… of woodlands in eastern and central North America, grows as an understory large shrub. In mid- to late October, clusters of fragrant flowers with four strap-like petals emerge. 'Champlin's … yellow, emerging from yellow-green calyxes. In the home landscape, it can attain heights of 15 to 20 feet and has an oval-rounded shape. The flowers are often hidden by the bright yellow fall foliage. The relatively scanty fruit—relished by birds and squirrels—is a woody capsule containing two seeds. This underutilized ornamental native performs quite well …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Caramel Alumroot is probably one of the loveliest of the golden orange leaved Heuchera selections. It's leaves emerge a golden orange and mature to a mound of mixed shades of gold, amber, olive greens and purple. The reddish purple leaf undersides are a striking contrast to the golden shades above. At maturity the plant's mounded form reaches about 12 inches in …
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… Crown-of-thorns ( Euphorbia milii 'Ruby Red') is a slow-growing plant with a rambling growth habit. Individual plants can grow to 3 feet by 3 feet on this Madagascar native that may be extinct in the wild. Its 5- to 6-sided fleshy, thorny stems are adorned with short, oblong leaves. The flowers—yellow cyathia …
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… The PRISTINE® apple is a yellow apple introduced in 1994, noted for its tart flavor and good keeping capability. This … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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… Evening primrose is a biennial plant that forms a flat rosette in the first year and a 6-inch tall stem bearing … will readily self-seed in most conditions. As a native plant, th evening primrose is host to wide range of native species. Butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers, caterpillars and beetles are attracted to the leaves, and goldfinches eat the …
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… What distinguishes 'Angelina' from other stonecrop sedums is its striking chartreuse foliage. When used as a groundcover or as a spiller in a container, … summer, and its leaves take on orange tones in autumn. Stonecrops are tough. They're native to rocky, arid mountains and cliffs from Asia to Western Europe, so they can tolerate wide variations in temperature. All they want is lots of …
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… An evergreen, coniferous tree 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… gold with green margins as the season progresses. By the end of the season, the color may fade to white. This large (22 inches tall by 36 inches wide), vigorous hosta is considered a classic and is widely used. Pink-lavender flowers appear in July and August and are attractive to hummingbirds. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce …
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… Lilium ‘Karen North’ is a brilliant coral-orange color. The petals are deeply recurved and are spotted with plum-colored speckles. The flowers are downfacing and bloom in mid June to mid July on stems which stand 4 to 6 feet tall. The flowers have a delightful fragrance and are attractive to hummingbirds. Karen …
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… clean and improves air circulation in and around them. However, the fruit of staked plants is more susceptible to sunscald, so care should be taken when pruning. Staked plants may also require additional water as the plants and surrounding soil surfaces are exposed to sun and drying winds. Caging is an alternative to staking if you wish to grow tomatoes …
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