… “This small shrub with its twisting, corkscrewlike branches makes a very attractive and interesting focal point for the winter garden,” says Jill Selinger, manager of continuing …
Type: Plant Info
… yellow flowers point upright above the large green leaves on this non-hardy shrub that thrives and flowers during the warmer weather of early summer through the first hard frost of fall. When … from aphids or spider mites. However, greenhouse- grown plants are susceptible to these pests and will need to be grown in full sun and the foliage rinsed off several times a week to prevent infestations from getting to the point …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a point are positioned just above the dark green leaves on this smaller, more heavily branched and compact poinsettia. A favorite for the Christmas holidays, the bracts last longest if the plant is given bright light and warm temperatures, and the water drains freely from the pot it was grown in. In less than …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… petals are soft creamy white with a pale lemon base. Introduced in 2003 by Tom Carruth, this is a hybrid cross between 'Sunset Celebration' and 'St. Patrick'. The buds are sharply pointed and have a hint of green. The flowers measure up to 5 inches across. The foliage is dark green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rose Selections in 1963. Long, pointed buds unfurl to reveal fragrant double blooms of coral and orange on long stems. This plant is disease-resistant when grown in moderately fertile soil and in full sun, and provided room for good air circulation. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar opens light green and as it ages the maroon veins and broad white border to the flag becomes visible. The broad flag comes to a point at the top. … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The secret is out; visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden have unprecedented access to plant information, guides, and tours through a groundbreaking smartphone app, called GardenGuide . Garden staff and volunteers used their skills and savvy to squeeze interactive maps, audio guides, points of interest, and botanic details on more than 10,000 plants into an application that sits …
Type: Blog
… Canada [ CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons This hybrid of two species native to Europe and Asia can thank German nurseryman Karl Foerster (1874–1970), for discovering the species in the 1930s along a railway in Germany. It is reported that he pulled the emergency brake on the train he was riding in order to collect the … Foerster’s Lasting Imprint on the World of Horticulture,” Cubits.org (blog), April 26, 2010, http://cubits.org/articlesongardening/articles/view/325/ . Van Sweden, James. …
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… Cupped to flat white flowers are broadly edged in vermillion on this grandiflora rose that is in flower almost constantly from mid-June to the first hard frosts of mid-October. Elegant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to a point at the tip somewhat reminiscent of fern fronds. Light shade in the heat of summer is recommended to prevent the yellow growth from sunburning. Plant this evergreen in moist well …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
