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- … and mountain slopes of Japan and eastern Asia. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, gray, yellow or red. Another signature bark characteristic is its habit of separating into thin sheets; Native Americans used this property to harvest the … bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … calyxes and sunset-orange petals that recurve gracefully. Each flower―and the entire cluster―is suspended by a long, wiry stem. An upright evergreen shrub that can reach 6 to 8 feet in … in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. When Breedlove returned to the same site in 1986, the plants were gone, victims of farmland development in the area; the species is … 이미 지역 농지개발때문에 발견지에서 사라졌습니다. 현재는 야생종은 멸종되었다고 믿어집니다. 현재 남아있는 종자는 그때 보존되었던 것입니다. 실내에서 주로 자라고, 1,2월과 7-12월에 꽃을 피웁니다. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Randy magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the … showy flowers are reddish purple on the outside and white on the inside. The group as a whole is characterized by good floral display and bloom timing somewhat later than the star magnolia, … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Susan magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the … Susan magnolia may be considered either a large shrub or a small tree. The group as a whole is characterized by good floral display and bloom timing somewhat later than the star magnolia, … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … during a long flowering period. In the more southern parts of its range, sweetbay magnolia is evergreen but it may lose all or most of its leaves during the winters in the Chicagoland area. This species is one of the few magnolias that will tolerate swampy conditions. Members of the genus Magnolia … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … with a pleasant fragrance adorn Wada's Memory magnolia hybrid in early spring. This cultivar is known for blooming at an early age when the distinctive upright growth habit of the lateral branches is most pronounced. With age the lateral branches become more horizontal in habit and the overall … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon' is a smaller-statured dawn redwood with gold tints to the foliage. It is suitable for small to mid-sized home landscapes, where a full-size tree would be overwhelming. The genus Metasequoia is derived from the Greek meta (with) and Sequoia. It shares the same plant family as the bald …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … semi-forested areas of Central America, firespike bush ( Odontonema strictum ‘Panama Purple’) is a showy tropical shrub with sparse, stiff branches that grow straight up to about 6 feet. It … pinkish-purple, tubular flowers; the two-lipped, symmetrical individual flowers are about 1-inch long. It is one of the few such showy flowers to bloom in autumn. The firespike bush is very popular with …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … northern forest makes a rare visit if it strays east of its normal plains migration route. It is visible across the Garden and normally on the ground. …Type: Birding
- … Pearl acacia, native to Australia, is a rounded evergreen tree that grows to a maximum height of 9 feet. It grows under full sun …Type: Garden Guide Plant