… Nymphaea 'Joanne Pring' is a hardy pygmy waterlily with rich rosy-pink blooms only 2 inches across. The emerging leaves are dark red, and mature leaves remain maroon along the edges. Waterlilies … full sun to flower and must be anchored in mud as they are not free floating. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Heuchera richardsonii , or Prairie Alumroot, is native to the Midwest. Its usual habitat is prairies and savanna woodlands, tolerating full to partial sun … It is attractive to butterflies and other pollinators and resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This red maple cultivar can reach a mature height of 50 feet with a slightly narrower spread. It is a cross between two popular red maple cultivars, 'October Glory' and 'Autumn Flame'. In early spring before the leaves emerge, tiny red flowers cover the canopy of the tree, a wonderful sight against a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Agave desmettiana 'Variegata') displays succulent green leaves edged in bright yellow, making the plant look backlit by golden sunlight no matter where it is sited. Unlike most agaves, the leaf edges are smooth, although care must still be taken near this plant, because the leaf tips have sharp, reddish-brown spines. Every 10 to 15 years Agave …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is part of a genus of four species that are semi-evergreen plants. The cultivar Green Carpet has more compact and finely toothed leaves than the species. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or spider milkweed, grows in pine woods, dry fields, and roadsides in southern parts of the United States. Each 18-inch stalk is topped by a large umbel of flowers. The jade green outer petals, or corolla lobes, are … long rhizomes, and seed requires a cold treatment before sowing in spring. Once established, this species is tolerant of all kinds of soils and is draught-tolerant. Archived Copy: This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This elegant, eye-catching specimen plant produces 2.5-inch mango or apricot blossoms with … burgundy or wine-red calyxes and sunset-orange petals that recurve gracefully. Each flower―and the entire cluster―is suspended by a long, wiry stem. An upright evergreen shrub that can reach 6 to 8 feet in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spikes of dark maroon petals surround the bright lemon yellow central stigma and stamens on this native of the humid, hot lowland … critical growth elements. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This is a small, hunched-up heron, visible on logs in the water, stalking prey along the shore, or flying overhead. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is one of the most common, year-round birds at the Garden, and can be seen in all settings. …
Type: Birding
