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  • … This beautiful shrub grows up to 40 inches high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it … fragrant salmon pink blooms that attract birds and butterflies. Disease resistant foliage is a huge advantage. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Foliage In any garden, foliage color is an important element. Flowers come and go, but leaves stay the season. Foliage is especially … less showy. In many cases, leaves, with their texture, shape, size and color, contribute more to a shade garden than flowers. Hostas Shade gardeners know and appreciate the ongoing role of … is a shrub-sized perennial with large, dark green leaves with purple undersides. Standing 3 to 4 feet high and wide, it is a strong, architectural plant in a shade garden. Planted with the …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … sage ( Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl') features butter-yellow flowers highlighted by red to reddish-purple stems, growing to 7 feet from September to frost. It is native to elevations between 4,000 and 5,000 feet in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains in …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … It’s time to give them a spring cleaning Most houseplants take a rest during the winter. Indoor temperatures tend to be high and the air is often dry. Plants are not entirely dormant but their growth is certainly not robust. Think of …
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  • … name because its fragrant pinkish-lilac blooms appear before those of the common lilac. It is one of the few lilacs to develop attractive fall foliage color. In its native China, early lilac can be found in the … tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Miss Kim Manchurian lilac produces abundant and fragrant pale lavender blossoms, which fade to an icy light blue on a dense, compact plant. It is the most readily available and planted lilac for the home garden. There are more than 200 Miss … tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Angel White lilac is a cultivar of the common lilac hybridized to be somewhat more tolerant of warmer climates … tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Sand aloe ( Aloe hereroensis ) is an African aloe native to the rocky and sandy soils in dry areas of the Northern Cape and Free … on the lower. The leaf margins are well-armed with small, dark, sharp spines. In mid-winter to early spring, its flowers bloom in flattened branched racemes that are wider than long. They …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … my lilac bloom in the spring? A: There are several possible reasons why your lilac fails to bloom. The most common causes are lack of adequate sunlight and improper pruning. Lilacs ( Syringa ) need to be planted in a location that receives at least six hours of strong, direct sun per day. They … as long as they are planted in well-drained soil. Another reason why your lilac may not bloom is because it is being pruned at the wrong time of the year. Lilacs bloom on the previous …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Can I actually plant this root and cultivate it as a houseplant? A. Zingiber officinale is a beautiful tropical plant (hardy in zone 10) that produces tall (2-foot), reed-like stems and … dense flower spikes. The rhizome from which it grows is the common ginger of cuisine. Native to India and Malaysia, this ginger would be difficult to grow without a greenhouse. If you want to take on this project, however, plant the rhizome in …
    Type: Plant Info