… native asters, found in all but the warmest and coldest areas of North America. It grows 2 to 4 feet tall, and starts blooming in August, continuing into November. The leaves are lanceolate, up to 4 inches long, with distinct lobes at the bases. The flowers are among the largest of our native asters, from 1 to 2 inches across, with about 30-ray flowers surrounding a yellow center. The typical flower is …
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… purple, almost black bracts on tall, 20-inch flowering stems. The flowers, which can grow up to 10 inches long, superficially resemble a bat in flight with long whiskers. The foliage of this … shade-loving plant resembles Spathiphyllum , and its color and odor attract bats and flies to achieve cross-pollination. Tacca is a monotypic genus in the Taccadeae family, with a natural population range limited to Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. In some species, the flowers act as traps to ensure that flies …
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… of globe-shaped leaves fused at the base that sit above the surface of the soil and can grow to 4 inches across. The leaves are grey green to brown with many conspicuous raised dark dots scattered over the whole surface. Large … flowers emerge from the center of the plant from May through August. They are yellow to coppery-orange, or sometimes white or pinkish with a paler throat, and fragrant with a …
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… This round bulb grows to a height of 6 inches in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… This shrub grows to a height of 12 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. From January to April it has showy white blooms that attract butterflies. It is a specimen in a border. …
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… This specimen evergreen bulb grows to a height of 8 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has red, orange, and green blooms from January to April that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. …
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… This small, round cactus grows to a maximum height of 12 inches under full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It produces small pink, red, and white blooms from late winter to mid spring. …
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… This shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has pink and lavender blooms that attract butterflies from July to October. It is a specimen in a border. …
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… This shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has pink and blue blooms that attract butterflies from May to October. It is a specimen in a border. …
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… This evergreen succulent is native to Madagascar and grows to a foot in height under full sun to partial shade and dry conditions. In late winter and early spring it produces attractive red …
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