… Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls', or Snake Willow, is a lovely small willow tree with a weeping corkscrew growth habit. Although the trunk and … with snow are delightful. This tree, when leafless, looks amazing with garden lighting. This is a fast growing tree and will reach 20 feet high and wide with in a few years. It is a fun bit of living sculpture for a garden, but be sure to give it enough sun and space to …
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… This plant is a type of willow tree that has stems that are bright green in the winter time, even when it … osier willow can grow to about sixteen feet tall and about eight feet wide but this tree is usually coppiced (cut back very severely in late winter) so that it stays at about six to … snow. Planting with red osier dogwoods and blue spruces would enhance this effect. This willow is also suitable for using as a living fence, where canes are planted a foot apart but at right …
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… Cream wild indigo is a native perennial featuring branching erect stems and showy white, pea-like flowers that bloom on 30-inch stems from May to June. This species is distinguished from the other white native false indigo, Baptisia leucantha , by its large … as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
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… Purple Smoke false indigo ( Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’) is a chance hybrid seedling that produces smoky violet flowers on upright racemes up to 1 foot in … The contrast between the flowers, the gray-green foliage, and the charcoal-colored stems is striking. Rob Gardener, former curator of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, discovered this … as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
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… and bloom from late May into June. The flowers are followed by noticeable black pods. This is a valued and conspicuous plant of our native prairies. Its refined appearance makes it equally … home in formal gardens. Taxonomists have been revising the nomenclature of this genus, and it is also listed as Baptisia alba var. macrophylla and more recently Baptisia lactea . Members of … as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
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… Yellow wild indigo is a 2- to 3-foot tall native perennial plant known for its small yellow, pea-like flowers that … sun to part shade; tolerate heat, drought, and humidity; and attract butterflies. This species is native from Missouri south to Louisiana and Texas. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly … as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
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… Q: I'd like to divide and store my Iris plants for the winter. What is the best way to do this? A: Iris plants are best divided after flowering in late spring but … to assure that the roots become adequately established before the onset of cold weather. It is not advisable to remove the rhizomes from the ground and store them indoors for the winter. …
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… Q. Quite a few trees on my property are chlorotic. Is there a particular fertilizer I can use to eliminate this problem? A. Chlorosis, the yellowing … Soil-testing agencies are also able to perform foliar analysis to identify deficiencies. It is important to know which micronutrients are missing before adding any amendments to the soil. …
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… facilitate watering) and bring it indoors. Make sure the rootball stays moist while the tree is in the house. Avoid decorating it with heavy ornaments or lit candles. A few days before New … heavy mulch until spring. Monitor the tree over the winter to be sure it remains straight and is receiving adequate moisture. Do not fertilize it for the first year. …
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… delphiniums to become twisted and their flower buds to curl and blacken? A. The cyclamen mite is a damaging pest of indoor greenhouse plants such as African violets and begonias, as well as … deformed shapes while the flower buds often contort, blacken and fail to open. Early detection is the key to preventing the spread of this mite to nearby susceptible plants. Because mites are …
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