… From August to September, this late-blooming hardy perennial produces deep wine-colored flowers shaped like catkins or bottlebrushes at the tips of tall wand-like stems. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is supposedly deer-resistant, and butterflies are attracted to the flowers. Even before they …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Dwarf Berry Cape Gooseberry is a dwarf version of the Cape Gooseberry that is suited to … The flavor is described as being like a cross between a pineapple and a tomato. Because of this composite flavor, the berries can be used in sweet and savory dishes and preparations. Like …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus moscheutos 'Sweet Caroline' has pink flowers with darker veins and a dark red eye. The flowers are 6-8” across with slightly ruffled overlapping and petals. At maturity, the plant stands 4-5 ft tall and blooms from mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 5 - 9. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name … in the mallow family was used at one time to make marshmallow confections. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: A close relative of the chickadee, this southern species is rarely spotted at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Pyramidal American arborvitae is a fast-growing, narrow pyramidal evergreen with bright green, soft-textured foliage that changes to a yellowish brown in the winter. It grows 12 to 25 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide, making it an ideal hedge or privacy … the heat of the summer. It can be easily pruned to maintain a neat appearance. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lancifolium ‘Flore Pleno’ has stunning double flowers of bright orange with dark speckles. The blooms are outfacing and scentless with recurved petals in mid to late summer. The stems … produce flowers 2 years after they are collected. Lilium lancifolium, from which Flore Plenp is derived, is native to Guam, China, Korea and Japan. It is very resistant to disease, but it as … of disease and viruses it is a risk to other plants in the garden. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will do well in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Fireball neoregelia is a low-growing clumping bromeliad that has dramatic dark maroon strappy leaves that form a central rosette. A head of small bluish-white flowers forms inside this cup. Fireball will form offshoots readily, and these can be removed to form new plants. It grows to about 6 inches tall and about a foot wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with bluish, three-part clover-like leaves. Showy spikes of white, pea-like flowers rise from the ends of the branches and bloom from late May into June. The flowers are followed by noticeable black pods. This is a valued and conspicuous plant of our native prairies. Its refined appearance makes it equally …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Fraser fir is native to the Appalachian Mountains. It is a relatively small tree compared to other firs with a mature height between 30 and 50 feet. … is mountainous regions, where they enjoy cool summers and good, rich soil. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3-5 feet in full sun and moist soil conditions. It has tiny flowers in various shades of pink and white and attracts butterflies in July and August. The leaves are narrow, lanceolate, and smaller than those of the common milkweed. The narrow … silky tufted seeds airborne. It can be used as a specimen in a border or butterfly garden and is resistant to deer. Swamp milkweed is a native plant found growing through much of eastern and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
