… growing to 90 feet tall, Manchurian fir is closely related to Korean fir ( Abies koreana ). With a trunk up to 4 feet in diameter and a narrow conic to columnar crown, the bark is … the tree ages. Leaves are flat, needle-like, 10-30 mm long and 1.5-2 mm broad and green above, with two dull greenish-white stomatal bands below. They are spirally arranged, but twisted at the …
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… The quiver tree aloe. Aloe dichotoma , is a large, striking, tree aloe with canary yellow flowers. In its native habitat is functions as a tree, being the largest plant … name refers to the forked nature of the main stem. The mature form is a sturdy thick stem with one main division and then numerous branches forming the crown of the plant. The flowers are …
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… have become so congested they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring … vulgaris . All parts of the plant are toxic and should not be ingested. The toxins interfer with normal cell growth. The genus name pays homage to the ancient kingdom of Colchis at the …
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… so congested that they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant the corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring … vulgaris . All parts of the plant are toxic and should not be ingested. The toxins interfere with normal cell growth. The genus name pays homage to the ancient kingdom of Colchis at the …
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… matures at 2 feet in height and 14 inches in width. A butterfly attractant, it is covered with flowers that have pink petals surrounding the darker colored "eye." Seeds germinate readily … frost. This water-wise selection only needs sufficient water to establish the root system, with supplemental water thereafter during extreme droughts. Cosmos Sonata Pink Blush ( Cosmos …
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… cotoneaster is a cultivar of the bearberry cotoneaster that forms an evergreen groundcover with red stems and small glossy green leaves. It produces red berries in the fall, when the … includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no cotoneasters native to the U.S. though a …
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… buds open to white blooms, followed by red fruit in the fall. It has a low spreading habit with branches that arch to the ground. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a … includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no cotoneasters native to the U.S., though a …
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… name for Arabia Felix , the area now known as Yemen. The Yemen tree aloe is a small tree aloe with a curving, unbranched trunk topped with a side-facing rosette of long, pale-green leaves that drape down and bend gracefully. Its …
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… throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden … herbaceous, which die to the ground in the fall; and tree peonies, which are deciduous plants with woody stems that they retain throughout the winter. A third category—the Itoh or …
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