… dogwood gets its name from the variegation of its foliage, which has deep margins of yellow and pink around a green center. In other respects the Tricolor cultivar is typical of the species … -- abundant early spring long-lived yellow flowers, red fruit in summer, vibrant fall color and exfoliating winter bark. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… yellow flowers in early to mid summer. The flowers are huge, measuring 9 to 12 inches across and are borne on stems which can reach 6 feet. The blooms have a delightful fragrance and face outward with thick recurved petals. American Way is an Orienpet lily, a cross between an Oriental lily and a Trumpet lily which combines the tall, strong stems of the Trumpets with the fragrance of …
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… Lilium ‘Partner’ has brilliant flame red flowers in early summer. The flowers are fragrant and upfacing on stems that stand only 14 to 18 inches high. This is a dwarf Asiatic hybrid. Asiatic hybrids are the easiest lilies to grow, are quite winter hardy and reproduce readily. They generally bloom earlier than other lilies and will have a higher bud count on a straight stem. Typically they are not fragrant, although …
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… Lilium ‘Citronella’ has lemon-yellow flowers with dark brown or black spots and no fragrance. The flowers are downfacing with heavily reflexed petals curving backward. The … feet high. This is an Asiatic hybrid. Asiatic lilies generally bloom earlier than other lilies and will have a higher bud count on a straight stem. These are the easiest lilies to grow, are quite winter hardy, and reproduce readily. Typically they are not fragrant. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this …
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… ‘Fancy Nancy’ is an herbaceous peony with a Japanese-style bloom in varying shades of pink and white. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; It is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 30 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance … Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and habits. They are divided into two main groups: …
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… ‘Glory Be’ is an herbaceous peony with luminescent fuschia blooms, surrounding green pistils and cherry pink stigmas. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Glory Be’ is an early bloomer. It grows to 28 inches tall, taking on a shrubby … Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and habits. They are divided into two main groups: …
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… Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms and habits. They are divided into two main groups: herbaceous, which die to the ground in the fall, and tree peonies, deciduous plants with woody stems which they retain throughout the winter. A …
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… The soft pink, semi-double flowers of this alba hybrid have a bit of a wild rose look to them. And THE LADY'S BLUSH® does display the hardy vigorous nature of her ancestry. But with some refinements. The pale golden stamens at the center are unusually slender, and surrounded with a ring of red at the base...perhaps to help guide pollinators. THE LADY'S BLUSH® is from David Austin, the breeder dedicated to bringing together the shapes and scents of old-fashioned roses with the repeat bloom, hardiness, and disease resistance of …
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… Gardenview Scarlet beebalm grows to 4 feet tall and about 1 to 2 feet' wide. As part of an evaluation of beebalms held at the Chicago Botanic … to 100% of the plant for about 6 weeks in mid summer. It had fair to good mildew resistance and experienced no winter injury. Overall it received a good evaluation for planting in the … be pleasantly surprised by its fragrance. Bright pompoms of flowers bloom in mid summer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees and …
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… through bushes, so one of your spring blooming shrubs could suddenly look like it has a second and very different bloom in the fall. It's native to open forests and creek banks from Illinois to as far south as Alabama. Aconitum is commonly known as monkshood … of each flower resembles the hoods of medieval monks. It attracts a variety of butterflies and moths, and is the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, …
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