… Vernal or Ozark witch hazels, although native to the Ozark Plateau, are a welcome harbinger of spring. ‘Kohankie Red’ is a medium-sized shrub or small tree with an oval habit. Oblong leaves are initially light green changing to a dark green then to yellow with red hues in the fall. The flowers are small, fragrant thread-like red petals that …
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… Iris orchioidesa varies from a deep to a pale yellow with a darker signal and crest. The flowers have distinctive wings at the hafts … constricted part of the standards and falls near the center of the flower). The stems stand 6 to 12 inches high with up to 3 flowers each in early to mid spring. This is a Juno iris from the Tien Shan region in Cetral …
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… Belle Etoile mock orange bears large fragrant, single white flowers with a maroon blotch in May to June. It is a medium-sized open deciduous shrub, growing to about six feet in height and about four feet in width with gently arching branches. While this shrub is adaptable to a range of conditions, it prefers sunny locations and consistently moist soils, but cannot …
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… Clematis 'Marie Boisselot', a vigorous deciduous climber, grows 8 to 10 feet and produces large, single, creamy white, 6 to 8-inch flowers with yellow centers in early summer to early fall. It flowers on old wood in the spring and then again on the new season's growth and …
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… Clematis 'Mrs. Cholmondeley' is a vigorous deciduous climber that grows 10 to 12 feet and produces 6 to 8-inch purplish blue flowers with blue and brown anthers in late spring to late summer. Plant it in full to partial sun and moist soil in a sheltered area to keep the …
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… African glory bower ( Clerodendrum splendens ) climbs up to 10 feet in height by twining around a support. The tips of the branches are graced with a … scarlet red flowers, forming a spectacular sight. This native of tropical West Africa begins to flower as soon as the days start to lengthen in late December and continues until sometime in May. It adapts well to the home …
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… This weeping shrub, native to China, needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 15 feet. In May to June it produces showy lilac-purple blooms that attract …
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… ‘Autumn Bride’ is a mound-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet. Come fall, billowing fountains of small, white flowers cover … Bride'). This is a striking selection of Heuchera , with flower stalks gracefully waving up to 2 feet above the chartreuse-to-lime-colored fuzzy leaves. This selection of our native alumroot grows well in moderate to …
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… across when fully open. The petals are overlapping and very slightly ruffled. The plant grows to 4 feet high and blooms in mid summer to early fall. It is attractive to hummingbirds and bees while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek work …
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… Lavender to purple daisy flowers 1-1/2 inches across with gold centers are produced in September atop stout stems ranging in height from 3 to 6 feet on this hardy perennial that tolerates a wide range of soils. The lower leaves are up to a foot long; coarsely toothed and broadly ovate with a long winged petiole, the leaves become …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
