… Carnival Watermelon Alumroot is one of ten Carnival Alumroot cultivars with diverse foliage colors, uniform size and good heat … the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. The color is best when grown in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or borders and …
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… Silver Gumdrop Alumroot is lovely little plant with a sophisticated color combination. A small silvery colored Heuchera … Gumdrop Alumroot will mature to a small leafy mound about 8 inches high and 24 inches wide. It is resistant to deer and the flowers will attract hummingbirds and bees. In milder climates the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and the blooms are fragrant and downfacing on stems that stand 4 to 6 feet high. Lady Alice is a hybrid of Lilium henryi which is native to mountainous regions in China. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear … into “green meatballs”, as their natural shapes are graceful enough. ‘New Hampshire Gold’ is a cross between ‘Lynwood’ and ‘Ottawa’. It has a nice round habit with a height of five feet. …
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… poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear … enough. ‘Dresdner Vorfruehling’ came to us from the Royal Botanical Garden in Ontario. It is a vigorous, cold-hardy cultivar of German origin. …
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… poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear forsythias into “green meatballs”, as their natural shapes are graceful enough. ‘Ottawa’ is an early-flowering Canadian selection. It has heavier flowering than the species with very …
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… One look at the striking red-purple color of the foliage and you can see why this Dyckia is named Grape Jelly. You can also see why the common name for Dyckias is the sawblade plant. Dyckias are survivors. They're native to arid, rocky terrain high in the …
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… White trout lily is one of the most common native wildflowers in woodlands of the Midwest. A member of the lily … species covers large patches in McDonald Woods, and sometimes pops up in the parking lots. It is an ephemeral species, which means that the foliage will die back during the summer and the …
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… Mini crown-of-thorns ( Euphorbia milii var. splendens ) is a slow-growing tropical shrub with a rambling growth habit. Plants can grow to 1 foot by 2 feet on this Madagascar native that may be extinct in the wild. Its 5- to 6-sided … are cut; the bleeding can be stopped by immersing the stems in warm water. The Euphorbiaceae is a very large family, containing more than 2,000 species, including the popular poinsettia. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Crown-of-thorns is a slow-growing tropical shrub with a rambling growth habit. Plants can grow to 3 feet by 3 … are cut; the bleeding can be stopped by immersing the stems in warm water. The Euphorbiaceae is a very large family, containing more than 2,000 species, including the popular poinsettia. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
