… The fragrant clusters of ivory-white flowers appear in late spring, followed in September with deliciously sweet, smooth-skinned fruit about the size of a grape. It's hardy to -35, so …
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… red and yellow flower buds that open to reveal yellow flowers from short-stemmed plants with narrow succulent leaves. The species is widespread across much of southern Africa, but this …
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… to grow this to its full size. Although they may be called taros, it is the genus Colocasia , with drooping leaves, that produced the edible tubers for the Hawaiian dish poi. …
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… moist, well-drained soil. It's a clump-forming perennial that blooms in mid- to late fall with light purple-blue flowers. Aconitums are commonly known as monkshood, because the upper …
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… rivulets and streams. In the garden, it's a strong vertical accent in the shade border, and with its creeping rhizomes forms a good-sized clump in a year or two. There are over 25 different …
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… In late August and early September, this bushy cultivar of clematis is covered with hundreds of small white flowers edged in lavender or blue. Like most clematis, Mrs. Robert …
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… for their beauty and variety. Coal Miner has large dusty purplish-green heart-shaped leaves with pale green ribs. The leaves point downwards like a shield, so their full beauty can be …
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… red banana is a showy plant originally from Ethiopia which has long green paddle-shaped leaves with reddish undersides growing from a central stem. Maurelli is not prone to sucker nor does it …
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… soil. Each plant sends up a 6-8 inch pale red-violet stalk topped by a nodding white flower with six reflexed petals and six yellow-tipped stamens. The leaves are narrowly ovate and are …
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… flower stems move in the slightest breeze. Pamina bears large 2 to 3 inch wide pink flowers with yellow centers in late summer and early fall on stems that can be up to 3 feet high. This …
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