. A favorite for the Christmas holidays, the bracts last longest if the plant is given bright light and warm …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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Type: Item Detail
… above the broad green foliage with an extended period of flowering. This annual can be allowed to reseed in the garden or seeds can be collected and sown in late winter for transplanting after the last hard freezes are past in early spring. Full sun and well-drained …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Several species in the Rose family have similar flowers, but the leaves are pretty distinctive for each. Leaves near the base of the plant are largest, about 1 inch long and wide, on stems to 3 inches long. Leaflets become smaller and narrower as they ascend the stem; leaves near the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is provided. It prefers full sun and partial shade. Contact with its needles may cause a rash for those with sensitive skin. During the winter, the foliage will darken to a purplish-brown. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look for this brown thrush species on migration in wooded areas of the Garden. …
Type: Birding
