… Q. My perennial salvia plants have already bloomed and are now leggy, open, and straggly. Why are they doing this and can I do anything about it? A. Often as plants age, they may develop a tendency to become …
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… to bloom - perhaps an adaptation to the short growing season in Scandinavia, Siberia, and Mongolia where it's native. The lavendar-blue flower stalks can reach over six feet tall, … of each flower resembles the hoods of medieval monks. They attract a variety of butterflies and moths, and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the …
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… for the foliage, the flowers are also impressive, with strong red stems, red scape bracts and contrasting greenish-yellow floral bracts. Bromeliads in the tropical American genus Aechmea are called vase plants or urn plants. Their curved leaves collect water and in the wild can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually decline after the …
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… inward to reveal the two white bands beneath them. Firs can be distinguished from pines and spruces by the needles, which are flat or ovoid in cross-section and the cones, which are upright and persist on the tree until the seeds have dropped. The cones are very showy, turning …
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… Carnival Candy Apple Alumroot matures to a neat 12 inch by 14 inch mound shape and has foliage colors with an apple red and green theme, with silver accents. Although primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a … creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Candy Apple Alumroot is one of a ten Carnival Alumroot varieties …
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… by Terra Nova Nurseries in 2014. It is a smaller plant, maturing to a mound 9 inches tall and 12 inches wide. White flowers on dark stems appear in late spring to mid-summer, increasing the height only to 14 inches. The leaves are very large and are initially bright red, maturing to a darker warm red with pink spots. The spots become … massed as a groundcover or in the front row of a border. It is deer resistant, heat tolerant and attracts birds and bees. I milder climates the foliage is persistent and attractive. I will …
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… slower growing hosta than others in the Tiara series. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural mutations or “sports” are also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta …
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… a Martagon Lily with deep scarlet red unspotted flowers in mid summer. It stands 4 feet high and bears 20 or more downfacing flowers on each stem and whorled leaves. The petals are curved backward, giving the flowers a Turks caps shape. … Typical of the Martagon lilies, Hantsing does best in partial shade. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will …
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… crabapple. This selection came from Hook's Nursery in 1979, which was located near Lake Zurich and closed in the 1990s. This selection is no longer commercially available. Crabapples are small … a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower …
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… moderate to wet soil moisture. In the wild, willows are commonly found near streams, rivers and ponds. In cultivation, willows are often used to control erosion in such areas. They are easily propagated from cuttings; willows root and grow quickly. Of the estimated 350 species in the genus Salix , most are native to the cooler, temperate and sub-polar regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Cross species hybridization occurs both …
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