… Lilium martagon ‘Album’ has small, delicate, white flowers with contrasting orange anthers. The blooms are small, unspotted, and downfacing with recurved petals forming Turk's caps. When … var. album received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Question: Is this a var or a cultivar?? Or are they 2 different species? Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Box elder is a much maligned species of maple with compound leaves, usually trifoliate, but with up to … leaflets. Although it is a native throughout much of North America, it is not often used in the landscape because of its weak branches and often irregular habit. It is also host to the cute … box elder can grow into a large shade tree with a broadly rounded shape. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… With a classic 'corsage' orchid shape, this cultivar presents lavender petals that surround the darker lower lip with a dark yellow spot to guide he pollinating insects to the pollen sacks. … this plant will slowly increase in size and the number of flowers it produces annually. It is better off under lights rather than a windowsill in home environments due to the cooler …
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… This intermediate bearded iris blooms heavily in spring and then again with a fewer number of flowers in fall, dependent upon a long warm summer. The flowers are white and the standards (upright petals) are described as being 'washed' in … area - they are worth the effort to provide control of these pesky moth larvae. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Geum ‘Sea Breeze Gold’ is also known by its common name of avens. It stands 15 inches high and blooms in May and June with bright orange flowers that face upward. The flowers are semi doubles measuring 1 ¾ inches wide. The foliage forms dense clumps 10“ high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial …
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… This is a tall 12-foot grass that is native to China, Japan, and some Pacific Islands. Giant Chinese silver grass has showy flower … a wide range of soil types and moisture levels. It requires full sun; partial shade may cause the plant to flop. It forms clumps up to 4 feet and rarely needs staking. Clumps should be left …
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… Dozens of lavender flowers with white eyes form rounded masses at the tips of the flower stems in July and August. With a clove-like fragrance, it is a strong attractant of butterflies and hummingbirds, as well as gardeners. The green leaves … mildew resistant, a big improvement over many older varieties. Descended from native parents, this plant is not fussy to soils as long as it is relatively well-drained and planted in full- to …
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… Adam's Columnar yew is a type of Japanese yew that retains a tight columnar form growing to thirty feet in height and ten feet in width with the dark green needles that are typical of Japanese yews. The female trees bear red drupes in the fall. This yew is very tolerant of even deep shade but cannot tolerate poor drainage. With its columnar …
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… A wildflower native to the United States, Stokes' aster has been refined by plant experts to produce cultivars with larger and more colorful flowers, making it a staple of the formal garden. It is a perennial, producing cornflower-like flowers that bloom from early to late summer on erect … full sun and are heat tolerant, but require well-drained soil—wet soil is their nemesis. Use this aster in rock gardens and in the front of perennial borders, where it will attract …
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… Bright orange flowers appear along a long arching flower stalk above the intense silver foliage with spines along the edges of the leaves. This genus has many members that can be found growing on rocky surfaces in the tropics. Grow in … well drained media. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
