… If you look carefully at the bark of this plant you'll see that it peels away. This is why it is often called 'ninebark. LEMON CANDY™ Ninebark is a petite shrub growing to three feet tall and wide with brilliant chartreuse foliage. In the spring it bears small white …
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… Prunus avium is the scientific name for the sweet cherry, with delicious varieties including 'Bing' and 'Rainier'. One of spring's beauties, this cultivar, however, is grown for the abundance drooping clusters of frilly double white flowers, bearing up to 30 petals. As with many other double-flowered plants, it does not produce fruit. Other …
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… Native to Japan, the Japanese cherry birch gets its common name from its shiny reddish-brown bark. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, gray, yellow or red. Another signature bark characteristic is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Royal Star magnolia is perhaps the most popular of all magnolias. Pink buds open to abundant fragrant white flowers in early spring. It is considered to be more vigorous and faster growing than the species. Members of the genus Magnolia are known …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… humidity. Fertilize it weekly during the dormant season (summer) with dilute foliar fertilizer to prevent the leaves from scorching in the full sun (and to maximize stored energy for flower production next winter). The orchid family consists of a … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals—often …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright yellow 'dancing ladies' featuring brown to dark purple spots on 5 foot tall flowering spikes come into bloom from autumn extending thru the winter. The main flowering stalk can branch up to seven times with each of the branches carrying ten flowers. Formerly classified in the genus … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of 3 petals surrounded by 3 sepals, often in …
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… Saucer magnolia is the most commonly grown deciduous magnolia. Branches on this tree, which is usually … multistemmed, are wide-spreading. The saucer magnolia is enshrouded in flowers in late March to early April, when flowers open that are white to pinkish-purple and 5-10" across and fragrant. Very showy large-cupped flowers and handsome …
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… This hybrid lady slipper cultivar, which dates back to 1901, has large, mahogany brown white-striped flowers with long, dropping petals on either … in the 70-degree range, high humidity, and a pronounced cool, dry season are critical to growing and flowering this spectacular orchid successfully. The orchid family consists of a … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals—often …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… other day, and relatively high humidity. Fertilize with low doses of foliar feed during summer to build up enough energy to support large bloom spikes in winter. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… well drained potting media. In summer weekly fertilize with a dilute solution of foliar feed to build up enough stored energy to support the production of flowers in winter. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
