… breeder David Austin was well aware a really good white rose is a rarity among garden roses, and CLAIRE AUSTIN™. is his response. clusters of pale lemon buds open to very double creamy … where you can enjoy its fragrance. David Austin is famous for to bringing together the shapes and scents of old-fashioned roses with the repeat bloom, hardiness, and disease resistance of modern roses. Like all roses, the more sun you give it, the more …
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… This plant is called a Stoplight Foamy Bells because the leaves have the colors of a stoplight and during the summer months it bears masses of tiny foam-like flowers on stalks held about the … their striking red centers. the foliage of this plant grows to about a foot in height and the flower stalks are about eighteen inches high. The plant grows to be about a foot wide. In … although a few hours is optimal. This plant likes cool moisture rich, but well-drained sites and has similar requirements to many ferns and woodland plants. The striking colors of this plant …
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… Fabaceae family, originates in the Riverina area of New South Wales, where it grows on central and southwestern slopes and open plains, especially in moist locations and on stream banks in red, sandy loams or gravelly clays, which provide good drainage. Hardy to …
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… or sweet flag iris, with narrow, rigid leaves up to three feet tall. The leaves have ridges and the bases have a red tinge. The flower is a curious little yellow-green spike (called a … out at an angle from a stem that looks the same as the leaves. It appears in early summer and may not even be noticeable among the leaves. The rhizomes have a sweet fragrance when crushed and have been used in folk medicine. Muskrats are fond of eating the rhizomes. While the species …
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… Hardy kiwi vine 'Dumbarton Oaks' is female, and that's important to know if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, because … to -25, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. It's not fussy about soil. And it's happy in full sun or part shade. However, it will need frequent pruning and strong support...the vines are heavy, producing over a 100 lbs. of fruit a year. A note of …
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… American genus Aechmea are called vase plants or urn plants. Their curved leaves collect water and can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually decline after the long-lasting blooms fade, but they can be restarted from …
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… untoothed, opposite, ovate leaves with a pleasant, spicy aroma. The flowers, blooming in May and June, have numerous overlapping strap-like petals and a fruity scent. ROY’S DARK RED is a hardier selection made by Roy Klehm of Song Sparrow Farm … are a rich burgundy, with clear yellow fall color. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil. Native to the …
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… untoothed, opposite, ovate leaves with a pleasant, spicy aroma. The flowers, blooming in May and June, have numerous overlapping strap-like petals and a fruity scent. 'Michael Lindsey' has very fragrant deep violet-red flowers, grows to 8’, and has good yellow fall color. It was selected by plantsman Allen Bush. Plant in full sun or …
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… flowers feature a large white base in late September into early October. Plant in full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they … plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring foliage and provide a backdrop for the flowers in fall. Examples include cultivars of Heuchera , Phlox … , Hylotelephium spectabile , Sedum spurium , Festuca ovina glauca , Phlox subulata , and Thymus vulgaris . All parts of the plant are toxic and should not be ingested. The toxins …
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… welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, … varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided into subgenera about which taxonomists …
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