… The cultivar 'Ever Again' is a lovely lavender blue with white streaking on the standards and a … The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… Showy milkweed is the western counterpart of common milkweed, found on rocky slopes and waysides. Showy milkweed … the base and a little curled horn, giving the flower the appearance of a crown. The flowers of this species have longer petals, and the seedpods are more hairy than common milkweed. New growth …
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… New England aster is one of the most wide-spread and recognizable native asters, found in all but the warmest and coldest … flowers. The genus name Aster was changed to Symphyotrichum in the Flora of North America. This was based on studies showing that North American asters are unrelated to the Eurasian …
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… Phlox pilosa is sometimes known as downy phlox due to the soft white hairs along the stems and leaves. It grows in a clump typically 12 - 16 inches … phlox meaning flame in reference to the many bright colors of some varieties. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Hordival' is also known as Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'. It grows 16 -18 inches tall and blooms in late spring to early summer. The heart shaped flowers are cherry red and hang from long, arching leafless stems. Each flower … while resistant to deer and rabbits. The plant is hardy in zones 3 – 8. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Native to the Midwest, Senna hebecarpa is an upright-growing member of the pea family, which produces … moist soil conditions. The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This vibrant, easy-to-grow succulent is a rounded, erect, compact shrub that grows to 2 feet tall and wide. Its blooms blanket the plant with 1½-inch, shiny, bright orange, rayed flowers that are borne singly or in clusters …
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… Bird’s nest fern is an epiphytic fern native to the rainforests of southern Asia and Australiasia. It has shiny bright green strappy leaves … months the plant can be placed in a shady spot on a porch or under a tree. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt' is a lovely, dark-rose to pink peony that blooms toward the end of the peony season. It was named after a prominent French actress and is a time-proven … a beautiful flowering plant in order to avoid persecution. Roots of the parental species of this cultivar,lactiflora, are highly regarded in Chinese herbal medicine. Western scientists have …
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… Sentry Ginkgo is an attractive male selection with a symmetric narrow form. It will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit. It will develop into upright narrowly pyramidal shape, and with … lines. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
