… Flowers with fragrance redolent of ripe apricots in yellow to apricot color appear on this non-hardy small tree in the Passionflower family. Native to Central America, populations vary in the flower color. Large blooms up to eight and a half inches in diameter. A dry period is needed to promote flowering. …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Admiral Dewey' is a shrub 8 to 12 feet high with pure white double flowers. It blooms continuously from mid summer to fall and is hardy to Zone 5. Hibiscus syriacus is native to eastern Asia and is the national flower of Korea. It …
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… ‘Sonnenspeer’ is an upright perennial that grows to a maximum height of 7 feet. It requires full sun and moist water conditions. From spring to early fall the plant produces yellow and orange flowers that are attractive to birds. The plant is resistant to deer and is most often used in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… orange with dark speckles. The blooms are outfacing and scentless with recurved petals in mid to late summer. The stems stand 3 to 5 feet and each stem may bear as many as 20 or 30 blooms of 3 to 6 inches each. The flowers are sterile producing no seed and no pollen, but the plant produces …
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 …
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… fall on stems that stand 2 ft tall. The foliage is feathery and fernlike. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer, rabbits and drought. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of the Trojan Wars in Greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop …
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… Geum urbanum is also known by its common names of Wood Avens, or Herb Bennet. It grows 1 to 2 feet high and blooms from late May to mid July with small pale yellow flowers. The flowers are singles, measuring1 inch across and … leaves formed over winter. The species name comes from the Latin word ‘urbanus’ referring to the tendency of the plant to follow people. The hooked and hairy seed pods attach to people …
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… Snowwhite Fantasy mock orange bears large fragrant double white flowers in May to June and reblooms in the late summer to fall. It is a medium-sized deciduous shrub, growing to about six feet in height and about five feet in width with gently arching branches. While this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This native of Korea has a range that extends into east and central China. Clumps up to 5' across produce flower spikes up to 7' in height in June. Prefers partial to full shade light levels in consistently moist acidic soils. The new growth takes on a bronze …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
