… Moraine sweet gum is a narrow pyramidal tree that grows to a height of 60 feet when young and may reach an additional 40 feet at maturity. It is the most cold-hardy cultivar known today. … beautiful glossy, star-shaped leaves turn bright red, purple, yellow, or orange in the fall and early winter. It prefers full sun to part shade and is well suited to use in parks or on large residential properties. Archived Copy: This …
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… spines completely cover this tiny spherical cactus, protecting them from the intense sunlight and critters in its native habitat of northeastern Mexico. If they are happy, they will produce … many-petalled greenish white flowers with yellow stamens. With age, plantlets will develop and they will grow into clumps. As desert plants, they require full sun and must be protected from freezing in winter. As houseplants, they should be watered lightly but …
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… Look carefully at the flowers on this plant and you'll see that each flower has five petals but the flower is symmetrical. And if you crush a leaf it will be fragrant. The Karmina geranium flowers prolifically in late … with masses of small reddish-pink flowers. Karmina grows to about a foot feet in height and two feet in width in full or partial sun. It prefers humus-rich soilsand may require regular …
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… Geum ‘Mai Tai’ stands 16 – 18 inches tall and blooms in late April to early June with ruffled, semi-double apricot to peach flowers that fade as they mature. The flowers are 1 ½ inches across and face outward, held on tall wiry burgundy stems. This is a member of the Cocktails™ … series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. It is deer resistant and hardy in zones 4-8. Plant it in full sun or part shade. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… January. Hgc Jacob helleborus bears abundant white 3 inch flowers with pale yellow centers and stamens. The petals slowly fade to a dusty pink throughout late winter and early spring. The dark green foliage forms an evergreen mound about 8 inches high and 18 inches wide. Helleborus are well-suited to understory plantings under deciduous trees …
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… Violet-lavender flowers are accented with a gold/white blotch and deep purple veining at the base of the falls. This unusual iris hybrid features parents in … to thrive in soils usually too moist for most tall bearded irises. Plant this iris in full sun and moderately well-drained soil, and protect it in early spring from herbivores. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… is very long lived. The green leaves are striped with a broad, bluish-white band on the top, and during the winter the plant takes on a purplish hue. It is excellent for use as screen, background, or accent, because it withstands a wide variety of soils and growing conditions as well as deer, drought, heat, humidity, pollution, wind, and rabbits. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… of the Asteraceae (Sunflower) plant family that produces lavender, paintbrush-like flowers and silvery, rounded leaves. The silver color of the leaves (created by a waxy covering), and their shape (reduced surface area), are adaptations seen in many plants native to very dry regions. Unlike most of the other plant species native to Saudi Arabia and Somalia, kleinia aster tolerates the relatively higher humidity found in the Garden's Arid …
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