… to completely red violet at maturity. It thrives during the cooler growing seasons and is always a powerful attraction for pollinating insects. The flowers work well in cut-flower arrangements in addition to use in the flower border. Lends itself well to the English Cottage garden style. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Plant this perennial bulb 4 inches deep in the fall. In spring it produces semi-erect, strap-shaped leaves 12 to 16 inches long, each with a central … silvery white flowers about 1 inches across, broadly striped green outside. If it is growing abundantly, it may become invasive. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a tall perennial that can reach heights of 8 feet’ with a 4-foot spread. It blooms in mid to … textural contrast to its large, scalloped leaves. It prefers moist, sandy, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It can spread aggressively but can be divided to keep it in check. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with 35 petals atop long stems with glossy, disease-resistant foliage. This cultivar thrives in climates with cooler summers. Lightly fragrant, this rose is not likely to overpower a room when brought indoors. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist, fertile soil to produce the healthiest, most floriferous …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… CHERRY PARFAIT® Grandiflora Rose Cupped to flat white flowers are broadly edged in vermillion on this grandiflora rose that is in flower almost constantly from mid-June to the first hard frosts of mid-October. Elegant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Golden Baby' is more compact, growing to only 2' in height. Plant Golden Baby goldenrod in a sunny part of the perennial border. Beautiful golden-yellow plumes comprised of many tiny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This aster blooms in late summer-early fall with masses of fine-petaled blue flowers. It can reach a height of 4 feet with a similar spread, but should be clipped back by a fourth in early summer. This creates a denser, more compact plant with more flowers. It should be planted in full sun and well-drained soil. Once established, it is both heat and drought tolerant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… document its kinship to grape vines, as do the tendrils that help it climb up to 30 feet in frost free climates. Large palmately compound green leaves and chocolate brown trunk (with age) are the primary characteristics it is grown for. One of several species in this genus that host the largest flowers in the World - the parasitic genus Rafflesia . …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… almost black, flowers are accentuated with white stigmas on this non-hardy perennial grown in English gardens since the 1600's under the names "Blackmoor's Beauty" and "Mournful Widow". Under any name, in any age, it is a striking annual for incorporation among perennials or for use in annual displays. Full sun …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… What can I do to prevent powdery mildew from attacking my phlox and zinnias? A. Powdery mildew is a late-season fungus that favors hot, humid days, cooler nights, and mornings heavy with dew. … include a white-to-gray powdery appearance on leaves, new shoots, stems, buds, and flowers. In some cases, the leaves turn yellow or brown, curl up, and drop off the plant. Flower buds … poor air circulation and overly dense plantings encourage mildew. Water your plants early in the morning, and try to put the water directly into the root zones, not on the foliage. Avoid …
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