… fan that faces away from the planting circle. Siberian iris ( I. sibirica ) can be divided in July by digging up the entire clump with a sharp shovel and then separating the clump into as … as you want. For an established clump, this might require a pruning saw. Replant the sections in full sun at the same planting depth as the original clump. Early or spring-flowering little … ( I. danfordiae, I. reticulata ) can be lifted, separated and replanted in fall, although this is often not necessary since they tend to naturalize by themselves. …
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… Red Jade crabapple is notable for its weeping habit. Its deep pink buds open into white flowers and are followed by red fruit that may persist into winter. The graceful habit of this cultivar, introduced in 1956 by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, made this one of the most popular weeping crabapples, It … old estates and gardens. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, …
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… Kohleria are are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria grandiflora is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Despite its scientific name, the flowers are rather small and … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after …
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… Lilium ‘Golden Splendor’ has large trumpet- shaped flowers in varying shades of yellow with maroon stripes on the petal reverses. The flowers are 6 to 8 inches long, outfacing, and fragrant. It blooms in early to mid summer with 12 to 20 flowers per stem. Golden Splendor is a Trumpet hybrid. Trumpet lilies are typically tall with large, very fragrant trumpet-shaped …
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… Dragon's Blood is an old reliable variety of sedum. We had this growing in the old Home Landscape Demonstration … perennial takes full sun to partial shade. It produces clusters of starry cherry-red blooms in July and August. The tiny leaves, green suffused with burgundy, are less than a quarter-inch …
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… its fuzzy skin, have earned it the nickname of Taiwan peach, even though the size of the fruit is closer to a berry than a peach. The berries have the the distinctive fuzz and taste of … grocery store kiwis, though somewhat sweeter. They're also healthy. Kiwi berries are denser in nutrients like vitamin C than the larger grocery store kiwis. If you want to try growing them, … 25 feet. You'll need both a male and a female vine for fruiting. They'll they grow well in part shade, but you'll get a better crop in full sun. A note of warning to cat owners: kiwi …
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… commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …
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… Salm Dyck aloe ( Aloe salm-dyckiana ) was given a species name early in the eighteenth century, before it was recognized—thanks to DNA analysis—as representing a … species make exceptional container plants, but this species matures at 8 to 10 feet in height and produces enormous, branched, candelabra-like inflorescences. Unfortunately, this … to move indoors in the fall to escape winter's freezing temperatures. *A hybrid swarm is a variable local population at the junction of the range of two interfertile species or …
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… Siberian Pearls Tatarian dogwood gets its name from the abundant small white fruit produced in summer following abundant clusters of white flowers in late spring. Its most eye-catching feature, however, may be the deep red stems that provide a winter display after the red fall foliage is gone. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden …
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… for its commercial fruit production because of its unusually abundant and large fruit. In other respects the Jolico cultivar is typical of the species -- abundant early spring long-lived yellow flowers, red fruit in summer, vibrant fall color and exfoliating winter bark. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly …
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