… The royal paintbrush ( Haemanthus albiflos ) is native to southern Africa, where it can be found in a range of habitats from temperate mountain slopes to rocky sea coasts. The evergreen, leathery leaves are resistant to salt spray, and the plant can grow and flower in full sun or shady environments. The petals are absent in this flower, the showy parts of which …
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… 'Comtesse de Bouchaud') was given an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993. A strong, vigorously growing, late-flowered vine, this clematis bears single six-petaled, bright mauve-pink flowers 3 to 4 inches across with creamy yellow anthers in summer, with an initial flush in June and continuing sporadically until September. It will … like all clematises, this one should be planted so that its roots are shaded but new growth is in the sun. …
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… or snake flowers bear sunny orange or yellow star shaped flowers on snake-like flower spikes in early spring. Sun stars are native to South Africa, where they grow in sunny areas with well-drained soils. The common name, Star of Bethlehem, is based on its star-shaped flowers, after the star of Bethlehem that appeared in the biblical …
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… stately plants, hybrids of our native rose mallows, are prized for their use as structure in a perennial border. Everything about them is large, from their rich green, three-lobed lobed leaves to their immense flowers that appear … pink and a small crimson eye. The blossoms have conspicuous columnar reproductive structures in the middle, making them appear quite tropical. The flowers are followed by attractive seed …
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… Iris pumila is yellow or shades of purple with yellow or light blue beards and blooms very early in the season. It has been bred extensively with tall bearded irises, giving rise to a wide variety of cultivars that vary in height from dwarf to middle range. A true pumila iris has no stem, because the floral tube …
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… stately plants, hybrids of our native rose mallows, are prized for their use as structure in a perennial border. Everything about them is large, from their rich green, three-lobed lobed leaves to their immense flowers that appear … stripes and a crimson eye. The blossoms have conspicuous columnar reproductive structures in the middle, making them appear quite tropical. The flowers are followed by attractive seed …
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… Fingerleaf Rodger's plant is distinguished for its bold palmate leaves, resembling those of a horse chestnut tree. With the … They open pink, and mature to a rosy red, sometimes giving a two-tone effect on the plant In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common to so many shade plants in our area. The leaves of certain varieties can be two feet long, giving them the visual impact …
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… FLAWLESS™ is classified as a miniature rose, but at 2 - 3 feet tall and wide, it's not to be confused with the miniatures you see in grocery stores. The long-stemmed, light pink to salmon flowers have the classic exhibition … raspberries. Pollinators are strongly attracted throughout the flowering season, resulting in colorful ornamental hips for enjoyment through the winter months. It'll be perfectly happy in …
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… Sargent viburnum is similar to cranberrybush viburnum but somewhat coarser in texture and less tolerant of heat. Clusters of white flowers with purple anthers in the center appear in May followed by red fruit that persists into winter. This species was …
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… Large-flowered trillium, also known as wood lily and wake robin, is a woodland plant native to the forests of North America, growing as far north as Quebec to as … south as Alabama and Georgia. A spring bloomer, it produces leaves, petals, and sepals, all in groups of three, which emerge from underground rhizomes on stems 8 to 18 inches tall. Each … that fades to pink as it matures, followed by white berries. Plant rhizomes 4 inches deep in moist, humusy, well-drained soil in partial to heavy shade, water regularly, and cover with …
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