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  • … This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms with white to pink inner sepals from May to June. It is a ground cover or an understory. Archived Copy: This …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … extreme cold winter temperatures by bringing potted specimens indoors when temperatures drop to about 50° F. Place the containers in a cool area and withhold watering so the soil dries slightly, allowing the plants to go dormant. Water the plants minimally to keep them alive, but not enough to encourage new growth. Increase watering approximately six …
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  • … This shrub, native to Eurasia, grows to height of about six feet in full sun to partial shade and dry to moist soil conditions. In May it produces yellow flowers with a tinge …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … as a member of the TUTTI FRUTTI™ Series. It has deep reddish-apricot blooms that mature to a pale salmon, giving a multicolored effect. The flower heads stand 12 to 16 inches high on sturdy compact stems and bloom from early until late summer. It likes full sun and tolerates drought well. It is attractive to butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … centers clustered together in densely packed, flat-topped flower heads. The stems stand 15 to 24 inches high with fragrant, deeply cut foliage. This cultivar likes full sun and blooms from mid- summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds anad resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … 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 high and blooms from May to July with fragrant, pink to pale purple flowers in loose clusters at the ends of the stems. Plant it in full sun to part …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … on a hill. Snow Hill wood sage can flower continuously throughout the summer if care is taken to remove spent blooms. It grows to about two feet tall and about eighteen inches wide and prefers full sun and continuously moist soils to perform optimally. The fragrant blossoms are attractive to butterflies and other pollinators …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … without any leaves. And yes, you can…with a little help from Jim Jabcon, assistant ecologist for natural areas. The other day, Jabcon walked me through the McDonald Woods and began my … A tree’s habit depends on where it is growing—how crowded it is by other trees and what it has to do to catch some sunlight. “Any tree will change its habit depending on what is given to it,” he said as we walked into the woods. “You can probably get 100 trees in a row, but it’s like a fingerprint. They all have different spaces, different …
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  • … This perennial grows to a height of 4 feet in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms from November to April and is a specimen in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This evergreen palm grows to a height of 15 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From January to April it has yellow blooms. It is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant