… Continue to plant hardy spring-flowering bulbs early this month if weather and soil conditions permit. … sand or gravel before setting in bulbs. These products help deter rodents from digging. Cut to the ground all remaining dried perennial material not intended for winter interest. Add to your compost pile. …
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… Torch Pink is a cane-type Begonia that can reach up to 4 feet tall over the growing season. As a container plant, it's a thriller, a filler, and a … are bright pink and the light green leaves have a light underside, making it a great candidate for a hanging basket as well. Cane Begonias can take somewhat more sun than our familiar wax … Because of their size, they need a somewhat richer soil than other types. And you may want to pinch them back during the growing season to promote bushier growth. …
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… ‘Rhubarb Red’ is a confusing name for a Swiss chard, but is descriptive of the color: intense red stems and large puckered green leaves with red veins. It makes a great addition to the dinner table or can be used as an ornamental. Swiss chard has succulent, delicately … K and antioxidants. Swiss chard is in the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) and is related to beets and spinach. Like spinach it is high in oxalic acid and benefits from boiling to reduce …
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… grows 3 feet tall and slightly narrower, and blooms from July through a killing frost. Each 3- to 4-inch, semi-double flower has a cone-shaped center tipped in yellow and two-toned petals. Petals open magenta-pink with yellow tips and mature to orange-red with yellow tips. Heat- and drought-tolerant Zowie! Yellow Flame is a good selection for container gardens. Blooming now in the Graham Bulb Garden, as shown here, hard-working …
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… An elegant plant native to southeast Europe, bear’s breeches has sharply pointed, deeply divided leaves that may be 2 feet long, growing in large clumps. In midsummer, it produces columnar flower spikes to 3 feet in height. The tubular flowers have a dusky plum-purple upper lip and a white lower … but may take a few years to become established. The leaves of Acanthus were the inspiration for the decorative designs on Corinthian columns popular in Renaissance architecture. …
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… The golden shield fern or scaly male fern is native to the moist woodlands of eastern Europe and western Asia where it is an evergreen plant. It … base of each frond is covered with distinctive tawny scales. This slow-growing fern can grow to about 3-4 feet high and wide and develop a tree fern-like trunk at the base. This plant is … plant or a specimen. It was awarded the Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merit for its reliability and vigor. …
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… The common name for this plant is white Dyckia because of the silvery white color of its foliage. That's caused … white scale-like hairs on its leaves. The distinctive way its foliage twists and curls adds to this plant's appeal. Dyckias are survivors. This one is native to the highlands of central Brazil. It likes full sun, but not hot baking hot sun, which can …
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… SPICE summersweet (or sweet pepperbush) is a cultivar of a deciduous shrub that is native to the eastern US. Its name is derived from the prolific fragrant white flowers that appear at … and that attract butterflies and birds. The flowers are produced on vertical flower spikes up to a foot long. The shrub grows to 6 feet high and wide depending on the location and growing … and clay. It flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter. This versatile plant is suitable for borders, screens, or as a specimen plant. …
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… Narcissus ‘Carlton’ is in Division 2. It stands 18 to 20 inches high and blooms in mid spring. The petals are yellow with points at the tips. The … large funnel-shaped corona is a deeper yellow with an expanded mouth. It is hardy in zones 3 to 8. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his …
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… Narcissus ‘Duke of Windsor’ is in Division 2 and blooms in early to mid season. It has broad white petals and a corona of apricot orange that blends to pale yellow at the rim. The corona is very shallow and very broad with a frilled, split mouth. … toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
