… tends to lose its initial bluish color earlier than other blue-leaved hosta. It blooms in June with white, lavender-tinged flowers. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. … 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Janet forms a large (2½ feet tall by 2 feet wide) mound of gold, heart-shaped foliage with narrow green margins. Noted for being a vigorous grower, this hosta is similar to Gold … 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
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… flowers which appear in June, Fragrant Bouquet is a medium (1½ feet tall by 3 feet wide) hosta with bright green foliage and narrow creamy margins. It was named Hosta of the Year for 1998 by … 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Golden Tiara has small to medium green leaves with chartreuse margins. It forms a medium-sized hosta mound and is a vigorous grower. Golden … 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
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… features sturdy, wine-purple stems supporting bronze-tinted foliage and golden-orange flowers with a red center. This cultivar was selected and named by a native plant specialist at North … can be obtained by cutting the plants back to half their height in June. Plant in full sun with plenty of air movement — this variety is prone to powdery mildew and rust when air movement …
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… hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters which are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold … Grape Galaxy bears clusters of two inch five-petaled purple flowers that are speckled with darker purple and have bright green centers. Hellebores prefer cool moist soils but are very …
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… grows into a low mound about eighteen inches high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is pale green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaves which are evergreen throughout the winter … cold locations. Apricot Blush bears clusters of two inch five-petaled flowers that are apricot with dark pink veining or edging. Hellebores prefer cool moist soils but are very adaptable …
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… clusters of starry cherry-red blooms in July and August. The tiny leaves, green suffused with burgundy, are less than a quarter-inch in length, toothed and spatulate: narrow at the base … garden or a ground cover for a dry area. Care should be taken that they don't need to compete with taller plants. Native to the Caucasus Mountains, they are hardy to zone 3. …
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… clusters of small pink or white flowers. Nanus grows to a height and width of about four feet with a rounded, mounded form with arching branches. It can be pruned after flowering or cut right back in late winter. …
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… White pine is one of our most beautiful native trees, with long, delicate, bluish-green thin needles that grow in bundles of five. Found growing in the … the greenish- gray bark. In clay soil, it may becone chlorotic and it has occasional problems with white pine blister rust, weevils and Zimmerman pine moth. The state tree of Michigan, a …
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