… fall container gardening. This month, we met up with Jess Goehler, curator, Plant Collections, to create a wickedly beautiful piece of goth plant art. We hope her creation inspires you to add a goth gardening container of your own this Halloween. Goth gardening (drawn from Victorian or Gothic gardening) is having more than a moment; it’s been all the rage for years. In 2024, it was dubbed one of …
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… Galaxy Alumroot is an amazing variegated red hybrid Heuchera with large leaves patented by Terra Nova Nurseries in 2014. It is a smaller plant, maturing to a mound 9 inches tall and 12 inches wide. White flowers on dark stems appear in late spring to mid-summer, increasing the height only to 14 inches. The leaves are very large and are …
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… Caribbean copper plant is a tropical American plant with foliage that provides a burst of rich burgundy red color to a garden. Outdoors in warmer climates it is a large shrub or small tree reaching 12 feet high, … take full sun or light shade, and are drought-tolerant. The species name "cotinifolius" refers to Cotinus , the genus for our native smoke bush, which it resembles from a distance. This is …
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… This uncommon species is found in open woodlands, and it looks like a tall, spindly version of the more robust common milkweed. It grows to 5 feet tall with large, glossy, opposite broad leaves that come to a narrow point. It blooms in early June, when it is topped with loose clusters of drooping, …
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… This plant is commonly called lady's mantle because of the circular, pleated leaves which resemble the mantle, or cape, worn by women in olden times. The name of 'Thriller' refers to the height of this plant which is much taller than other commonly found lady's mantle plants. 'Thriller' lady's mantle grows to about 1-2 high and 1-2 feet wide. It prefers consistently moist partly shaded locations. In …
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… Old man palm or thatch palm is a native of Cuba that makes a nice lawn specimen in tropical gardens. The leaves, which can be up to six feet long, are palmate, or fan-shaped, with a two-foot stalk. Each frond has up to 52 segments that are green on top and silvery beneath. When the trees are young, the entire …
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… J. S. Dijt is a bold reddish-purple with yellow crests on the falls and a strong fragrance. It is among the last of the reticulated irises in bloom in the spring. The flowers stand only 4 to 8 inches high and are perfect in a rock garden or scattered in the lawn. Iris reticulata , is native to Turkey, the Caucasus, Northern Iraq, and Iran. The name reticulata refers to the netted or …
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… Bulletproof hosta is notable for its very thick blue green leaves. It is a sport of H . 'Halcyon.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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… Ivory Coast is a large hosta featuring grey green foliage with a wide yellow margin. It is a sport of H . 'Sagae.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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… Midnight Ride is a large, dark green hosta. It is a sport of H . 'Paul Revere' and considered a vigorous grower. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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