… Iris orchioidesa varies from a deep to a pale yellow with a darker signal and crest. The flowers have distinctive wings at the hafts … constricted part of the standards and falls near the center of the flower). The stems stand 6 to 12 inches high with up to 3 flowers each in early to mid spring. This is a Juno iris from the Tien Shan region in Cetral Asia. The name Iris was taken from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shrub rose produces small clusters of beautifully cupped, soft pink flowers that mature to a lilac pink. It comes from David Austin, who is known for breeding roses for fragrance and vigor as well as color. In this case, the old-world scent has a hint of myrrh. Left to its own devices, it will grow 5 to 8 feet tall, but it also be pruned to a shorter shrub form. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spring like daffodils. The origin of their scientific classification, Narcissus, traces back to the mythological story of Narcissus and his everlasting beauty, which is reflected in the daffodil’s exceptional floral diversity in form, size, and color. The trumpet shape offers a rewarding opportunity to explore form, while the range of subtle to bright colors invites creative expression. You will …
Type: Item Detail
… It's Majic beebalm grows to about 5 feet high and around 3 feet wide and has large magenta flowers during mid-summer. … of flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a lot of color to your border. Cut back at the end of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Oudolf's Charm beebalm grows to about 2-3 feet high and around 2 feet wide and has pale pink flowers during mid-summer. … of flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a lot of color to your border. Cut back at the end of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Arkansas ironweed is native to the southern-central US. It bears bracts of large 1.25 inch pinkish-purple flowers in late summer that are attractive to hummingbirds. It has unusual thread-like appendages leading to its alternative common name of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Arkansas ironweed is native to the southern-central US. It bears bracts of large 1.25 inch pinkish-purple flowers in late summer that are attractive to hummingbirds. It has unusual thread-like appendages leading to its alternative common name of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Stake tall perennials before they reach 6 inches. Begin to regularly pinch back fall-blooming perennials such as chrysanthemums, asters and tall sedums. Pinch once a week until the middle of July. This promotes stocky growth. Continue to direct the growth of perennial vines on their supports. Climbing roses should be encouraged to … Let spring bulb foliage yellow and wither before removing it. The leaves manufacture food that is stored in the bulb for next year’s growth. Even braiding the foliage of daffodils can reduce …
Type: Plant Info
… indigo features 18" long flower spikes that open lilac purple with a touch of yellow and fade to dusty lavender purple. This cultivar is an introduction from the hybridizing program of Walters Gardens. 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This is an uncommon warbler that is occasionally spotted in winter. …
Type: Birding
