… Showy milkweed is the western counterpart of common milkweed, found on rocky slopes and waysides. Showy milkweed … starry pink flowers. The structure of the tiny flowers is complex, with 5 reflexed pink sepals and 5 forward-pointing petals. Each petal has a hood at the base and a little curled horn, giving …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Charity Oregon grape holly ( Mahonia ‘Charity’) originated as a hybrid between Mahonia japonica and Mahonia lomariifolia at the Donard Nursery in Northern Ireland. This statuesque evergreen shrub is an outstanding specimen during the winter, when it produces an explosion of sprays of … coarsely branched stems. This plant's bluish-purple berries are very attractive in late summer and fall, when it attracts birds and butterflies. The beautiful foliage and 10- to 15-foot …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivated selection of Douglas-fir is a slow-growing miniature globe of short blue-green needles, suitable for a rock garden or border. It becomes more irregular and open with age, but grows to a maximum height of four feet. In its native habitat Douglas-fir, … it a very graceful appearance. The cones on the species are interesting – they hang downward and each cone scale has a three-pointed bract. Douglas fir is native to the Rocky Mountains and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… by even the most avid horticulturists. Heptacodium miconioides , or seven-son-flower, is a perfect example of a plant that remained unrecognized years after its introduction and is only now being rediscovered. Although it was first collected in 1907 by E. H. Wilson … Alfred Rehder, actually attached a name to the collected specimens. Hepta- means "seven," and -codium refers to the flower head. Then for nearly 65 years, Heptacodium was forgotten. But …
Type: Plant Info
… Bridges in myriad styles, materials, and lengths connect the Garden’s nine islands. They make interesting photo subjects and also serve as wonderful vantage points from which to capture the land and water around them. Learn how to use the best focal …
Type: Item Detail
… Narcissus ‘Spellbinder’ is in Division 1. It blooms in early to mid spring with 4 inch wide flowers. The petals are broad and brilliant yellow with a small point at the tip. The cylindrical corona opens a paler yellow … garden worthiness of this cultivar has been recognized by numerous awards.The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… CAN-CAN® Bumblebee Pink Calibrachoa Dark pink throat and light pink tips of the petals are dramatically accentuated with a five pointed bright yellow … locations in soils that don't stay too soggy. Pollinators from hummingbirds to honey bees and many more are all attracted to the flowers supply of nectar and pollen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Love and Peace® rose ( Rosa 'Baipeace') is a hybrid tea rose, featuring long, pointed buds with flowers that open golden-yellow, edged in pink. The fragrance is described as fruity and is not overpoweringly strong. Unlike many other hybrid teas, the foliage remains on the stem …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves. Rhizomatous begonias prefer bright light, continuously moist soils, warm temperatures, and high humidity. If provided these conditions, plus an annual rest period and a periodic trim to keep them in shape, they can grow happily for years. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a native plant that doesn't get much respect. Altough it is a verbena, it does not produce pretty or fragrant flowers. This perennial grows three to five feet tall and is found in shady margins of woods. The opposite leaves are lanceolate, broader at the base with a tapering point, and coarsely toothed, with a rough texture like sandpaper. The species name "urticifolia" …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
