… finely serrate margins. It produces stiff upright flower spikes with buttery yellow bracts and reddish stems. Too large to be a house plant, these plants do well as a border plant in … American genus Aechmea are called vase plants or urn plants. Their curved leaves collect water and can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually decline after the …
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… This medium large (20 inches tall, 47 inches wide) hosta features corrugated and ruffled yellow leaves. The leaves of 'Dawn's Early Light' emerge gold in spring and turn chartreuse over the summer. It is a seedling of H. 'Sea Fire' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called …
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… species, it bears small white flowers in spring, white fruit in summer, red foliage in fall and red stems in 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 -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
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… The roses are packed with petals, about 110 in each one, with the classic quartered center and fragrance of old-fashioned roses. You can prune it to fit in a border, or grow it as a short … to enjoy the fragrance. Rose breeder David Austin is famous for bringing together the shapes and scents of old-fashioned roses with the repeat bloom, hardiness, and disease resistance of modern roses. Like all roses, the more sun you give them, the more …
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… is a Mexican bush sage featuring dark purple calyces (bracts that surround the flower) and purple flowers on a plant that can reach up to 5 feet in height and width. This cultivar is drought tolerant once established. Chemicals in the leaves repel deer and rabbits, while the nectar attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Mexican bush sage has been …
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… multi-trunked tree that grows to 20 feet tall by 20 feet wide. Adaptable to adverse conditions and cold-hardy to zone 2, it prefers full sun to part shade and moist well-drained soils. It can be grown either as a tree or a privacy hedge. Amur maple, … shrub. It is easy to grow in moist, rich, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade and performs well in areas with cool summer climates. Amur maple makes an unusual specimen tree …
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… 5 feet in 10 years. Use this Japanese maple as a specimen plant or train it as a bonsai. May and June bring small reddish-purple flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely … you live in Zone 5. It is an exceptional small ornamental maple. The foliage is deeply lobed and elongated, forming overlapping tufts, creating little "canopies" on each branch. The foliage …
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… in height with a 5 foot spread in 10 years. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring small reddish-purple flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely … 5. It is an exceptional small ornamental maple. This maple needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to flourish. As its name imples, the leaves are deeply …
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… 3-4 feet high. It requires consistently moist soils in order to retain its lush appearance and unusual leaf color. This plant is well-suited to woodland and shade gardens and while slow to establish is relatively easy to grow and maintain. The drama of the flower …
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… White cotton-ball clusters of flowers in May and June turn into sparkling porcelain white berries, set off by bright red stems rising well … under deciduous trees. All parts of the plant are toxic - a great deterrent for rabbits and deer, but not so good for small children who may be attracted to the shiny fruit. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , spanning Europe, Asia, and North America. They're generally woodland plants, happiest in dappled shade and cool, …
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