… its abundance of popcorn-like clusters of bright white sterile flowers that almost overwhelm the foliage in May. This cultivar has a dense, rounded habit. The foliage is dark green and turns burgundy in fall. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… SPRING GROVE® Western Red Cedar is derived from the cedars native to the forests of the Pacific north-west of the US. This cultivar has been bred for its neat … as a hedge or privacy screen. Although pruning is generally not necessary, it can be pruned in late fall. Fertilize in early spring with a specialist slow-release fertilizer for conifers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dark star is a cross of four different varieties of elephant ear, selected with the goal of creating a hybrid that combines impressive size with improved cold tolerance. Dark star delivers. It can reach 6 feet high, with leaves up to 5 feet wide. For added drama, the deep purple of the stem is continued in the purple veins of each leaf. While it's not cold hardy in our climate here, it can tolerate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Many of our scientists and horticulturists work in the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center. Talking to our scientists, it's easy to hear about the research topics that get them excited. Former senior ecologist Jim Steffen always had lots of good spider stories. …
Type: Blog
… Golden Tiara has small to medium green leaves with chartreuse margins. It forms a medium-sized hosta mound and is a … can be used as an edger, ground cover, or specimen. Many sports of this cultivar are available in the trade. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Intense burgundy red leaves brighten their colors in bright to full sun light. Great non-hardy plant for adding a tropical feel to a landscape. A tight rosette of leaves in the center provide a water basin to carry the plant through to the next rain in the top of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Hawera’ is in Division 5. It stands only 5 – 6 inches high and blooms in mid to late spring. Each stem bears 6 - 8 fragrant flowers. The petals are pale yellow and reflexed, overlapping at the base only. There is a distinctive …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shrub, this <em>Weigela</em> has an outsize impact. New foliage is a bright golden color. The late spring bloom is pink, flushed with purple. And even at maturity in mid-summer, the foliage remains a fresh, eye-catching lime green. <p>Bees, butterflies, and … hummingbirds love <em>Weigelas.</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I am looking for a colorful companion to some early-spring flowering bulbs. A friend suggested the low-growing anemone. A. Greek windflower ( Anemone blanda ), is an early-blooming, spreading … shaded (and sheltered) conditions and will spread through runners and seed if planted in the right site. The attractive, fernlike foliage forms low mats, and the white, blue or pink …
Type: Plant Info
… Mary Potter crabapple has pink buds that open to white flowers. The red fruit bear in alternate years. This cultivar has a spreading habit typical of its Malus sargentii parentage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
