… This pyramidal tree grows to a height of 35 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy white blooms from March through June and is a specimen in a hedge or on the urban street. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms in May and June attract butterflies and are followed by brown fruit. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of 65 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms in May and June attract butterflies and are followed by greenish fruit. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fall container gardening. This month, we met up with Jess Goehler, curator, Plant Collections, to create a wickedly beautiful piece of goth plant art. We hope her creation inspires you to add a goth gardening container of your own this Halloween. Goth gardening (drawn from Victorian or Gothic gardening) is having more than a moment; it’s been all the rage for years. In 2024, it was dubbed one of …
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… on Queen Charlotte anemone ( Anemone x hybrida ‘Queen Charlotte’). The tips of each of the 10 to 15 petals are notched, an excellent diagnostic characteristic when trying to differentiate the cultivars. The flowers are produced well above the dark-green compound … Queen Charlotte comes with her own what’s-in-a-name story. In the United States, she is most frequently sold as Queen Charlotte, while in parts of Europe this same cultivar is sold …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The buds have a tinge of violet, and the calyx -- the part from which the flower emerges -- is deep red. In autumn, the leaves turn an attractive red, while the colorful flowers are still … are an eye-catching combination. New growth emerges late in spring, so the gardener needs to take care not to accidentally dig or rake near the plants. This is an excellent garden creeper from China. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… One look at the striking red-purple color of the foliage and you can see why this Dyckia is named Grape Jelly. You can also see why the common name for Dyckias is the sawblade plant. Dyckias are survivors. They're native to arid, rocky terrain high in the mountains of Brazil, so they're very drought tolerant, and more cold tolerant than any other Bromeliad. In fact, they're considered to have the most ancient lineage in the Bromiliad family. Dyckias need sandy or rocky fast …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shields the tiny true flower inside, so only hummingbirds and certain butterflies have access to the nectar. The good news is that while the true flowers only last a few days, the bracts can last months. At two to three feet high, Dwarf Jamaican is one of the smallest varieties of Heliconia stricta. This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Crown-of-thorns is a slow-growing tropical shrub with a rambling growth habit. Plants can grow to 3 feet by 3 feet on this Madagascar native that may be extinct in the wild. Its 5- to 6-sided fleshy, thorny stems are adorned with short, oblong leaves. The inconspicuous flowers, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Silver Gumdrop Alumroot is lovely little plant with a sophisticated color combination. A small silvery colored Heuchera … and bright pink flowers make a delightful combination. Silver Gumdrop Alumroot will mature to a small leafy mound about 8 inches high and 24 inches wide. It is resistant to deer and the flowers will attract hummingbirds and bees. In milder climates the leaves will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
