… sometimes have purplish blotches on the stem. Like other sunflowers, this cultivar thrives in full sun with adequate fertilization and well-drained soil. Sunflowers of all kinds are … Although the plant is a native of the United States, sunflower oil was first produced in Imperial Russia in 1835. The oil has been used for food, frying oil, in cosmetics, and to protect the skin of …
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… bright orange with dark speckles. The blooms are outfacing and scentless with recurved petals in mid to late summer. The stems stand 3 to 5 feet and each stem may bear as many as 20 or 30 … flowers are sterile producing no seed and no pollen, but the plant produces multiple bulbils in the leaf axils which can produce flowers 2 years after they are collected. Lilium lancifolium, … resistant to disease, but it as a carrier of disease and viruses it is a risk to other plants in the garden. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies …
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… small stature. It is one of the Little Girls series developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1962. Ann blooms in mid-spring. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the …
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… White Flounces magnolia is a double flowering form selected in 1991 as a seedling at the Arnold Arboretum in Massachusetts. Its 16-24 tepals are almost flat rather than cup-shaped. Members of the genus … for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the …
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… Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station for its cold hardiness and released for cultivation in 1991. It is a popular eating apple described as sweet, tart, and crisp and noted for its good … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be …
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… the Jonathan and Delicious apples developed by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station in the 1920s. It is reported to have the eating and cooking qualities of the Jonathan combined … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be …
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… ‘Lois E. Klehm’ is an herbaceous peony named after peony breeder Roy Klehm’s mother. He writes in his catalogue, “Mom always liked color and style. She picked this exotic pink and gold with … 32 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil surface. It is deer …
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… Lilium ‘Leslie Woodriff ‘ has stunning deep-red flowers with white tips and petal edges in late summer. The flowers are huge and downfacing with recurved petals in late summer. The stems stand 4 to 6 feet tall and may have as many as 20 or more blooms per … summer days. Leslie Woodriff topped the popularity polls for three years and earned a place in the Lily Hall of Fame. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily make it a lovely addition …
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… 'Alfresco' has completely double frilly white petals with a chartreuse throat. Plant bulbs in well-drained soils in a container 2 inches wider than the bulb. Leave the neck of the bulb sticking up above the … bulb (with diluted levels once a week) until after the last frost. Move the container outside in bright light and let it continue to grow throughout the summer. Once fall approaches, reduce …
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… ones. Strong stems hold the flowerheads upright without drooping. The flowers emerge white in July, and turn a deep pink as they mature. With new flowers continually emerging at the tip of … are a lovely blend of color as the deep pink at the base of the cone melts into a lighter pink in the middle and then creamy white as new flowers emerge at the tip. The color of the flowers is … blooms on new wood, so the flowers are not susceptible to late spring frosts. It does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought tolerant. In 1993, Pink Diamond received the …
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