… foliage, oversized flowers, and sensational color schemes, can add an exciting dimension to summer gardens. In winter, many of these same tropicals reappear, this time contributing a stylish twist to indoor gardens. One plant able to make a stunning statement indoors or out is a symbol of holiday hospitality: the pineapple plant, Ananas comosus . Native to South …
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… Hippeastrum 'Red Pearl' is an intense, deep velvety red cultivar of Amaryllis with a darker throat. A "new" variety, … 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 later, taxonomists could not figure out if the specimen he named …
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… Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood' (London planetree) is a hybrid cross between American sycamore ( P. occidentalis ) and Oriental planetree ( P. … European cities because of its perceived tolerance for urban pollution. City planting spread to America where this hybrid today is common in such distant locations as Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California. This hybrid can be very difficult to distinguish from its American parent. Distinguishing features include: (1) Leaves have deeper …
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… This clump-forming aquatic plant grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a border. …
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… This clump-forming perennial rises to a height of 1 foot in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… This oval tree grows to a height of more than 40 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a shade tree. …
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… This mat-forming evergreen shrub grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a ground cover. …
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… This clumping shrub needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a maximum height of about 12 feet. It is a specimen and resistant to deer. …
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… This mat-forming evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 15 inches. It is a ground cover. …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 4 feet with partial shade to full shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a border or an understory. …
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