… feet long by the middle of each summer. Both its leaves and flowers, which appear from May to June, are green; the flowers have a pine odor and attract butterflies. The plant is dioecious, … male and female flowers; the female flowers produce cones that are dried and used by breweries to preserve and flavor beer. Golden hops is easy to grow in average soil in full to part sun and can be trained on an arbor, trellis, or pergola. …
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… that bleeds outward onto the overlapping, slightly ruffled petals. It blooms from mid summer to fall with huge flowers measuring 7-8 “ across. The leaves are very similar to maple leaves in shape. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the top to the bottom of the plant instead of just at the top as in some other hibiscus cultivars. The …
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… petals have a crinkled texture. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the bottom to the top of the plant, rather than only at the top like some older cultivars. The plant grows to 4 feet high and blooms in mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 4 -9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that …
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… Almost all cyclamens are native to the Mediterranean basin, but some, like Neapolitan cyclamen, are cold hardy and can be grown … if protected by snow cover. Neapolitan produces pink or white flowers in late summer to early fall on 3 to 6-inch stems bearing decorative gray-green leaves with prominent markings. Its roots grow from …
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… stems above the grayish green, deeply cut foliage. The seeds have a substance attached to them called elaiosome which ants love. They take the seeds back to their nest, eat the elaiosome and discard the seeds, effectively planting more Dicentra. Dicentra cucullaria is resistant to deer and rabbits and hardy in zones 3 to 7. …
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… Iris ensata ‘Kongo San’ has large dark blue flowers with curled petals June to July. The stems stand 40 inches high, each with a single bloom with no fragrance. Iris ensata , commonly as known as Japanese iris, is native to Japan, China, Korea and Russia. The standards and falls are flatter than those of the bearded … the edges of streams and ponds where they thrive in rich, moist soil. They are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits …
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… arms are off-white with blue violet edges and tips. It stands 30 inches high and blooms in mid to late season. The standards and falls are flatter than those of the bearded iris, making the entire flower noticeably flatter. Iris ensata is native to Japan, China, Korea, and Russia and is commonly as known as Japanese iris. It requires very moist soil and grows well along the edges of streams and ponds. It is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies and resistant to deer and rabbits. …
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… signals. The style arms are white and edged in reddish-purple. The blooms appear in early to mid season on stems that stand 36 inches high. The standards and falls are flatter than those … of bearded irises, making the entire flower appear noticeably flatter. Iris ensata is native to Japan, China, Korea, and Russia and is commonly as known as Japanese iris. It requires very moist soil and thrives along the edges of streams and ponds. It is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies and resistant to deer and rabbits. …
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… exposing only the flattened tops of their leaves and displaying an extraordinary ability to camouflage themselves as stones. Native to South Africa, Lithops pseudotruncatella was one of the first Lithops discovered. It is a clump-forming succulent growing to 2 inches wide with clumps of paired leaves resembling grey stones, each covered with brown …
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… Native to the southeastern and central United States, trumpet honeysuckle is a woody perennial vine that will twine up a trellis, wall, or fence and grows up to 18 feet. From May to October , this cultivar produces clusters of funnel-shaped flowers that are bright red on the …
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