… Tiffany hybrid tea rose grows to 4 feet high by 3 feet wide and is famous for the long stems topped by phlox-pink flowers with yellow at the base of the petals. … buds and, in the case of 'Tiffany', sweetly scented flowers. Unfortunately, this rose cultivar is particularly susceptible to powdery and downy mildews, which accentuates the need to plant it …
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… red new growth. Growing 3 to 4 feet tall with a 3-foot spread and a rounded, bushy habit, this is not a fragrant bloomer, but some report the flowers have a very slight scent of fresh-cut apples. Cinco de Mayo™ is a hybrid of Rosa 'Topsy Turvey' and 2006 AARS award-winner R. 'Julia Child', developed by Tom …
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… This is a deciduous shrub or small tree that will grow to about 15’. It suckers and can form colonies. The compound pinnate foliage is deeply dissected, growing to 2' long, giving the shrub a fern-like appearance. Its green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… carol because it has the perfect shape and size of a Christmas tree. The Tannenbaum mugo pine is a slow-growing mugo pine that eventually reaches a height of fifteen feet and a width of … ground adding to its desirable form. This tree requires a sunny spot and well-drained soil but is a tough reliable plant once established, although it should be watered in hot weather when …
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… Mayapple, also called "umbrella plant" (along with a dozen other unrelated plants), is a cute woodland plant native to east and central North America. Each 15-inch plant produces a … where the two leaves meet a single two-inch wide-open white flower appears in May. This is followed by a single oval-shaped fruit, not toxic when fully ripe but not palatible either. …
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… Nyssa sylvatica is a beautiful shade tree native in all but the coldest parts of the eastern United States. … These are unpalatable to humans, but relished by birds and bears. Its cousin Nyssa aquatica is found in wetter habitats with a more restricted southerly range. The trees require moist, rich …
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… and prairies of North America. Individual flowers last only one day or one night. 'Siskiyou' is a cultivated version growing 15 inches tall, covered all summer with a mass of 2-inch, … the wing of a butterfly and glows when backlit by the sun. Well suited to hot dry sites, it is ideal as a ground cover, in rock garden, or in containers. …
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… the genus) taxon from an extremely small natural population in Mexico. The epidermous tissue is lime grey-green, a unique color in cactus. Grown in full sun, extremely well drained soils and … inaccessible location. Produces side shoots that develop their own root system (unusual) or is also often sold as a grafted plant. …
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… Ostrich fern is an upright perennial deciduous fern that grows 2 to 6 feet in medium to wet soil in full to part shade. An elegant plant, its name is derived from its feathery fronds that resemble an ostrich plume. In the spring, the vegetative …
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… Snowbelle mock orange bears large fragrant double white flowers in May to June. It is a compact deciduous shrub, growing to about 3-4 feet in height and in width but with an open habit and gently arching branches. While this shrub is adaptable to a range of conditions, it prefers sunny locations, rich, consistently moist …
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