… Florida. It just has lots and lots of beautiful clear pink flowers up and down its branches. The main flush of bloom comes at the end of spring, but there's often some rebloom in late summer. Branches have an arching habit at maturity, often touching the ground. With a diameter of 10 to 12 feet, it's an impressive sight either as a specimen or in groups. It's also the mother of …
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… Weigela florida ‘Pink Princess’ is a 6-to-9-foot shrub that, in May and June, is covered with lavender-pink flowers that hummingbirds find irresistible. Flowers are produced on previous seasons' growth so any pruning to keep the shrub within bounds needs to be done immediately after flowering is complete. 'Pink …
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… Rhett Butler Winterberry needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 12 feet. In the spring it produces insignificant fragrant white flowers. It can be used as a screen or hedge …
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… Sun Sprite magnolia features yellow blooms with purple splashes at the base on a slow-growing plant with an almost columnar habit. It blooms in late spring and is rarely vulnerable to frost damage. Its short stature makes it suitable for narrow spaces in small gardens. Members …
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… Dark-colored foliage provides a perfect background for the bright yellow-orange flowers beginning in July. This nonhardy bulb can be grown in either moderately moist to very moist soils in full sun and moderate fertility. In the Chicago region, this plant is not …
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… <p>The flowers are pink. Throats are burgundy. The folliage is burgundy with green undertones. And … of the smaller <em> Weigela</em>so it can fit nicely into a mixed border or a container, even in smaller yards.</p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special …
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… A "new" variety, individual 'Red Pearl' bulbs are selling for a little more than $10 each from the Dutch originator. Hippeastrum used to be included in the genus Amaryllis until the 1930s. It seems Linneaus gave the name to a bulbous plant, but …
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… Native to China, the Chinese willow-leaf magnolia is sometimes called the Hope for Spring Flower due to its early blooming. Its white blossoms with splashes of purple at the base emerge in late winter to very early spring, if not killed by the cold. Members of the genus Magnolia are …
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… Zinnias originated as wildflowers in Mexico. They were also found growing a bit farther north in the western United States, and in parts of northern and western South America. As garden plants, … narrow-leaf zinnia (Z. angustifolia ) and Haage’s zinnia (Z. haageana ), often referred to as the Mexican zinnia—are also precursors of modern-day plants. Over the past two centuries, …
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… has green foliage with silver undersides instead of artemisia's usual silvery green, grows to heights of 4 to 6 feet. Use it in the back of a sunny perennial bed. Wonderful, creamy white flowers appear in large panicles in …
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