… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. It is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Each winter, the bright yellow buds of fiery spike ( Aphelandra aurantiaca ) open to bright red blooms from the bottom of each flower spike to the top, giving the flower the appearance of bursting into flame above deep green, glossy foliage with a silvery sheen. A native to Mexico and South America, this tropical gem can grow to 2 to 4 feet in height, but when grown …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This carnivorous perennial is native to the subtropical wetlands of the southeastern United States so it is not cold hardy here. It needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of about 1 foot. The "trap" is not the plant's flower; it is a set of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… clusters which bloom continuously from late summer until frost, with each flower lasting 3 to 4 days. The foliage is burgundy to purple. It is hardy in zones 4-9. This is a hybrid of a hardy hibiscus native to eastern and central United States. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sea Foam shrub rose ( Rosa 'Sea Foam') grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun and moderate soil conditions. From mid-June to mid-October, it produces lightly fragrant, double white flowers that tend to blush pink in cooler weather. The small, glossy, deep green leaves are disease resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sand phlox is a mat-forming perennial with narrow, needle-like leaves, that grows to a height of 6 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is native to sandy, open woodlands and prairies in the Midwest and to the Ozarks. The blue to white blooms, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Windspiel is a German word meaning wind play, and it refers to the way the wind moves the blooms of this giant plant that can grow to 7 feet tall. A clump-forming ornamental grass that prefers full sun, it has linear green leaves that turn yellow in the fall and 15- to 20-inch purple flower panicles that bloom from June to October. Planted as a specimen or in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Striking red and white flowers are produced from mid-summer right up to the first hard frost of fall on this nonhardy perennial native to North America. Fine textured medium green leaves are resistant to pests and diseases. Plant this salvia in full sun and in the warmest microclimate in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaf evergreen that forms a clump of 2’ by 2’. It has aromatic, evergreen foliage and pink to purple two-lipped flowers that appear in clusters in late spring to early summer. Pinch the plants back after flowering to promote compact, bushy growth. It prefers average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. My Phalaenopsis orchid just finished blooming and I’m not sure what to do with the flower stem. Do I cut it? If so, where? A. Proper pruning of the inflorescence on … until the plant reaches a larger size. Inflorescences of larger plants can be pruned back to just above the lowest node on the stem, which may encourage it to rebloom within 8 to 12 weeks. Some gardeners believe that it is always best to remove the …
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