… plenty of butterflies, but it also attracts valuable pollinators, including the carpenter bee. From May through October, this cultivar produces numerous spires of mildly fragrant blooms on the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… summer arrives and change to yellow, orange, and red in fall. In summer, creamy flowers change from greenish-brown seed pods to bright red, mature fruit. Mature seeds germinate readily. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… midrib and the grass green center. Then that rich dark green, edged in white to set it off from the wide grass green border. In addition, the leaves fold up at night to show off the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native ginger is found in the moist shady woods of eastern north America from Manitoba to North Carolina. Although it is not a member of the ginger family, early settlers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… it an indicator of a good quality woodland habitat. Its common name, poke milkweed, may derive from its resemblance to the more toxic pokeweed, which grows in the same habitat. Bumblebees, …
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… you are here in April or May then you'll see the thick, edible spears of asparagus shooting up from the soil. Jersey Knight asparagus grows to about 4 feet high and 2 feet wide and is usually …
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… known as the source of the sugary sap that is used to produce tequila. The sap is extracted from the core of the plant when it is 7 to 8 years old, just before a flower stalk can be …
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… A jungle plant, it prefers shady conditions and rich consistently moist soils and protection from drying or damaging winds and harsh afternoon sunlight. These conditions can be achieved in a …
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… about 12 feet wide. It is deciduous in cool conditions with new growth sprouting vigorously from the crown. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in May. In September and October, ornamental red fruits adorn the plant. Fall color ranges from bronze-red to purplish-red. Due to its sharp thorns, it is best not to plant this tree on a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
