… creamy white flowers with soft green perianth tubes from mid-September to early October. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so … up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring foliage and that provide a backdrop for the flowers in Fall. Examples include cultivars of Heuchera , Phlox paniculata , Hylotelephium spectabile , …
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… Tatarian dogwood is so called because of the creamy margins on its grayish green foliage. In other respects, Cornus alba 'Argenteo-marginata' is typical of the species, which is notable for stunning red stems on younger shoots in the winter. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark …
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… Blue Cloud silky dogwood is notable for its abundant production of blue fruit in summer, which are greatly appreciated by birds. It is a multi-stemmed native shrub found along streams and swamps. Silky dogwood bears small white flowers in spring. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark …
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… Kasanlaker cornelian cherry dogwood is a German introduction selected for its fruit production. In other respects the Kasanlaker cultivar is typical of the species -- abundant early spring long-lived yellow flowers, red fruit in summer, vibrant fall color and exfoliating winter bark. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark …
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… Variegata cornelian cherry dogwood features blue green leaves with creamy white margins. In other respects the Variegata cultivar is typical of the species -- abundant early spring long-lived yellow flowers, red fruit in summer, vibrant fall color and exfoliating winter bark. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark …
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… Blood-twig dogwood takes its common name from the deep red color of its newer stems in fall; mature stems, however, are gray green. It forms a dense, twiggy shrub and tends to sucker and colonize. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black fruit. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest--be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or …
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… dogwood may be the same plant as Winter Beauty and features the same stunning two-toned stems in winter -- yellow orange at the base and red at the tips. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black fruit. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark …
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… green with irregular golden margins. Like the species, this cultivar bears small white flowers in spring, white fruit in summer and its dark red stems provide winter interest. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark …
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… Individual plants can grow to 5 feet by 3 feet on this Madagascar native that may be extinct in the wild. Its 5- to 6-sided fleshy, thorny stems are adorned with short, oblong leaves that … garden. The name of this plant is from the Latin euphorbea for Euphorbus, a Greek physician in 1 C.E. who used the sap medicinally. The milky latex sap of this Madagascar native "bleeds" when stems are cut; the bleeding can be stopped by immersing the stems in warm water. The Euphorbiaceae are a very large family, containing more than 2,000 species, …
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… is derived from a plant that is native to the Chicagoland area. It flowers prolifically in late spring with small pinkish-lavender flowers. After the flowers fade the plant bears the … against the pale flowers. Espresso grows to about two feet high and eighteen inches wide in full or partial sun making it suitable for borders in sunny areas. It requires regular deep watering during dry periods. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
