… Floribunda grows 15 feet tall with a spread of 10 feet. The large, conical flowerheads are a mixture of showy but sterile … fertile but non-showy florets. The flowers emerge white, and turn pink as they mature. With new flowers continually emerging at the tip of the cone, the flowerheads are a lovely blend …
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… trade mark name Great Star™. This is a compact, rounded shrub that stands 6 to 7 ft. tall with a spread of 7 to 8 ft. It has large, conical flowerheads that contain unusually large, showy but sterile florets with wavy, elongated petals 4 inches in length. Fertile but not showy florets are mixed in the …
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… in width. It prefers rich, consistently moist soils, but can manage as an understory planting with supplemental watering. Apart from the beautiful conical flower heads, this hydrangea displays exceptional fall color. In Zone 5 protect young plants in exposed locations with burlap and mulch. Prune after flowering as it flowers on old growth. …
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… So Sweet has green leaves with narrow, creamy white margins and fragrant flowers. It is a vigorous growing, medium (9 … 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… above the foliage. The flowers feature an upper or dorsal sepal ranging from white to green with distinctive darker green veins. The 'pouch' can range from dull to somewhat lustrous … in color. Flanking the pouch on either side are two wide lateral petals in yellow-green with copious purple spots. Black 'whiskers' fringe the edges of the petals to complete the …
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… of monardas held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Ohio Glow was found to be long blooming, with a good habit with 2- to 3-inch blossoms covering 80% to 100% of the plant, and good mildew resistance. Overall …
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… magenta flowers have the classic English form - a cup of larger outer petals almost stuffed with 80 or so smaller ones, offering up their old world scent. And it's such a strong repeater … David Austin is famous for bringing together the shapes and scents of old-fashioned roses with the repeat bloom, hardiness, and disease resistance of modern roses. Like all roses, the …
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