… heavily pleated leaves unfold. By summer, those large, horse-chestnut like leaves have matured to green tinged with bronze, and the deep red stems bearing bright pink flowers appear. Even when bloom is done, the seed heads are attractive in their own right. In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common to so many shade plants in our area. The leaves of certain …
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… plant stand 5 feet tall with as many as 16 downfacing flowers on each. Lilium szovitsianum is native to the Caucaus region and the southern shores of the Black Sea where it grows in wooded clearings. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer …
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… of semi-double pink roses with a strong old rose fragrance. As individual flowers fade to white, the clusters become two-tone. As the flowers begin to open, the petals have the look of slightly crumpled tissue paper. Fully open, they're … hips (seed pods), in late summer that persist well into winter and feed the birds. 'Celsiana' is a relatively large rose, up to 6 feet tall and 4 feet across, so give it room either in back …
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… The prominent large white flag of Paphiopedilum Fred's Fantasy is alternately striped with green and maroon veins, while the two lateral petals are light green with dark maroon spots. The pouch, or cup, is maroon. The leaves are checkered with blocks of green and dark green, and are ornamental of …
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… Aechmea 'Black Jack' is grown for its narrow, strap-like, glossy leaves that are very dark red, almost black. The foliage tends to be a bit floppy, so it needs to be grown in a container or set atop a rock. The flowers, spikes of orange bracts with blue …
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… Cercis canadensis 'Covey' is offered through retail nurseries under the trademarked name Lavender Twist™ weeping … a chance seedling in 1960 along a road in upstate New York by a gentleman who transplanted it to the home of his sister, Connie Covey. Many years later, Covey's neighbor decided not to remove the twisty branch under an overgrown lilac that she asked him to remove. Instead, a …
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… Kohleria are are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria grandiflora is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Despite its scientific name, the flowers are rather small and sparsely …
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… has rich purplish red flowers which have a dark blush along the midvein in late spring to early summer. The stems stand 2-3 feet tall with flowers that are upfacing and bowl shaped. LaToya is an Asiatic hybrid. Asiatic hybrids are the easiest lilies to grow, are quite winter hardy and reproduce readily. They generally bloom earlier than other …
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… Lilium Lilium ‘Creme de la Creme’ is a stunning blend of golden- orange fading to deep-yellow with a generous dusting of light orange speckles. The flowers are bowl shaped and downfacing. Creme de la Creme belongs to the group of Trumpet lilies, which generally bloom after Asiatic lilies and before Oriental …
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… Lilium hansonii is a Martagon type lily from Korea. The flowers are orange yellow Turk’s caps with brown spots. … they may be as short as 2 ft. Martagon lilies such as Lilium hansonii are the most adapted to shade, but are quite sensitive to late spring frosts. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition …
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