… New! Watercolor is a luminous medium perfect for capturing foliage and flowers. Learn how to mix colors such as the bright greens and fluorescent colors found in the garden. You will work in the traditional English style using dry brush. Watercolors and paper will be provided by the …
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… a single rosette of spine tipped leaves and rarely produces pups (offsets). Found on a ranch in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, it is relatively rare in commerce. Full sun with well drained soils and above freezing temperatures are all factors …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has spikes of purple flowers with throats intensely spotted with maroon. This cultivar is unique in that it blooms the first year from seed (all other species and cultivars are biennials and … of its tall, upright habit, Foxglove makes a great perennial border plant or a "thriller" in mixed containers. …
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… Lotusland begonia is a large thick-stemmed begonia with large dark green leaves up to ten inches in width. it forms large clumps up to three feet tall and four feet wide and spreads by fleshy … moderately moist but well-drained soil. These plants are delicate and require overwintering in a draft-free location. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grows 2 to 3 feet tall, with handsome, large, dissected leaves that are silvery beneath. Site this plant in the middle of a sunny perennial border where the 3-inch wide, vivid pink flower heads, … around flower heads can be a conspicuous feature. Native to Asia Minor, the Persian cornflower is grown for its intriguing flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Guernsey Cream is a large-flowered perennial vine that climbs 6 to 8 feet tall. From May to June, it produces … as they mature. Smaller flowers bloom again from August to September. Plant Guernsey Cream in full sun to partial shade, and prune it in late winter or early spring. Remove the dead stems, and cut the remaining shoots back to 6 to …
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… gets its name from the silver stripe that runs along the leaves of this grass-like plant. In the late summer it has purple flower spike which later turn into white berries. Overall Silver Dragon will grow to be about ten inches tall and about eighteen inches wide. It is useful for edging paths and beds and for providing an accent in shady areas. Although it tolerates full sun it may require additional watering during drought …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Gooseneck loosestrife is a fast-spreading, softly hairy, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with erect stems. It bears … 5-inch leaves that are ovate, pointed, lance-shaped, mid-green above, and pale green below. In mid- and late summer it bears saucer-shaped, dense, tapering white flowers stalks that are … open but become upright with arching tips when the flowers are open. They are useful grown in areas where not much else grows, and can be used as cut flowers. …
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… one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hydrangea luteovenosa is a small shrub with dark purplish brown, spreading and gently arched branches. It has clusters of creamy white flowers that are showy but sterile. The blooms emerge in mid summer and gradually turn yellow as they mature. The foliage has a touch of varigation. … The name Hydrangea comes from the Greek words hydro meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the resemblance of the seed capsules to a small water pitcher. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
