… Sparrow Farms. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
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… foliage. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
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… in early summer. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
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… flower spikes. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
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… Odette's Moon is a cultivar of lady slipper orchid with uniquely colored flag, petals and cup featuring various combinations of white, light and dark green, chocolate, pink shading to rosy pink colors, blushes, spots and veins. Lady slipper orchids, in general, prefer the kind … is constantly moist but never soggy soil, bright light, relatively high humidity and moderate to cool temperatures. At the Garden this cultivar is featured in the carnivorous bog. …
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… The Hornbeam Maple is native to Japan and can reach a height of 30 feet with a similar spread. Its bright green … leaves don't have the familiar maple lobes and have parallel veins that extend from the midrib to double saw-toothed margins. This tree has a rather bushy shape and is often multi-trunked. It …
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… Sulphureum Bishop's Cap is an attractive groundcover with delicate heart-shaped leaves that turn green/green-shaded after … and width. Small flowers with pale yellow sepals and primrose-yellow petals appear in mid to late spring. Does well in light to deep shade, in moist well drained soil. It is ideal under a tree canopy competing with tree …
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… The log fern is native to the forests of the eastern US where it thrives in damp areas on the forest floor. … lofty and in ideal locations it forms a dense multi-frond clump of dark green fronds growing to about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide. It is suitable as specimen plant or as an understory in …
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… Native to the United States, this coneflower is an upright clump-forming perennial that grows in both moist and dry soils to 3 feet tall, often forming large colonies in the wild. It features orange or yellow daisy-like …
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… At 2 feet in height, Vivid obedient plant ( Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid') is shorter than the straight species and produces lavender-pink flowers in vertical rows on spikes to 10 inches in height. This salt-tolerant cultivar attracts butterflies while resisting deer. … 'Vivid' prefers full sun and moist soils; when provided with these conditions, it is not prone to disease and insect infestations. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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