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- … Yes, there really was a Granny Smith! Maria Ann Smith propagated this cultivar from a chance seedling in Australia in the 19th century. This distinctive green apple is notable …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … opposite, decussate (x-shaped), and usually with three to seven longitudinal veins arising from the base of the blade. Its exotic cascading blossoms are borne either singly or in clusters …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … and is moderately drought tolerant. In 1993, Pink Diamond received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. This is a cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata, which is native …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … the fronts of borders, along walks, or near streams or ponds. To ensure consistent flowering from year to year, plant supplemental bulbs each fall, or grow as annuals by planting new bulbs …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … The Tortuoso Purpurea European beech takes its name from its unusual twisted, spreading habit and its purple foliage. A wide range of cultivars of …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … as much for the foliage as for the yellow bell-like flowers. The leaves are quite different from the common border forsythias, up to 4” long, more narrow and finely toothed. After the early …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … which will root at the nodes. The form usually sold is the variety sieboldii. It can tumble from walls or cover embankments, forming thick, impenetrable masses. The leaves are opposite, …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … deep enough to remain cool. Lower plants surrounding the lilies will help protect their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long-lasting blooms and buds that …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … it along some railroad tracks in southern Illinois. This black-eyed Susan cultivar blooms from July to September and is attractive to butterflies. Sweet black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … in sun to part shade with the eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil surface and protect from strong winds and afternoon sun. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, …Type: Garden Guide Plant