… butterflies love the fragrant flowers that arrive in early summer and last until the fall. It is a specimen, great in large containers and small gardens. Withered branches should be removed …
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… native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected areas if you live in Zone 5. It is an exceptional small ornamental maple. …
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… that are 2 to 3 feet long. Smooth brown nuts in husks ripen in late fall. Bottlebrush buckeye is a beautiful, mounding, shrubby species of buckeye with spectacular flowers in mid-summer. …
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… 6-inch globes of purple (rarely white) flowers. It prefers well-drained soil in full sun in a site protected from the wind. Key to naturalizing the giant onion in the garden is allowing the soil to dry from midsummer to fall and applying an annual layer of mulch before …
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… This cute, inconspicuous prairie plant is one of the few non-tropical members of the sandalwood family. It produces single-stemmed …
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… a plant that likes to grow around ponds and bogs where you might find turtles. TINY TORTUGA is a form of a wildflower native to the eastern US where it likes shady moist areas around bogs …
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… rabbits for best results. The flowers attract pollen-hungry insect pollinators, and the nectar is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. …
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… long-lived plant continues to reward such inattention with masses of blooms. The variety name is of dubious validity, but it differs from the species with larger leaves and more flowers. …
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… Tamarack or American Larch, is one of the deciduous conifers that they drop their leaves in fall. Early spring growth brings …
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… Lepechinia hastata in full sun (or very limited shade) in moist, fertile soil. This plant is reputed to contain antibiotics and deters deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant