… Native to Central America, this orchid grows to 1 foot in height. Its flowers are 5 inches across and bat-like, with the lip and column held apart from the petals and sepals. The coloring is white dotted with red and a yellow throat. Several flower spikes with up to six blooms per …
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… 'Tolkien' is a hybrid of two epiphytic South American orchids, Brassia ‘Edvah Loo’ and Miltonia ‘Olmec’. In … and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- …
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… red toned lady slipper style orchids are held on long spikes well above the foliage. This is an orchid that does not require a slightly dry dormancy period - in fact it requires … and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- …
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… The Hornbeam Maple is native to Japan and can reach a height of 30 feet with a similar spread. Its bright green … leaves don't have the familiar maple lobes and have parallel veins that extend from the midrib to double saw-toothed margins. This tree has a rather bushy shape and is often multi-trunked. It …
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… The log fern is native to the forests of the eastern US where it thrives in damp areas on the forest floor. … lofty and in ideal locations it forms a dense multi-frond clump of dark green fronds growing to about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide. It is suitable as specimen plant or as an understory in …
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… Sulphureum Bishop's Cap is an attractive groundcover with delicate heart-shaped leaves that turn green/green-shaded after … and width. Small flowers with pale yellow sepals and primrose-yellow petals appear in mid to late spring. Does well in light to deep shade, in moist well drained soil. It is ideal under a tree canopy competing with tree …
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… Native to the United States, this coneflower is an upright clump-forming perennial that grows in both moist and dry soils to 3 feet tall, often forming large colonies in the wild. It features orange or yellow daisy-like …
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… Japanese White Pine 'Glauca Brevifolia' is a beautiful pine with short blue green needles. It prefers dry to average soil moisture with good drainage. It is hardy to USDA zone 5 and can tolerate some salt exposure. Slow growing, it reaches a mature height of …
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… At 2 feet in height, Vivid obedient plant ( Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid') is shorter than the straight species and produces lavender-pink flowers in vertical rows on spikes to 10 inches in height. This salt-tolerant cultivar attracts butterflies while resisting deer. … 'Vivid' prefers full sun and moist soils; when provided with these conditions, it is not prone to disease and insect infestations. …
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… Chinese Sedum is a mat-forming 3-inch succulent which turns a showy bronze and burgundy color in fall. Its trailing stems support round leaves that form rosettes at the tips. Star-shaped white to pale pink flowers appear from July through September. It can be grown as a ground cover in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil and is perfect for a rock garden or a dry slope. …
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