… one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. The plant is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. 'Fooled Me' is considered a "designer" daylily with exceptional bloom … flowers and excellent winter hardiness. It had been awarded the Stout Silver Medal Award in 2005. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The pink buds of HARVEST GOLD® crabapple open to white flowers, followed by yellow fruit in the fall that persist into the winter. This cultivar is noted for good disease resistance by … of Illinois Extension. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rose pink buds open to white flowers on LANCELOT® crabapple and are followed in the fall by gold fruit that persist into winter. This dwarf cultivar is reported as highly … of Illinois Extension. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1-2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit and fruit make them …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The common name forget-me-not is derived from the French m'oubliez pas and was first used in English in about 1532. There are many stories explaining its origin. Allan Armitage’s book, "Herbaceous … constant water and partial shade, producing small bright blue flowers with a yellow center in July and August. Grow it on the edge of a pond or stream, but remember to keep your footing on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It produces long stems topped with large, white daisies featuring a yellow disc. It blooms in its first season and may be used as an annual; if used as a perennial, the second-year stems … the plants are cut back. The narrow, glossy, saw-toothed leaves are thick and leathery, and in its early growth, the plant resembles a sedum more than a daisy. This species will grow in poor soils and will take full sun or partial shade, with moderate watering. Its common name, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… for perennial, meadow, and prairie gardens. The thistle-like, reddish-purple flowers are borne in clusters along tall spikes, somewhat resembling bottlebrushes. The flowers open from the top … the way up to the tip. Floristan violet is a consistent rich orchid color. Use it as an accent in the formal garden, or plant it in wet meadows or at marsh edges. It is one of the best plants for butterfly gardens and is a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to a height of 30 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In early to mid-summer it produces showy, fragrant, lavender-pink blooms that are very popular with bees and other pollinators. If the dead flowers are removed it will rebloom in the fall. It is resistant to deer. Because of its clumping growth habit it is suitable for … self-seed however so care should be take when planting near open or nature areas. Cut back in early spring to encourage new growth. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Orangery’ is in Division 11a. The petals are white and very broad with a small distinctive point on each tip. … the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, Narcissus flowers grew up around the pool. …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘El Capital’ has small scarlet … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after flowering. They do well in sunlight from a south-facing window or bright artificial lights. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Flashdance’ , hybridized by Susanne … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after flowering. They do well in sunlight from a south-facing window or bright artificial lights. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
