… The cultivar Ruffled Velvet is a rich reddish-purple with velvety falls. The falls are darker and ruffled, and yellow at the base. It stands 22 inches high and blooms in mid to late season, while the thin, grass-like foliage remains a highlight throughout the summer. In 1974 Ruffled Velvet was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society, and in 1980 it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This lovely old damask rose, 'Celsiana,' dates from 1750. Like most damasks, it blooms in lovely fluffy clusters of semi-double pink roses with a strong old rose fragrance. As … stamens. It doesn't repeat, but if you don't deadhead, you'll get bright red hips (seed pods), in late summer that persist well into winter and feed the birds. 'Celsiana' is a relatively large rose, up to 6 feet tall and 4 feet across, so give it room either in back …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Campbell™ hybrid rugosa rose ( Rosa 'Morten') produces clusters of red flowers ranging in size from five to 15 blooms on a 6-by-8-foot bush rose. This rose does best when planted in full sun and moderately fertile soil. The wrinkled leaves are moderately resistant to black … are subject to wind-blown spray or runoff from de-icing salts. A byproduct of the salt spray is the reduction in powdery mildew infections. Like many other shrub roses, this plant will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… BEACON™ swamp white oak bears a cultivar name of 'Bonnie and Mike' in honor of Bonnie and Michael Dirr, who discovered the plant while driving through the Shenandoah Valley in 2007. It is a narrow columnar variety of swamp white oak and was introduced commercially in 2012. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The fastigiate English oak is a columnar form of the species. This cultivar and related hybrid columnar forms are proving more useful in the U.S. than the species itself. These cultivars should be sited in full sun to reduce the potential for mildew in our humid summers. The genus Quercus includes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>Generally speaking, <em>Weigela</em> bloom once as year. SONIC BLOOM® Pink and the others in the SONIC BLOOM® series are the exception.Once they start blooming, they continue in waves until frost. In spring, every branch of SONIC BLOOM® Pink is covered in bright pink flowers. Rebloom isn't as strong as the initial flush, but you still …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spring-Esplanade Notice light green seeds on the elm trees, creating a mystical glow. Combined in a frame with the darker, cooler greens of the nearby boxwoods, for stunning color. Stop 3: … of early bulbs poking through the stone. Capture their image against the unique background. In the rock garden area, look for a dwarf iris named Katherine Hodgkin; or the low, dusty-pink prairie smoke in the Native Garden, along with the purple hues of the pasque flower. Follow the calls of …
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… Pembina serviceberry is one of the saskatoon cultivars, which were selected for fruit size, taste and yield. It has white blooms in April/May followed by purple-blue fruit in June that both birds and humans find tasty. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum because of its strong horizontal branching, which is relatively unusual for amelanchiers. It produces abundant white flowers in spring, bird-friendly blue-purple berries in summer and orange fall foliage. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cole's Select serviceberry is notable for somewhat thicker, glossier foliage than other named hybrids and excellent red-orange fall color. In other respects, it displays the four seasons of interest that make serviceberries welcome in the home landscape. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
