… Delphiniums are perennials in the buttercup family that can best be described as "stately" or "majestic," producing large … are derived mostly from the Eurasian Delphinium elatum . The Magic Fountains series comes in varying shades of blue, lavender, or white, with semidouble flowers that open wide, exposing the cluster of small petals in the center that are called the "bee." This cultivar produces tightly packed, dark blue flowers …
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… Its unique silhouette—brilliant, tall, orange-red racemes of flower—and habit of blooming in winter, when there is often little color, are most likely the reasons that it's the most planted aloe in the world. Arborescens means tree-like; this species of aloe reaches 10 feet in height. Its multiple stems support large numbers of blue-green, fleshy rosettes with leaves …
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… of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks … season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks … season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks … season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are …
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… This species produces copious quantities of buds at the base of the cup that grow to about 18" in length and then produce another cup. In the home landscape, provide as much light as possible and add water to the cup once a week. … use rain-water to avoid the leaf scorch associated with fluorinated and/or chlorinated water. In the wild the cups host a biological microcosm of single celled organisms, algae and small …
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… has untoothed, opposite, ovate leaves with a pleasant, spicy aroma. The flowers, blooming in May and June, have numerous overlapping strap-like petals and a fruity scent. The flowers sit … with a rough texture. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil. Native to the southern states, it blooms on new growth, so do not prune …
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… shaped greenish white veined base. The outside of the flowers are violet purple to pale purple in color. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so … up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring foliage and that provide a backdrop for the …
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… Flowers range from white to purplish pink on this smaller statured Colchicum found in the wild from Romania, across the Crimea and Georgia to northern Turkey. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so … up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring foliage and that provide a backdrop for the …
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… and finely textured form of this suckering shrub species. It has medium green leaves edged in white as well as red stems in winter. In early May to June it produces flat clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers which give …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
