… ‘Rhubarb Red’ is a confusing name for a Swiss chard, but is descriptive of the color: intense red stems and large puckered green leaves with red veins. It makes a great …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves have sunken pores that prevent water loss. Burgersfort Aloe, or Aloe burgersfortensis is very similar to two of its closer spotted aloe relatives and is only distinguished from the … The spotted foliage is quite decorative and the flowers are said to be unusually attractive for this group of aloes. …
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… <p>'Victoria's spring show is particularly striking. Its young leaves still have a strong burgundy tinge to compliment the masses of bright pink spring flowers. By mid summer the leaves become deep green, and with … </p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen spring flowering shrub grows to 4 feet in size when provided partial shade and … moisture conditions. It produces domes of slightly fragrant bright pink flowers in spring and is graced with bright red foliage with the onset of winter temperatures. Like other Rhododendron … top dress with granulated sulfur, and fertilize with liquid products identified as appropriate for Rhododendron and other acidic-loving plants. The root system is comprised of a dense network …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Very large, light purple irregular incurve flowers sit atop strong upright stems on this cultivar of mum that typically comes into flower from the last week in October through November. In the past, this style of flower was one of two sold as 'football' mums for their popularity as corsages during football season. Not reliably hardy, this is a cultivar that gardeners will need to either overwinter in a frost-free location or obtain …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The jack oak is a naturally occurring hybrid of the white oak ( Q. alba ) and the swamp white oak ( Q. bicolor … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Justicia brandegeeana is known colloquially as shrimp plant due to the resemblance of its flowers to those tiny … to chartreuse bracts are actually modified leaves; the true flowers are white and appear for a relatively short period of time. A member of the Acanthaceae family, this species has long been a favorite of tropical conservatories and subtropical gardens. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In Northern and Midwestern gardens, much emphasis is placed on four-season gardens, with great praise showered on those plants that provide … — the conifers. Among the conifers is a strong spruce, the Serbian spruce, Picea omorika . This is a versatile tree, able to stand alone as a specimen or to provide a year-round green … before sweeping out and up. Smaller branchlets on each large branch hang down, which accounts for the tree’s pendulous appearance. However, the tips of many large, sweeping branches suddenly …
Type: Plant Info
… make attractive houseplants over winter, but they also provide some fun culinary ingredients for the kitchen. They can be used in lemonade, iced tea, cocktails and mocktails. You can find citrus plants and lemongrass at garden centers, big box stores and online. Lemongrass is sometimes available in pots in the produce section. Growing a lemon tree is easy and who … fertilizer once a week to encourage foliage and flowers. Lemongrass ( Cymbopogon ) Grow this long-stemmed grasslike herb outdoors in a 12-inch pot in full sun or light shade. Come fall …
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… As its name suggests, attraction butterfly bush ( Buddleja davidii 'Attraction') is a magnet for nectar-loving insects. Growing 4.5 to 5 feet in height and breadth, this cultivar has incredibly fragrant, bright reddish-purple to magenta-colored blooms borne on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
