… hosta cultivar, the foliage of Sum & Substance emerges light green in spring, then progresses to chartreuse, and then gold in fall. It was named Hosta of the Year for 2004 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Sum & Substance is often used in hosta hybridizing programs. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
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… Golden Tiara has small to medium green leaves with chartreuse margins. It forms a medium-sized hosta mound and is a vigorous grower. Golden Tiara can be used as an edger, ground cover, or specimen. Many sports of this cultivar are available in the trade. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
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… Carmen showy sedum is a cultivar of the large-flowered, herbaceous, perennial sedums that comes closest to a true red flower color. Growing 18 by 18 inches, this fall-blooming perennial thrives in average soils with average water. The blooms are a butterfly magnet. Hylotelephium used to be called sedum until the DNA was analyzed. Both genera remain members of the Crassulaceae, …
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… Lilium leichtlinii has yellow flowers with lots of reddish-purple spots in early to mid summer. The petals are recurved and the flowers are downfacing on purplish stems that stand 4 to 5 feet tall when established. The bulbs are edible and can be eaten as a starchy vegetable. The buds are hairy, and there is also some hair on the stem and foliage. Lilium leichtlinii is native to central Honshu, …
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… Q. What do I do with my spring-flowering bulbs after blooming? A. When feasible, it is best to remove the spent blooms with pruners or scissors right after flowering. This prevents the plant from expending energy on seed production and instead redirects energy to be stored and used for next year. You can remove just the spent blooms or the entire stalk for …
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… Q. When is the correct time to prune evergreen hedges? A. March is actually a fine time to prune junipers or arborvitae that have been shaped into hedge forms. Before the plants put out …
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… the white and avoid the red and yellow flowers – why? A: Different butterflies are attracted to different colors and nectars. They do not see the color red as well as we do, which might explain why they are not visiting the red zinnias. Butterflies can see light that is invisible to animals, including humans. Petals of many flowers reflect ultraviolet light that we cannot …
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… This relatively rare native known as Appalachian or American bugbane is found in wooded areas from the Virginias west to Tennessee. If it's really happy, the white spires of bloom can reach 6-feet, though 3 - 5 feet … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. …
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… Ageratum houstonianum ('Blue Horizon') produces 3- to 4-inch cushions of tiny blue flowers on 30-inch-tall plants. Free from insects, diseases, and pests, this cultivar is perfect for the annual border or as a cut flower. Plant 'Blue Horizon' in full sun and … hormone activity (precocious metamorphosis in insects). It also produces an oil that is toxic to the fungal plant path on Fusarium wilt. While scientists apparently have not studied the …
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… American Alumroot 'Bressingham Bronze' is a lovely variation of an attractive native plant. At maturity it will be approximately 12 … tall and 18 inches wide, the flowers, appearing late spring and early summer, are yellow to creamy white. The tall panicles of flowers increase the height to 24 inches and add an interesting lacy effect. The large lobed leaves are deep purple in color …
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