… Littleleaf dogwood is a low and broad shrub native to China. Small white flowers that bloom in late spring/early summer are followed by fruits that are black at maturity. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark …
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… well-drained soil, it is tolerant of a variety of shade levels and drier soil; it does well in midwestern summers, which start out cool and wet, and end hot and dry. Plant the seeds … resemble the amaranths to which they are related. Wheat celosia have small spikes, usually in pink or white. …
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… seed capsule. Johnson's Blue grows to about eighteen inches high and two to three feet width in full or partial sun making it suitable for borders and as a groundcover in sunny areas. It requires regular deep watering during dry periods. …
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… of flowers throughout the summer and early fall with little or no seed production. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower …
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… Choo Choo Train is a large, golden hosta with ripple-edged leaves. In time, it will form a very large mound. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. … natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full …
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… two tone pinkish red beauty with large darker red falls and yellow signals. It thrives in consistently moist or boggy soil, or standing water. The flowers are huge, measuring 4 to 6 … shade. Typically the flowers are quite large, wide and flat with distinctive gold markings in the center. The Louisiana hybrids are often hardy all the way north to Canada. Louisiana …
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… wide) hosta with glossy yellow leaves and a dark green margin. It blooms with purple flowers in the summer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce … natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full …
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… flowers with smaller, fertile but nonshowy flowers underneath. The flowers emerge white in July and slowly take on a greenish hue as they mature. The fertile florets will stay limegreen … to pink. The color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. This plant does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought – tolerant. It blooms on new wood so the …
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… sterile flowers and smaller, fertile but nonshowy flowers underneath. The flowers emerge white in July, and turn pink as they mature. The blooms will continue into September. It does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought - tolerant. The color of the flowers is not …
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… North America, but is uncommon due to the loss of habitat. We have a nice display of these in the Dixon Prairie. This species blooms starting in June and into July, earlier than purple conflower. Because genetically it is a tetraploid …
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