… Medusa is a miniature (1 foot by 1 foot) hosta featuring lance shaped, twisting leaves with creamy … June, it blooms with pale lavender flowers on 15-inch scapes. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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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 … tolerance, and robust production of fragrant white flowers. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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… tall by 2 feet wide) hosta has gold-margined green foliage. The variegation of Aureo-Marginata is maintained throughout the growing season. Showy lavender flowers appear in July and August. It … with H . 'Gold Crown' and Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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… forms a medium (1½ feet tall by 2½ feet wide) mound of slug-resistant blue foliage. It is one of the Tardiana group of hostas. It blooms in June with pale lavender flowers, and may be prone to slug/snail damage, but it is fairly disease resistant and low maintenance. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
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… Ground Sulphur quickly forms a small (9-inch tall by 12-inch wide) dense mound of narrow gold to chartreuse leaves. It is a useful hosta as an edger or ground cover where a splash of bright color is desired. It has … that appear in June, which can be used in floral arrangements. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
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… This plant is called a Stoplight Foamy Bells because the leaves have the colors of a stoplight and during … months although still retaining their striking red centers. the foliage of this plant grows to about a foot in height and the flower stalks are about eighteen inches high. The plant grows to be about a foot wide. In order to preserve the striking colors it is important to limit the …
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… Q: There are so many beautiful varieties of mums at this time of year. They are supposed to be perennial, but I lose them over the winter. Is there a trick to get mum plants to overwinter? A: Hardy mums ( Dendranthema , formerly Chrysanthemum ) come …
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… Tubergen milk squill ( Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana') produces pale blue to milk-white flowers with the faintest of blue midribs on the flower petals. It is similar to Siberian squill, but there may be up to 12 bell-like flowers per scape, and the stamens are …
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… Lilium 'Conca d'Or' is an Orienpet lily: a cross between an Oriental lily and a trumpet lily. It grows 3 to 5 feet tall and blooms in late July to early August. The background color of the large flowers is white, with a large blaze of yellow …
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… the "Yesterday, today and tomorrow plant" for the transformation of its deep purple flowers to lavender and finally white as they age. This fragrant shrub is a moderate grower but can reach a fairly large size in a non-greenhouse environment. In USDA Zones 9–11, it will reach 3 to 8 feet tall, with a spread of 4 to 6 feet. When grown indoors, it can be pruned to a modest …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
