… has it all! This 2-foot-tall, reliable, lavender orchid bears enormous 5-inch flowers with up to 8 blooms per spike. Its lavender tepals (outer part of the flower) have dark magenta markings … (and at USDA Zones above 9 outdoors) makes it a popular member of the Orchidaceae family. It is easily recognizable as the classic, fragrant corsage orchid. The cultivar 'Triumph' has been … the intergeneric hybrid (Drumbeat) between the genera Laelia and Cattleya . It blooms from May to June, is temperature tolerant, and does well in partial sun. The soil should be allowed to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Galphimia glauca is a small shrub native to Mexico and Central America, with the unmemorable common name of thryallis. As a conservatory specimen, it is valued for its non-stop blooming, as it is continually covered with dainty spikes of yellow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pear tree is called Buerre d'Anjou (or Butter of Anjou) because the fruit is a golden color in the fall and it has a buttery rich texture when ripe. Buerre d'Anjou pear is … breeders of this this tree recommend planting a Bartlett or other pear tree nearby in order to enhance fruit production through cross-pollination. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In Northern and Midwestern gardens, much emphasis is placed on four-season gardens, with great praise showered on those plants that provide … summer, bulbs that sprout in February and perennials that bloom in October.But in our rush to make new garden friends, let’s not overlook old friends, those textural plants that give … is a strong spruce, the Serbian spruce, Picea omorika . This is a versatile tree, able to stand alone as a specimen or to provide a year-round green screen of privacy when grouped with …
Type: Plant Info
… Giant ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations … are consistently moist. It bears smallish bright purple flowers large bracts in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Giant ironweed grows to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Broad-leaved or Upland ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the upland areas of the eastern US where it grows in areas … moist and bright. It bears bracts of one inch bright purple flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing a pop of tall color in the late season. Broad-leaved ironweed grows to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Corkscrew flower ( Vigna caracalla ) blooms from the end of July up to the first frost of fall. Highly fragrant (reminiscent of hyacinths), white, corkscrew-shaped flowers mature to purple-pink. This member of the pea family (Fabaceae) is a vine that can reach 20 feet in height in a single growing season when grown in full sun, in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Holy Mole' is a large (24 inches tall, 48 inches wide) hosta featuring yellow-centered foliage with wide … It is a sport of H . 'Guacamole'; its flowers are fragrant. 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Komodo Dragon' is noted for the giant size (2.5 feet tall, 7 feet wide) of its mound of green foliage with rippled margins. It is 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'The Shining' is a large (20 inches tall, 30 inches wide) hosta featuring bright gold foliage and fragrant … H . 'Cathedral Windows' and noted for being 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
