… Q. I would like to cut back on pesticide use in my vegetable garden. Is there anything I can start to do as I plant this spring? A. Most insect pests attacking … vegetable bed is a good cultural practice that can help to control future problems. Insects and diseases often target vegetables within the same plant family. If you have had past problems, … cucumbers); tomato family (eggplant, potato, tomato, peppers); goosefoot family (spinach and beets); onion family (leeks, garlic, onions); legume family (all peas and beans); and the …
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… Masai spurge is a colorful, perennial, succulent plant with miniature, orchid-shaped, bright red blooms with … dense, multi-flowered clusters. The ¼-inch yellow-green stems arise from tuberous roots and grow to 2 feet tall, bearing thick, green leaves. Native to Tanzania and hardy in USDA Zones 9b-10b, the easy-to-grow Euphorbia neococcinea thrives in bright light …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Big Daddy is a large-leaved blue hosta capable of forming a very large mound. Its corrugated, … Daddy a good candidate for massing in shady areas. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
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… The purple buds of Cardinal crabapple open to red flowers. The foliage emerges purplish-red and progresses to dark green with a hint of purple. Deep red fruits persist into the winter. This cultivar is rated excellent for disease resistance by the University of Illinois Extension; it is notable … a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They …
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… Nymphaea 'Joanne Pring' is a hardy pygmy waterlily with rich rosy-pink blooms only 2 inches across. The emerging leaves are dark red, and mature leaves remain maroon along the edges. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with … Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that lie flat on the water and flowers with numerous petals produced at the end of a long lax stem floating just above the …
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… Nymphaea 'Perry's Double Yellow' is a hardy waterlily with large blossoms of pale yellow centered with brighter yellow stamens. … Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that lie flat on the water, and flowers with numerous petals produced at the end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy …
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… Nymphaea 'Pink Grapefruit' is a hardy waterlily with pale carnation-pink flowers and yellow stamens in the center, held … Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that lie flat on the water and flowers with numerous petals produced at the end of a long lax stem floating just above the …
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… Its large (2 feet tall by 4 feet wide) mound of corrugated, cup-shaped, thick blue-green leaves is the dominant feature of Blue Vision hosta. It blooms in summer with white flowers. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
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… Noted for forming a dense mound of knife-like foliage, Stiletto is a small hosta (6 inches tall by 9 inches wide) with green leaves surrounded by narrow white margins. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
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… The leaves of the medium-size Emerald Tiara are gold with narrow green margins. It is a slower growing hosta than others in the Tiara series. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
