… produces a continuous display of violet-blue flowers with a white eye from late spring up to the first frost. It grows to a height of about 18 inches with a spread of up to 2 feet when grown in full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions. This sterile …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Variety’ is also known as Water Avens. It grows 18 inches high and blooms from mid May to mid June with flared, semi double pink to orange flowers that are held on wiry reddish brown stems above a clump of lobed basal leaves 10 inches high. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It is hardy in zones 3 to 7. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep purple to dark blue tubular flowers are produced in clusters throughout the warmer months on this nonhardy shrub native to the American tropics. Plant 'Royal Blue' in full sun, average soils, water during droughts, and watch the hummingbirds flock to the flowers. It prefers the warmer temperatures of mid-summer to early fall, and is insect and …
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… Native to Europe and northern , male fern is a deciduous perennial with medium green leaves, or fronds, which grow to 3-feet tall. It prefers cool moist conditions in partial to full shade. The name comes from the Greek words drys (oak) and pteris (fern) and refers to …
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… Red Rays Switch grass is an upright clump-forming ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 5 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade and moderate to wet moisture conditions. Between July and February it produces showy, pink tinged blooms. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mounds of almost entire silver-to-white, heavily felted leaves are the main attraction when a spot of contrast is needed to play off other flower and leaf colors. This plant needs full sun, well-drained soils, and warm-to-hot temperatures in order to thrive. Pollinators love the flowers, although the main landscape …
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… Before the bridge to Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden, on the Bulb Garden perimeter, you will find Turkestan … ( Tulipa turkestanica ) in bloom. Instead of having a single flower atop one stem, each 8 to 10 inch plant has up to twelve star-shaped blossoms about 2 inches wide. Pink-flushed buds open to reveal white …
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… Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 5 feet in 10 years. Use this Japanese maple as … fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spread of 30 feet. The samaras, or winged seeds, turn bright red in early summer and then fade to brown and fall to the ground. Foliage starts as a bright green in spring, darkening to a glossy, dark green in summer and turning to bright red in the fall. This tree was bred to be …
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… ‘Little Lamb’ is a compact shrub with a mounding habit that stands 6 to 8 ft tall and 4 to 6 ft. wide. It has large, conical flowerheads that are a mixture of showy but sterile flowers … turn pink as they mature. The blooms will continue into September. It does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought - tolerant. The color of the flowers is not affected by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
