… Large orange-apricot double flowers gracefully age to pink on this disease resistant rose with dark glossy green leaves. The flowers have a very light tea rose scent and bloom virtually continuously from mid-June to the first hard frost. Insects and hummingbirds are drawn to the flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mat-forming shrub grows to a height of about 8 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms that attract butterflies … in May and June followed by red and black fruit. It is a ground cover and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 25 inches with full sun to partial shade and dry or moist soil conditions. It has pink, white, and lavender blooms that … from May through October. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Royal Robe Sweet Violet, a perennial, grows to a height of 12 inches with full sun to partial or full shade and moderate moisture conditions. From March to June, it has white, lavender, or purple blooms that attract butterflies. It belongs in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial can grow up to a height of 30 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. In July and August it has blue and purple blooms that attract butterflies. The plant is also attractive to birds. It is a specimen in a hedge and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Murale’ is an evergreen perennial that grows to a maximum height of approximately 3 inches. It likes dry to medium soils under full sun. It produces showy white blooms in late spring and early summer. The plant is resistant to deer and can be used as a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. Is it too late to plant potatoes? A. Potatoes may be planted as late as the beginning of July. Tubers develop … The pieces should be planted immediately after cutting, approximately 12 inches apart and two to three inches deep. Rows may be planted two to three feet apart. As potatoes grow, they will break through the surface of the soil. Soil will …
Type: Plant Info
… Long-eared owls are nomadic birds, found abundantly some years and difficult or impossible to find others. Choosing their locations based on prey abundance (small mammals, like mice and … groups in winter roosts where a dozen or more birds can be found together. They are also known to perform a broken-wing act in order to draw predators away from the nest sites, not unlike the behavior many people associate with …
Type: Birding
… deciduous, rounded, Missouri native tree or large, upright shrub that typically grows 20 to 30 feet tall and occurs in limestone glades, rocky limestone bluffs, and bald knobs in the area of southeast Missouri. Smoketree gets its common name, not from the 6- to 10-inch flower clusters (tiny, insignificant, dioecious, yellowish-green flowers) which bloom in June, but from the billowy hairs attached to elongated stalks on the spent flower clusters, which turn a smoky pink to purplish-pink in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lilium ‘American Way’ has very large bright yellow flowers in early to mid summer. The flowers are huge, measuring 9 to 12 inches across and are borne on stems which can reach 6 feet. The blooms have a delightful … of the Trumpets with the fragrance of the Orientals. These hybrids have an Increased ability to withstand late spring frosts as well as hot summer days. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
