… a blue sky. The samaras, or winged seeds, turn bright red in early summer and then fade to brown and fall to the ground. Foliage color starts with a blue-green, turning to a bright red, then a deep purple in fall. Red maples are beautiful, but they do not tolerate …
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… This Adonis seems to know it's spring before we do, sending out its cheery double yellow flowers as early as … bulbs, Fukujukai is evanescent. It disappears after bloom. But unlike many Adonis , it's slow to leave. The ferny foliage remains into late summer. Members of the Adonis genus can be found from Sweden to North Africa to Japan. Some are perennial, spreading by rhizomes; others are annual. While …
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… resemble the mantle, or cape, worn by women in olden times. The name of 'Thriller' refers to the height of this plant which is much taller than other commonly found lady's mantle plants. 'Thriller' lady's mantle grows to about 1-2 high and 1-2 feet wide. It prefers consistently moist partly shaded locations. In … spots. This plant will self-seed readily and may become invasive, so remove dead flower heads to prevent reseeding. The low, clumping form of this plant is well suited to front of borders and …
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… and it looks like a tall, spindly version of the more robust common milkweed. It grows to 5 feet tall with large, glossy, opposite broad leaves that come to a narrow point. It blooms in early June, when it is topped with loose clusters of drooping, … good quality woodland habitat. Its common name, poke milkweed, may derive from its resemblance to the more toxic pokeweed, which grows in the same habitat. Bumblebees, butterflies, and many …
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… Pretty Betsy Jupiter’s beard ( Centranthus ruber 'Pretty Betsy') is a perennial with pink to coral-red flowers. The selection prefers sandy, well-drained alkaline soil in full sun or part shade; it is native to Europe, where the White Cliffs of Dover turn red when it blooms there in spring. Pretty Betsy … that have cool summer climates. It grows to3 feet tall and 2 feet wide and flowers from June to August. The Latin ruber in its botanical name translates as "red." In ideal conditions, the …
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… are one of the common landscape plants found in Ethiopia and throughout the Caribbean. Native to southern and eastern regions of Brazil, this is one of the most widely dispersed of the South American Amaryllidaceae. Robust flowering spikes hold up to 4 widely flaring orange to salmon flowers at a time all with a distinctive white midrib to the petals. In frost free …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria amabilis, native from Colombia to Costa Rica, produces small clusters of pink flowers with dark pink spots in the throat. … by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an …
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… It blooms in late winter or early spring with a mild fragrance. The flowers stand only 4 to 8 inches high and are perfect in a rock garden or scattered in the lawn. Iris reticulata , often called reticulated iris, is native to Turkey, the Caucasus, Northern Iraq, and Iran. The name reticulata refers to the netted or reticulated pattern on the dry bulbs. The name iris was taken from the Greek …
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… is among the last of the reticulated irises in bloom in the spring. The flowers stand only 4 to 8 inches high and are perfect in a rock garden or scattered in the lawn. Iris reticulata , is native to Turkey, the Caucasus, Northern Iraq, and Iran. The name reticulata refers to the netted or reticulated pattern on the dry bulbs. The name iris was taken from the Greek …
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… rigidum ) has some of the largest individual flowers of the genus. This native perennial grows to 5 feet tall, with a spread of 2½ feet. Each of its flat-topped inflorescences (a cluster of … birds. This plant thrives in full sun and average soil. The gray-green leaves of summer age to a dusky rose color in autumn. Gardeners may want to deadhead the flowers to discourage this plant from becoming weedy. Stiff goldenrod is free of …
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