… ‘Chenault’ is a burkwood viburnum cultivar. It is a rounded shrub with shiny dark green leaves that are … are very light pink, almost white, blooming from May through June; red berries maturing to black berries are sparsely produced in late summer. The plant can reach 8 to 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. What is the difference between a systemic insecticide and one you spray directly on the plant? A. Although both systemic and contact spray insecticides can be applied directly to plant foliage, they function in different ways. The systemic chemical solution is absorbed by … it ingests some of the insecticide. Systemic solutions are more commonly applied as a drench to the soil surrounding a targeted plant where they are absorbed by the plant's roots and further …
Type: Plant Info
… vine can reach over 100 feet in its native habitats in Asia, in our part of the world it grows to a height of just over 49 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. Fragrant greenish white flowers appear in May and … sweeter, with smooth, edible skins. If you don't want to eat the berries, the birds will. This is a very vigorous vine, growing 15 to 20 feet in a season. Planting in infertile soil will slow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Abiqua Drinking Gourd is notable for its large blue-green leaves shaped like a cup. Their thick substance helps resist … the Year for 2014 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … “sports” are common, and new introductions abound. Cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves with a somewhat upright habit. It blooms with white flowers in mid summer. It is a sport of Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Empress Wu' is notable for its immense size; it has been called the largest hosta in the world. It can grow to a height of 4 feet with a spread of 6 feet. Its green leaves can be two feet in diameter. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Fire Island' is a smaller (15 inches tall, 30 inches wide) hosta. The foliage emerges bright yellow on red petioles and darken to chartreuse as blooms in mid-summer with lavender flowers. This hosta prefers full shade. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Fried Bananas' is a large (20 inches tall, 40 inches wide) hosta with oval to heart-shaped chartreuse leaves. … light. It blooms with fragrant, white flowers in late summer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Liberty is a large vase-shaped hosta featuring green foliage with wide bright yellow margins that fade to cream. A sport of H . 'Sagae,' Liberty was named Hosta of the Year for 2012 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Reginald Kaye is a medium (18 inches tall by 24 inches wide) hosta featuring dark-green, cup-shaped leaves of … blooms in mid-summer with pale, bell-shaped, lavender flowers. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
