… This lemon-yellow form of the species Veltheimia bracteata with just a hint of pink flowers in midwinter, surrounded by light green foliage. Yellow Form forest lily ( Veltheimia bracteata 'Yellow Form') is favorite nectar source of sunbirds in Africa and hummingbirds in USDA Zones 9 and warmer in … midwinter sunlight. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Heuchera villosa or Hairy Alumroot is an American native of the eastern and southern United States. It prefers semi-shade and rich well drained soil. It has … about 3 feet. It is more heat tolerant that many other Heucheras and when hybridized passes on this valuable trait. Many of the lovely garden hybrids owe their summer beauty to this plant's …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… White leichtin is a bulbous perennial with 8- to 24-inch-long leaves that flop during the growing season as the leafless flower stems emerge in late spring. The star-shaped, creamy white flowers twist together as they fade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Sand phlox is a mat-forming perennial with narrow, needle-like leaves, that grows to a height of 6 inches … shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is native to sandy, open woodlands and prairies in the Midwest and to the Ozarks. The blue to white blooms, with five deeply notched petals,attract … suitable in the front of a border, in a rock garden or used as a ground cover. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Native to the Midwest, red trillium—also called bloody butcher—is a woodland plant that is easy to grow in … resemble a claw. The plant is clump-forming and requires regular watering. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… deep scarlet flowers 8-9 inches in diameter that emerge from dark red, almost black buds. The foliage is very a deep purple with a maple leaf like shape. It stands 4 feet tall and blooms from … 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 Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Lilium 'Netty's Pride is a study in contrasts, with large bicolor flowers of burgundy with white tips. The throat is greenish white and it has orange pollen. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, and up- to … soil, but newly-emerging plants may need protection from nibbling rabbits. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Bright reddish-orange tubular flowers appear all along the sinuous stems of this cactus from Oaxaca in early spring. This species is adapted to growing in cracks and crevices of cliffs, etc. The small pale yellow spines that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This thorny round shrub needs full sun and moderate soil conditions to reach a height of about 2 feet. Its deep crimson foliage is eye catching during the growing season and becomes brighter in the fall. In the spring it produces insignificant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This variety of Japanese Anemone produces autumn-blooming white flowers with showy yellow stamens . It may need to be staked, especially in the first year. This is the hardiest white Anemone. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
