… A native of the tallgrass prairie, Compass Plant is an extraordinary perennial that grows 6 to 12 feet tall. Between July and August it produces yellow 3 to 4-inch-tall flowers resembling sunflowers – mature plants can have up to 30 flowers. It is supported by a large central taproot that can grow 15 feet below the ground. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to eastern North America, the primary feature that distinguishes this prairie goldenrod from the others is that it is the first to bloom, starting in late July. Tiny yellow flowers grow in loose panicles atop two to three foot plants. The narrow, alternate leaves taper to the base, where small narrow stipules …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Harvest pumpkins before a killing frost. Continue to harvest vegetables. If hard frost threatens, pick all tomatoes, including the unripe ones, and … cardboard boxes or paper bags in basement. Cut back any remaining herbs and bring them indoors to use fresh or dry. Cover tender plants from light freezes at night by covering them with … baskets. Apply a heavy mulch over leeks, Jerusalem artichokes, carrots, beets, and turnips to continue the harvest into early winter. After a hard frost, remove all dead plant material …
Type: Plant Info
… is used in cosmetics and skin care products. This relatively large vase shaped shrub grows to a height of about 15-18 feet and about 10-12 feet wide. Leaves are initially reddish bronze then green changing to inconspicuous shades of yellow and brown in the fall. The flowers are small, fragrant strap … the winter months. Harvest Moon is tolerant of a range of shade conditions from full sun, to part shade to full shade, but will grow to a larger size with more light. It is also tolerant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Eastern red cedar is a wide-ranging species native to open fields in eastern and central North America. It is a tough evergreen with fronds of scaly … when crushed. It has many cultivars that suit a variety of landscape uses, from hedge to ground cover to specimen plant. The species can grow 40 to 50 feet in height and has a pyramidal habit. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tender (Zone 11) shrub needs partial to full shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of about 3 feet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen tree needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 8 feet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen tree needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 4 feet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This round evergreen conifer needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 3 feet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
