… Velvet Night is a rich, dark, blue-violet with velvety falls. It stands 20 inches high and blooms in mid … was awarded Honorable Mention, and in 1969 it won the Morgan Award, the highest award given to a Siberian iris. Siberian irises lack the beard of colored hairs at the base of each fall that … adaptation of the iris flower. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Beautybush is an old-fashioned favorite spring-flowering shrub. Introduced from China in 1901, this species … sun or light shade, are tolerant of clay, and can take drought once they are established. Due to their large size, they are best suited as a background plant. They become very large and leggy, and need occasional renewal pruning (immediately after flowering) to maintain their shape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Yes, a single Ballerina rose has just 5 petals and is only about two inches in diameter, but they're borne in huge domed clusters, similar to hydrengeas. In full bloom, you can hardly see the leaves for the flowers. And once she starts … white flowers mix well with other plants, but she can also be grown as a climber reaching up to about 10 feet. She'll grow and bloom in light shade, but for best performance give her full …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Theobroma cacao , known as cacao (and as chocolate in the refined form) is a small tree that produces hard seeds encased in large yellow pods. The small, insignificant … its seeds were used as currency by the Aztecs and other nations from Mexico extending south to the ends of the Mayan empire until the arrival of the Spanish. The Aztecs and the other … or achiote ). The Spanish found the drink too astringent, but exported some of the seeds to Europe, where the chili was replaced with milk and sugar. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Named after Abel Carriere, a prominent horticulturalist and botanist, this Weigela is a direct descendant of those first brought back from Japan in the 1850's. It's still prized … Weigalas are enjoying increasing popularity as garden plants, for good reason. In addition to the many combinations of red and pink bloom in older varieties, you can now get them in yellow and white, and in sizes that range from 1 1/2 to 9 feet tall. Leaves may be green, or variegated, or yellow or deep burgundy. And they have no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>In late spring, 'Boskoop Glory' is an 8-foot mass of salmon pink, with flowers lining the length of the branches. Once it recovers from its initial effort, it'll continue to flower on and off through the summer if you hard prune it after that first wave of bloom. </p> … you have almost as much color choice in the foliage as in the bloom In addition to the many combinations of red and pink bloom in older varieties, you can now get yellow or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>The flowers are pink. Throats are burgundy. The folliage is burgundy with green undertones. And the combination makes "Tango" a winner. Better yet, the … hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements. Just give them …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers, beginning in April and continuing into June, are a rosy deep pink. And the foliage is a dramatic burgundy. At about 5 feet tall and wide, it's also considerably more compact than … and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, ad so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements. Just give them …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>In spring RAINBOW SENSATION™ <em>Weigela</em> is completely covered with flowers in varying shades of pink, giving the entire bush a … hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements.No deadheading. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>"Pink Delight" is a florida <em>Weigela</em>, the larger old-fashioned kind from China and Japan that first … hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements.No deadheading. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
