… Tatarian dogwood is notable for its compact habit, red winter stems and foliage that emerges with a gold margin that turns creamy as the season progresses. Members of the genus Cornus , …
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… Greensleeves kousa dogwood features dark green foliage with wavy leaf margins and abundant flower and fruit production typical of the species. It is …
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… carbon dioxide, and in the process they lose water vapor to the atmosphere. Succulent plants with CAM open their stomata during the night to take in carbon dioxide and store it for use …
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… Cockscombs ( Celosia argentea var. cristata ) are wonderful, trouble-free plants for the garden with a lot of interest: consider that velvety, coral-shaped bloom! The 'Twisted' cultivar is hot …
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… cypress can tolerate some shade when it is young, but it typically grows best in full sun with moderately fertile, well-drained soil. This species comes to us from Japan and is noted for …
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… side to side, making for a long quill shape. 'Lola' in full bloom makes for a striking flower with dozens of lower petals spreading out horizontally and the upper petals creating a slight …
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… Johnson's Blue geranium flowers prolifically from late spring through till early fall with large violet-blue flowers. After the flowers fade the plant bears the distinctive seed …
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… wide open oval or vase shape . Its leaves are larger than is typical, more rounded, and with less of a division. It prefers sun or semi shade and has beautiful golden yellow fall color. …
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… 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Each curly, crimped coppery orange flower has four strap-like petals with tints of red emerging from a purplish-red calyx. When temperatures drop below freezing, the …
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… is a native plant in the aster family found growing throughout North America in areas with damp meadows or rich woodlands. Growing 3' to 5' tall, it makes a formidable statement in …
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