… to 15 hanging, bell-shaped flowers of deep blue in late spring to early summer. This species is native to the moist woodlands of Spain, Portugal, and northwestern Africa, and it thrives …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves of this bromeliad overlap at the base, forming a cylindrical shape. Each leaf is grass green, mottled with burgundy and edged with sharp spines. A branched flower spike …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… open in the late afternoon and are finished by noon the next day. Hibiscus grandifolius is also known as Swamp Rosemallow, a name which indicates the plant’s preference for swamps and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sun and well-drained soils, and protect it from chipmunks and squirrels. The parental species is known as the snow crocus, in recognition of its ability to flower at the first hint of warmer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Collarette-style flower blooms on a plant that grows to 2½ feet by the end of the season. This is a great little dahlia for bedding, containers, and cut flowers. Dahlias are not hardy in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… they must be lifted in fall and stored over winter. Plant in spring when danger of frost is past. …
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… The genus Disporopsis is the Asian equivalent of our native Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum . This species produces stems …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The genus Disporopsis is the Asian equivalent of our native Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum . This species produces stems …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Summer snowflake ( Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' ) is a bulbous perennial native to central Europe and the Mediterranean. It blooms in mid spring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… patch. The flowers are unusually large for a plant that stands only 6 to 8 inches high. It is native to Iran, Armenia and Turkey where it grows at altitudes up to 6,500 feet. The name Iris …
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