… of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks … season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are …
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… The bog or resin birch is a North American native multi-stemmed shrub naturally occurring in sub-arctic regions and in higher elevations in the western U.S. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common …
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… We know spring has arrived in northern climes when we see the cheery yellow blooms of the ubiquitous forsythias in April. Named after William Forsyth, one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society in the eighteenth century. Forsythias are medium to large shrubs that produce four-petaled …
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… 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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… 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 … petaloids to bear her name.” Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Lois E. Klehm’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 32 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance …
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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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