… Ruellia chartacea is a South American shrub with a rather gangly habit, but with very showy red flowers. It doesn't … our native prairie petunia ( Ruellia humilis ), which does look like a lavender petunia. It is also known as red shrimp plant. This species has large, rough-textured opposite leaves along … protruding from the branch tips. These plants are in the acanthus family and not related to true petunias. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tsukomo false cypress is a miniature, globular evergreen shrub with light green needles of a very fine texture, growing … rock gardens and miniature landscapes. In its native habitat in Japan, Sawara false cypress is a large evergreen tree, growing to between 50 and 70 feet in height. The many cultivated varieties of this large evergreen come …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Originating in Northern China, eastern Mongolia, and eastern Siberia, downy clematis is an especially hardy plant. It will tolerate cold and wind and can be sited on north or northeast facing walls. It grows 6 to 10 feet and blooms in the spring, producing many lavender-bluish flowers in varying lengths, … double flower. This clematis makes an ideal container plant but can also grow on a pergola. It is a member of clematis pruning group 1. Plants flower early on old wood and usually do not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produces continuous lavender-pink blooms from June until the first frost. Its maximum size is 5 feet tall by 3 feet wide, with the lower foliage retained even in hot temperatures. It … butterflies and hummingbirds. Plant in a sunny location in well-drained soils. Because this is a sterile cultivar of spider flower, it lacks the sticky stem and seedpods of the straight species. So while it may be slightly more attractive to deer (not likely), it will also not reseed in the garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls', or Snake Willow, is a lovely small willow tree with a weeping corkscrew growth habit. Although the trunk and … tresses. The younger new branches and leaves are a golden-green color in spring and mature to bronze-gold branches in summer with soft willow green leaves. The leaves are also slightly … 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 develop its lovely form or give it a good trim in late winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Need a tall plant that holds up to the heat of summer? Try sweet black-eyed Susan— it has a lot to recommend it. A wildflower that tops out at 4-6 feet in full sun to partial sun, this plant tolerates clay soil, produces buttery yellow blooms with brown centers and is resistant to deer. Sweet black-eyed Susan prefers moist soil and blooms from July through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… their adult stage. Then they mate, lay eggs, and die. When you find one, you can examine it to learn more about these big bugs. Did you know that cicadas have five eyes? In school we learn that insects have compound eyes, and we use toy bug eye viewers to get a sense of what dragonflies and bees see. But the real picture is a little more complicated. In addition to the pair of compound eyes, many insects, including …
Type: Blog
… Q. What can I do to attract birds to my garden in the winter? A. There is a great demand for food in winter as natural supplies … that attract different types of birds. Beef suet provides a rich supply of fat and is eaten by at least 80 North American bird species. Adding cornmeal, peanut butter, or bacon …
Type: Plant Info
… red flowers cover the dark green foliage on this hardy deciduous hibiscus from mid-summer up to the first hard frost. This is a moderately sized cultivar suitable for smaller gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial is a South African native and needs bright indoor light and dry moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 18 inches. In the summer it blooms repeatedly with yellow and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
