… Iris 'Takamagahara' is a soft pale lavender with strongly contrasting yellow signals and dark violet eyelashes. It stands 37 to 40 inches tall and blooms in mid season. The name Takamagahara means “Heaven of the Legend”. This is a pseudata …
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… Iris bucharcai has creamy yellow flowers with darker yellow falls. It is commonly known as Bukkhara iris or corn leaf iris. The stems stand 14 to 16 inches high and have up to 6 buds each. It is native to grassy slopes of northeastern Afghanistan, Tadjikistan, and Uzbeckistan. This iris belongs to a group of bulbous irises known as Juno irises, which are …
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… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or for those … Class locations vary between spaces in the Regenstein Center according to the season, weather, and availability. Spaces include two indoor rooms: Burnstein Hall and Nichols Hall, and the …
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… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or for those … Class locations vary between spaces in the Regenstein Center according to the season, weather, and availability. Spaces include two indoor rooms: Burnstein Hall and Nichols Hall, and the …
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… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or for those … Class locations vary between spaces in the Regenstein Center according to the season, weather, and availability. Spaces include two indoor rooms: Burnstein Hall and Nichols Hall, and the …
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… tall, Japanese pagoda tree has a nice rounded outline. Also known as Japanese scholar tree, it is a great specimen tree for the home landscape. Creamy-white fragrant flowers, borne in 6" to 12" pendulous panicles, adorn the tree in late July and August. The twisted fruits, which resemble pea pods, are also unique: they start out green, turn to yellow and finally age to brown. Glossy olive-green branches and twigs add winter interest. The sophora …
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… Henry's viburnum is a native of China and was discovered by Augustine Henry, for whom it is named, and introduced to the U.S. in 1901. It features deep green willow shaped leaves. Its white …
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… <p>For a mid-size 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 …
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… Q: How do I prevent my tomatoes from cracking? A: The main cause of skin cracking is fluctuation of soil moisture, especially as tomatoes ripen. If soil becomes dry, and plants then receive heavy rainfall or amounts of irrigation, the plants will take up water quickly and put on a growth spurt. This type of fast growth causes the skin to crack. Tomato cracks can …
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… the flowering witch hazel that blooms in March. A. Vernal witch hazel, or Hamamelis vernalis , is a dense native shrub or small tree that is the earliest woody plant to bloom in our area. The … straplike, fragrant flower petals are found in unusual color combinations of yellow, orange and red. Witch hazel not only tolerates partial shade and wet, clay soils but also puts on a brilliant autumn foliar display when its large, mittenlike …
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