… This red maple cultivar can reach a mature height of 40 feet with a spread of 20 feet. This is a seedless cultivar of red maple. Foliage color starts as very dark green, turning orange-yellow to orange-red in the fall. The cultivars of red maple are much more consistent with good fall … tolerate dry clay soils, where the leaves may become chlorotic, yellowing from an inability to uptake manganese from the soil. …
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… Lotusland begonia is a large thick-stemmed begonia with large dark green leaves up to ten inches in width. it forms large clumps up to three feet tall and four feet wide and spreads by fleshy rhizomes. Tall flower spikes bearing …
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… This medium-size perennial grows 2 to 3 feet tall, with handsome, large, dissected leaves that are silvery beneath. Site this plant in the middle of a sunny perennial border where the 3-inch wide, vivid pink … around flower heads can be a conspicuous feature. Native to Asia Minor, the Persian cornflower is grown for its intriguing flowers. …
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… Annabelle hydrangea produces up to 10-inch flower clusters at the tips of branches from June to September (or November through January, if forced for indoor displays). Derived from native species, it is perfectly hardy outdoors in gardens in USDA Zones 3-9. The showy white bracts take on pinkish …
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… Hydrangea luteovenosa is a small shrub with dark purplish brown, spreading and gently arched branches. It has clusters … comes from the Greek words hydro meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the resemblance of the seed capsules to a small water pitcher. …
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… This plant is commonly called a Christmas rose because it flowers very early in the winter from mid-November … abundant white 3 inch flowers with pale yellow centers and stamens. The petals slowly fade to a dusty pink throughout late winter and early spring. The dark green foliage forms an evergreen mound about 8 inches high and 18 inches wide. Helleborus are well-suited to understory plantings under deciduous trees where they are receive shelter during the summer. …
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… and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun or partial shade. …
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… This dwarf rare species features gray-green leaves that are slightly warty in texture due to the exerted tubercles on the leaf surface. Slowly spreads to form a tight clump. This species was discovered in 1991 on a vertical cliff face overhanging a … completed dam on the Kouga River in South Africa. Easily propagated by seeds and division, it is a featured attraction of many succulent collections world-wide. …
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… SWEET™ Purple Dianthus Dianthus barbatus ‘Sweet Purple’ is a very fragrant bachelor button or sweet william type dianthus with deep purple flowers to 3’ in height on very sturdy stems. Unlike other Dianthus barbatus cultivars, this variety does not need to experience cool temperatures before it comes into flower. Great cut flower or short lived …
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… Showers water bluebell ( Ruellia brittoniana 'Purple Showers') loves moist soils in sunny to partially shaded locations, and if provided these conditions, it will reward gardeners with … only a day, but the frequency of flower production keeps the plant well-decorated on a day-to-day basis. A study in Florida found this cultivar is a sterile form and does not set seed. …
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