… This Celosia was bred to continue flowering even during the hottest summer days; a significant improvement over earlier cultivars. Dark purple, feathered plumes arise above the green foliage from June to the first frost of fall. Plant 'Dark Purple' in full sun and in average soils, and water it to get the root system established; then only water it during periods of drought or when the …
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… Heatherbun is a dwarf, rounded cultivar that grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Its name derives from its medium-green foliage that turns an attractive heather purple to plum purple in winter. It is easily grown in average, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to …
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… 'Notwood3' has gorgeous double blue flowers with lacy centers. This is an upright shrub 8 to 12 feet tall. It blooms from mid summer to fall and produces nearly sterile flowers with very few unwanted seed capsules. This is a … Chiffon series. It is hardy in zones 5-9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
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… pink semi-double flowers with deep red centers. This is an upright shrub that grows 5 to 8 feet tall and blooms from mid summer to fall. Minspot is part of the First Edition® series and is commonly sold as FIJI™. It is hardy in zones 5 – 8. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
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… pruning, it can look unkempt. Four-petaled flowers are borne on pyramidal panicles 6 inches to 8 inches long from mid July onward. They change from white to purplish-pink and finally turn to brown as the growing season progresses, persisting into fall. The triangular flower heads on …
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… fragrant, bell-shaped, lavender-blue blooms loved by hummingbirds. A sun-loving vine growing 8 to 10 feet tall, clematis prefers to be planted slightly deep in cool, well-drained soil, with mulch or a groundcover to shade its feet and a solid support to climb. …
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… graeberiana ‘White Fall’ is pale blue with white falls and a yellow crest. The stems stand 6 to 8 inches high. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to rabbits and deer. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize …
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… by Midwest Living magazine as their favorite rose in 2006, this bushy, shrub-like plant grows to 3 to 4 feet and is coated with clusters of velvety red, semidouble flowers from mid-June to October. This patented hybrid is a cross between 'Radvel' and 'Country Dancer'. …
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… Double, cherry red blooms are continuously produced from mid-June up to the first hard frost of fall. This disease-resistant rose grows up to 4 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. This flower is the first in a series of disease-resistant, hardy landscape roses that have virtually eliminated the need to spray pesticides to control black spot. It has become the most widely sold rose in the United …
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… Rhododendron 'Rosy Lights' was developed in Minnesota to provide reliably hardy azaleas that can tolerate the often less-than-ideal soils found in the … flowers in late spring are followed by intense orange and red fall color. Part of the key to success in the Midwest is the deciduous growth habit, allowing the plant to survive very low temperatures with little or snow cover to protect the foliage on evergreen …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
