… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin de Monet' has flowers with coral pink tubes. The throat is creamy white with lobes spotted in burgundy. Flowers appear in loose spikes at the ends of branches, which are deep red. The dark green leaves are very large, up to seven inches long by five inches wide, and red-violet beneath. The growth pattern is strongly …
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… their colors, forms and habits. They are divided into two main groups: herbaceous, which die to the ground in the fall, and tree peonies, deciduous plants with woody stems which they retain … flowers on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘Nosegay’ is a unique herbaceous peony resulting from a cross between two early blooming species, one … and yellow stamens; the foliage is finely cut. It blooms extremely early, making it subject to early season frosts, then grows to 28” tall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than …
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… 'Blanc Double de Coubert' is a hybrid rugosa rose originally introduced in 1893 that's still winning awards in our day. The … paper, and highly fragrant. In fact, "rugosa" comes from the Latin for wrinkled, but it refers to the wrinkled appearance of the leaves. That wrinkled surface is a key factor in making rugosas as a class so disease resistant. In fact, they're tough in many regards. They're hardy to zone 4. They're tolerant of light shade, salt spray, wind, and poor soil. And they're so …
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… The shingle oak is so called because its wood was favored by early settlers for making shingles. Its bark is believed to have been used medicinally by the Cherokee people. When young, the shingle oak has a pyramidal … The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and …
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… Classic dark red tulip on sturdy long stems that is ideal for forcing or planting as an annual in the garden. Outdoors, plant as soon as the bulbs … a more robust root system before the chill of winter sets in, making them primed and ready to burst into flower in spring. If a bit of cheer is required to fight off the winter doldrums, place the purchased bulbs in a flower pot as tightly packed as …
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… <p>Korean cultivar is similar to 'Red Pygmy' but with narrower, straplike lobes. The young leaves are light red, …
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… Grown prior to 1900, Ashy Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub that grows 5 feet tall. Its stems are slender and the flowerheads are creamy …
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… This evergreen shrub grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It produces showy fruit that attracts birds. It is deer resistant and a specimen in a hedge. …
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… This mat-forming aquatic plant grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It has pink and white blooms from July through October and is a specimen. …
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… This beautiful climber grows up to 12 feet high with full sun and moist soil conditions. From spring through summer, it produces fragrant white blooms. It is a beautiful specimen plant. …
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