… to burgundy. No need to mix and match cultivars to get that perfect blend of compatible colors in the flower bed. Plant in full sun and well-drained soils, and protect the young foliage from rabbits for best results. …
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… have white flowers with a chartreuse blotch. The peppers are generally narrow and irregular in shape. They are popular in South America and Caribbean countries. ‘Brazilian Starfish’ has an unusual squat shape, …
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… Flowering at an amazing 8 feet in height, Flower Tower, fills the tall herbaceous border with masses of large clear yellow daisy … need for staking and the plant is insect and disease resistant. It is important to plant in full sun, average soils and apply only low levels of fertilizer throughout the growing season. …
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… alternate ovate or rounded leaves with a wavy margin. Yellow and red fragrant flowers bloom in February to March. The small flowers grow in clusters of three or four and each flower has four strap-like petals that open as soon as …
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… has sent up billows of thin, willowy, drooping leaves on upright stems up to nine feet tall. In early September the yellow daisy-like flowers with purple-brown eyes put on a show and attract … native from New York to Texas, but it is uncommon, preferring undisturbed rocky outcroppings. In cultivation it is not fussy about soil but needs plenty of room to grow. …
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… Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel' has large, deep scarlet flowers 8-9 inches in diameter that emerge from dark red, almost black buds. The foliage is very a deep purple with … from the Greek work "hibiskos" that mant "marshmallow". The sticky root or stem of some plant in the mallow family was used at one time to make marshmallow confections. …
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… with dark veins and very dark purple centers. The flowers are huge, measuring up to 10 inches in diameter, and bloom from mid summer to fall. At maturity the plant stands 3-4 feet high with … from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “marshmallow.” The sticky root or stem of some plant in the mallow family was used at one time to make marshmallow confections. …
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… continuously from mid summer to fall. This is an upright shrub 6 to 8 feet tall which is hardy in zones 5 -9. It is a member of the Chiffon series and is sold commercially under the name WHITE CHIFFON™. Although when it was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, the species is actually native to China and India. …
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… creamy white flowers on a branch well-armed with spines. With time, the small specimen in the Garden's greenhouses will produce a swollen trunk, the basis for the common name. Like … the Apocynaceae or Oleander family, the milky sap of the leaves and stems is highly toxic and, in fact, Namibian hunters often used the sap to poison their arrow tips. The sap can also cause …
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… 2 to 2 1/2 feet, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil surface. Deer resistant. …
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