… Littleleaf dogwood is a low and broad shrub native to China. Small white flowers that bloom in late spring/early summer are followed by fruits that are black at maturity. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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… Large-leaf or Bigleaf dogwood is native to Asia and relatively uncommon in the U.S. Its white flowers and purple-black fruit are somewhat similar to the popular pagoda …
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… The Georgia oak is indeed native to Georgia as well as Alabama and South Carolina and can be found growing naturally in granite outcroppings. A member of the red oak group, the Georgia oak produces acorns … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. …
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… ‘Fancy Nancy’ is an herbaceous peony with a Japanese-style bloom in varying shades of pink and white. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; It is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 30 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more …
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… Variegated Feather Reed Grass is a clumping ornamental grass that has leaf clumps growing to about 4 feet high and 3 feet wide, and vertical flower spikes growing to 6 feet high. The dark green leaves have white stripes down the middle. The purplish-yellow flowers appear in early summer and provide visual interest year round. Although it prefers moderate soils and …
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… The unusually tall, narrow shape of the "hood" on each flower earned this monkshood a place in Finnish mythology as the source of the distinctive cap worn by of one of their gods. In fact, … and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the poison made from this plant's roots, which was used to tip hunting arrows. Medicinal (and …
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… 'Mariken' is a dwarf Ginkgo form. Its leaf size is in proportion to its size, making it appropriate for a bonsai or container. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will mature to small 3 foot by 8 foot spreading, shrub like …
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… Ornamental sweet potato vines are used as a colorful foliage accents in summer flower beds and containers. This cultivar has large, three-lobed, maple-like lime green leaves. It grows into a mound and spreads out to 24 inches or more. It can take bright sun or partial shade and loves summer heat. Sweet potato vines have really taken off in popularity in recent years due to the efforts of University of Georgia horticulture professor Alan Armitage, who noticed that sweet …
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