… fragrant white flowers. The sparse fruit are first red, then change to black. Fall color is a mixture of reds and purples. This cultivar is a cross of V. x burkwoodii x V. carlesii . Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Popcorn Japanese snowball bush viburnum is named for its abundance of popcorn-like clusters of bright white sterile flowers that almost overwhelm the foliage in May. This cultivar has a dense, rounded habit. The foliage is dark green and turns burgundy in fall. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bailey Compact American cranberrybush viburnum is a compact, rounded form at 6' high and wide. It is most notable for its deep red fall foliage. The white flowers in May and red fruits are only …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lantanaphyllum viburnum is so named because its foliage is similar to lantana viburnum but more leathery. This hybrid was developed in Holland around …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… disease- or pest-resistant. As ground covers, some can be used in place of turf grass, which is difficult to grow in shade. Others, like ferns, complement nonnative perennials in shady beds, … no serious insect or disease problems. Northern maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) This is one of the most fascinating North American ferns and one of the easiest to grow. Give it a site with average, well-drained soil in part to full shade. It spreads slowly by creeping, …
Type: Plant Info
… a bite of a warm, homegrown tomato. It smells and tastes of sun and soil, acid and sugar, and is one of the most delicious foods in the world. All by itself, it achieves greatness. Of course, … A favorite at farmers' markets for its flavor, purple-to-red color, and medium size is 'Cherokee Purple'. A large orange tomato with sparkles of red inside the flesh is 'Striped German'. 'Green Zebra' is exactly what the words connote, and 'Black Prince' features …
Type: Plant Info
… terminalis ), bittersweet ( Celastrus scandens ) Description & Symptoms Euonymus scale is part of a group of insects referred to as armored scale. Armored scales live under a … with tiny white lines, particularly on stems and leaf veins. This coating of white lines is the most easily identifiable symptom. White or yellow spots appear on leaf surfaces in … yellow. In severe cases, leaves drop and the plant dies. Treatment & Solutions If possible, site plants where there will be good air circulation. Scale tends to be worse in plants growing …
Type: Plant Info
… the Philippines, New Guinea, southern China, and northern Australia, the Vanda orchid is the national flower of Singapore. It is recognizable as the flower often used in Hawaiian leis. It was discovered in 1613 by Alvin … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look in the Dixon Prairie for this grassland bird that, like others of its kind, is no longer common. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This bird is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or the McDonald Woods foraging for …
Type: Birding
