… the Nikko Maple ( Acer nikoense ). It is an upright grower that can reach a height of 25 feet with a spread of 15 feet. It has the beautiful exfoliating bark of a paperbark Maple and has …
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… This densely branched shade tree can reach a height of 50 feet and width of 35 feet with branches that sweep low to the ground. It has deeply furrowed, corky bark . Though Miyabe …
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… japonicum and is also known commonly as the full moon maple. It can reach a height of 10 feet with a slightly narrower spread. Reddish-purple flowers give way to samaras that mature to red. …
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… round-topped shrub or a desirable small tree, the red buckeye can reach a height of 8 feet with a similar spread. Its lustrous dark-green leaves emerge bronze in the spring and are …
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… the growing season. Plant in flower beds for best results or stake plants in containers with loose soil mixes to keep the plants upright. …
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… Shan Mountains in Central Asia. Flower spikes grow to 4 feet tall and feature white flowers with a dark green center. Unlike many ornamental onions, the leaves are still green and fresh …
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… to the Madagascarian equivalent of hummingbirds. The origin of the Aloe genus name is unclear, with Greek and Hebrew allal (bitter) and Arabic alloch (bitter) all contenders. …
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… The gray-green leaves have darker teeth along the edges and can reach 5 feet in length. With age, this single-trunked aloe species can grow to 12 feet in height. The nectar is a rich …
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… Summer forget-me-not ( Anchusa capensis ‘Blue Angel’) is covered with 8-inch clusters of the most intense, true-blue flowers throughout the growing season. This …
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… edges and some pink or red variegation. A stem bearing the purple or red flowers crowned with green leaves grows up from the center of the rosette. As they age, the individual flowers …
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