… much of North America, it is not often used in the landscape because of its weak branches and often irregular habit. It is also host to the cute but pesky box elder bug. It is extremely hardy and adaptable to any kind of soil, from clay to sand. The seedlings sprout readily in moist areas, and with its three-part leaves, resemble poison ivy, except that the branching is opposite, not …
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… produces goblets of amethyst violet flowers beginning in mid-September with orange stamens and a broad white blotch at the base of the petals. Plant this fairly large corm in sun or … that never completely dry in summer. The broad elegantly pleated foliage appears in spring and dies down by early summer. Shortened days, cooling temperatures and autumn rains initiate the flowering cycle for fall blooming colchicums. All parts of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is also offered under the cultivar name of 'Jaroslavna'. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they … 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 , … paniculata , Hylotelephium spectabile , Sedum spurium , Festuca ovina glauca , Phlox subulata and Thymus vulgaris . All parts of the plant are toxic and should not be ingested. The toxins …
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… IVORY HALO® Tatarian dogwood is a more compact and finely textured form of this suckering shrub species. It has medium green leaves edged in … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
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… of Cornus alba , a multi-stem shrub which is native to Asia. The foliage emerges golden and fades to soft yellow as the season progresses, then turns orange-red in the fall. Creamy … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ROUGE™ Tatarian dogwood is a compact form of this multi-stemmed shrub with a bushy habit and strong growth. Small white flowers in spring give way to whitish blue fruit in summer. Its … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
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… Indigo silky dogwood is a cultivar introduced in 1982 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It is a selection of a multi-stemmed native shrub found along streams and swamps. It bears small white flowers in spring followed by indigo blue fruits in summer that … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… contrasting with the mature green leaves. Clustered white flowers appear in late spring and mature to black fruits which are attractive to birds. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
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… rounded, Missouri native tree or large, upright shrub that typically grows 20 to 30 feet tall and occurs in limestone glades, rocky limestone bluffs, and bald knobs in the area of southeast Missouri. Smoketree gets its common name, not from the 6- … obovate. Foliage turns a variety of colors in the fall, including yellow, red, orange, and reddish purple, producing some of the best fall color of any native American trees and …
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… base. The outside of the flowers are violet purple to pale purple in color. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they … 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 , … paniculata , Hylotelephium spectabile , Sedum spurium , Festuca ovina glauca , Phlox subulata and Thymus vulgaris . All parts of the plant are toxic and should not be ingested. The toxins …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
