… a perfect addition to the desert garden. The name of this plant is from the Latin euphorbea for Euphorbus, a Greek physician in 1 C.E. who used the sap medicinally. The milky latex sap of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is native to the moist partly-shaded areas of the south-eastern United States. Merlot is named for its fall color which is dark red and persists into winter. It is also an attractive plant in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… gracefully along a low wall. Like all roses, COMPASSION® needs full sun and rich, moist for best performance. It shows good disease resistance, but do try to give it enough space so air …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perfect air circulation, she'll do better at keeping healthy than many other roses. However, for best bloom, find a site with full sun and good air circulation, provide regular moisture, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… petals that are pink-orange at the tips with a yellow interior. The floribunda group are known for producing multiple, hybrid-tea-shaped flowers in sprays. Their dark green stems can grow up …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are salt tolerant (the species grows along the shoreline in Asia); thus they are perfect for use along Chicago-area roadways that are subject to wind-blown spray or runoff from de-icing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cold, 'Oracle's' leaves develop purplish overtones.</p> And it's evergreen. <p>The common name for <em>Sedum</em> forsterianum 'Oracle' and its immediate family is stonecrop, probably because …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Birchleaf spirea is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. White flowers appear in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the same vase-shaped, arching habit and abundant white flowers but in a size more suitable for many home gardens. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spirea and shares its vase-shaped habit, flowering and size characteristics. It was bred for better resistance to foliar diseases. The genus Spiraea consists of small- to medium-sized …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
