… Silverleaf Hydrangea is a rounded shrub with attractive foliage that is dark green on top with siver undersides. A native of the eastern and southeastern USA, it needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 6 feet, although it needs protection from heat in hot climates and from cold …
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… Creeping mahonia is a low-growing, stoloniferous, evergreen shrub that reaches 1 foot tall and spreads by underground stems to form an attractive ground cover. The toothed, bluish-green leaves resemble holly and turn purplish in winter. Deep yellow flowers appear from March to April and are followed by small clusters of grape-like, dark bluish-purple, sour berries that …
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… frost, producing five-petaled flowers of coral pink with a yellow center. The new foliage is burgundy and ages to a deep green. Hips (rose fruit) are produced in fall and carry over into winter. This rose is among the most resistant to diseases of any rose cultivar. Plant it in moderately fertile moist soils with plenty of room …
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… This cultivar can grow to a large shrub when mature (up to 50‘ in height with a 40’ spread). Female plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones (these are poisonous). This is a cross between Japanese yews ( T. cuspidata) ; and English yews ( T. baccata ). It prefers …
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… Moonbeam is a bushy perennial with delicate thread-like foliage and lemon-yellow flowers. It is rhizomatous, but spreads slowly. It blooms in the summer and grows to a height of 18 inches. It prefers full sun and a well-drained site and makes an excellent border plant. …
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… Q. I received a cyclamen as a gift, and I’m not sure how to take care of it. A. Cyclamen are popular gift plants because of their colorful blooms, … and care, they can be kept blooming for several months and grown as indoor houseplants to bloom again next winter. Cyclamen plants need to be kept in a bright, cool location away from direct sunlight. One to two hours of direct sunlight is acceptable in the winter months as long as they do not become too warm. Temperatures of 60 to …
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… Q: I am storing summer bulbs for the first time — is there anything I need to do for them during the winter? A: Bulbs, tubers, and corms need … rot or spotting should be discarded immediately. All bulbs should be spaced far enough apart to allow for adequate air circulation. Stored dahlias should be plump. If they are severely …
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… 'Sagae' is a large (3 feet tall with a similar spread) hosta with a vase-shaped habit. Its foliage is … the Year for 2000 by the American Hosta Growers Association. 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 …
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… change color depending on the season: In early summer they are white, by mid-summer they begin to turn pink, and by fall they will have turned ruby red. That's why this plant is called 'Ruby Slippers!' Ruby Slippers oak-leaf hydrangea is derived from a shrub that is native to the moist woods of eastern north America. This plant has a dwarf form only reaching three to …
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… The yellow-green foliage mottled in dark green is attractive year round. In spring, and again in fall, spikes of exotic lady-slipper shaped … well 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 brown-purple in color. Flanking the pouch on either side are two wide …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
