… Forest lily ( Veltheimia bracteata ) is one of the showiest of the South African geophytes, plants that have some sort of storage organ to survive extended periods of drought. The showy, pink flowers are followed by large, flat, papery (when mature) seedpods that have adapted to wind dispersal. This genus is a tropical member of the hyacinth (Hyacinthaceae) plant family. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. What can I do now to care for my established roses? A. There are several things you can do in April to prepare your roses for a new growing season. Soil and mulch that were used for winter … Established roses need approximately 1 inch of water per week during the growing season. This is often provided by spring showers, but if there is not a sufficient amount of rainfall, …
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… Magnolia Betty is notable for its vibrant reddish-purple blossoms and relatively small shrubby stature. It is … series developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1962. Betty blooms in mid-spring about 2 to 4 weeks after the star and saucer magnolias. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jane magnolia is a hybrid developed as one of the Little Girls series at the National Arboretum. It is … combination of reddish-purple on the outside and white on the inside. It may rebloom from time to time after its initial mid-spring show. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ricki magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the … floral display and bloom timing somewhat later than the star magnolia, reducing susceptibility to late frost damage. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The pin oak is a native oak widely used for landscaping due to its pleasing habit, relatively fast growth … for the oak genus. However, the pin oak prefers acidic soil and is intolerant of alkaline soil to the point of potentially severe chlorosis. In the generally alkaline soils of northeastern …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen perennial grows to a height of about 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate to moist soil conditions. From early spring to late summer it produces attractive orange-colored blooms. It is good in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe 'Guido' is an amazing drought tolerant succulent with show stopping patterned leaves. The short tidy rosettes with pale green leaves have white elongated dashes running from base to tip of each leaf, creating an amazing fabric pattern like effect. Stunning. Obviously selected for its unusual foliage, it does produce from summer to fall delicate spikes of coral to salmon colored bell shaped flowers. This is a diminutive aloe …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Great marsh marigold ( Caltha polypetala ) is a native of northern Europe and the Pacific Northwest from Oregon, up the coast, and to Alaska. Its glossy gold flowers are held well above the foliage and look like giant buttercups, to which they are related. The flowers have showy clusters of up to 40 stamens in the center. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The common name for this plant is white Dyckia because of the silvery white color of its foliage. That's caused by the silvery … white scale-like hairs on its leaves. The distinctive way its foliage twists and curls adds to this plant's appeal. Dyckias are survivors. This one is native to the highlands of central Brazil. It likes full sun, but not hot baking hot sun, which can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
