… Fragrant white to pale-pink flowers in spring develop into golden yellow fruit in the fall on Hook's #15 crabapple. This selection came from Hook's Nursery in 1979, which was located near Lake Zurich and closed in the 1990s. This selection is no longer commercially available. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… features doubled flowers, the amount of doubling varying from year to year. Its' origin is shrouded in mystery having appeared on the English gardening scene in the 1600's. Some years it resembles a golden powderpuff only to appear the following year as a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… What sets ' Braunlaub' apart from other rodgersflowers is the show its foliage puts on. Deep bronze in the spring...dark green by midsummer when the white bottlebrush flowers are in bloom, and red and copper for the finale in autumn. At 3-feet by 3 feet, it's also smaller …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Birchleaf spirea is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. White flowers appear in June on new wood. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a … lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… June Bride Nippon spirea is so named for its abundant sprays of bridal white flowers produced in the most favored month … lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Snowmound spirea is by far the most popular cultivar of Spiraea nipponica . It has a neat, dense habit and produces abundant white blooms along arching branches in June. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a … lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bridalwreath spirea is an old favorite that has largely been supplanted in the modern garden by cultivars of similar … lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are …
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… Tall white 'pitchers' are veined in red at the tips, transitioning to green towards the base of the plant. Fluid stored within the … enzymes. Hairs lining the inside of the pitchers all face downwards allowing insects to climb in but preventing them from climbing back out. The large burgundy flowers are produced in early spring. This is one of the few pitcher plants that can tolerate periods of relatively dry soil conditions in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to leaf out or bloom minimally, perhaps they could use extra nutrition. Turf. If your lawn is recovering from grubs, flooding, lack of fertilization or heavy foot traffic, broadcast a … fertilizer with a nitrogen to phosphorus to potassium ratio of 3:1:2. This can be done in early May or early fall. Avoid heavy nitrogen use if water runs off your lawn into a body of … leaf mold or homemade compost fertilizes plants organically and improves soil texture. Till in 2 to 4 inches when planting a bed, or broadcast across beds in early spring and late fall when …
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… The Norway Maple is native to eastern and central Europe as well as southwest Asia. It is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 50 feet. It is extremely hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions, but prefers dry …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
