… Alumroot has gold-green leaves with contrasting dark red veins. This electric combination is reflected in its cultivar name. It is a Heuchera villosa hybrid from Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon, and is heat and humidity tolerant. The pale colored leaves make it a target for leaf scorch in hot …
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… American Alumroot is an attractive native plant for sun or partial shade. It matures to a mounded form about 15 … in the selection of interesting and decorative horticultural varieties. Heuchera americana is resistant to deer and will attract bees and birds. It can be used in groups as a groundcover … well in natural area plantings and mixed perennial borders. In milder climates the foliage is evergreen attractive through the winter. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… one of the first Heuchera marketed for its decorative foliage. Palace Purple Hairy Alumroot is a large plant, reaching 24 inches tall in flower. At maturity the foliage forms a loose … lacey aspect in late spring and early summer. It was the 1991 Perennial Plant of the Year and is still a very popular choice for semi shade gardens. It will attract bees, birds and is resistant to deer. It will work well planted in groups as a groundcover or mixed in a …
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… Blue Mammoth is one of the largest blue-green hostas (3 feet tall by 4 feet wide), with thick and slug-resistant foliage. Blue Mammoth can be an effective background plant. It is a sport of Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… 'Earth Angel' is a large (30 inches tall, 40 inches wide) blue leaved hosta with wide creamy margins. It is a sport of H . 'Blue Angel' and was named Hosta of the Year for 2009 by the American Hosta … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Honeybells is a fairly large hosta (2 feet high by 3 feet wide) with elliptical, wavy, shiny green leaves. … pale lavender flowers. Like other hostas, it prefers moist soil and shade to partial shade. It is a native of Japan. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Noted for its yellow margins that resist burning, Olive Bailey Langdon is a large (3 feet tall by 5 feet wide) blue-leaved hosta with wide, light green to yellow margins. It is a sport of H . 'Sieboldiana' and blooms with purple flowers in summer. Hostas are shade … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Royal Standard was the first patented hosta cultivar (1965) and is still widely available in the trade today. It is a large (2 feet tall by 5 feet wide), dark green-leaved hosta noted for its vigorous growth … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… 'Sagae' is a large (3 feet tall with a similar spread) hosta with a vase-shaped habit. Its foliage is dark green with creamy or yellow margins dependent on amount of sunlight. This hosta was named … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… 'Sunshine Glory' is a medium to large (24 inches tall, 48 inches wide) hosta featuring white margins surrounding leaves that emerge chartreuse and become more green as the season progresses. It is noted for being sun tolerant. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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