… early bulbs might sprout prematurely, especially those planted with a southern exposure, close to a house or garage. The first greenery to show is foliage, with flower buds appearing much later in the bulb’s growth. Subsequent cold …
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… This native of the Caucasian mountains waits until fall to send up its spires of blue-violet flowers with their white hearts. It's bushier than most monkshoods, and the flowers often branch out more from the central stem than is typical. While it can handle full sun if you keep the soil moist, it's happiest in dappled … and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the poison made from this plant's roots, which was used to tip hunting arrows. Medicinal (and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultilvar of Actaea racemosa is distinguished for the burgundy/bronze tinge to its leaves. The 2 - 3-foot wands of bloom are purple in bud, and tinged pink when they first open, maturing to white.In the late summer they form a striking presence in woodland garden, or the back of a …
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… Devil's walking stick is a wickedly thorny and exotic-looking woody plant native to woodland edges in eastern North America. This species, also known as Hercules club,produces unbranched woody stalks 6 to 20 feet high and large 3-4 foot fronds of twice-compound leaves with toothed leaflets. The …
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… Crown flower, also known as giant milkweed, is a beautiful shrubby perennial or shrub of southeast Asia, Malaysia, India and parts of Africa. Its kinship to milkweeds can be seen in the softly fuzzy, opposite, oblong leaves with tapering bases and in the lavender to white flower clusters with a complex structure. Each floret has five stiff reflexed petals and …
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… succulent plants that bear large melon-like fruits that are technically berries; that is, they have a soft rind with black seeds embedded in the center of the juicy, fragrant flesh. With huge, palmately divided leaves atop a 20 to 25 foot trunk, they are very ornamental and look like coconut trees with clusters of the huge fruit under the canopy of leaves. The flowers are white with five lobes. Native to Mexico and Central America, they are cultivated in Brazil, India and many other tropical …
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… progresses and the blue green center becomes more green. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … 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 size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Large-leaf or Bigleaf dogwood is native to Asia and relatively uncommon in the U.S. Its white flowers and purple-black fruit are somewhat similar to the popular pagoda dogwood. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are …
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… flowers with a deep red throat. The flowers face or point slightly upright compared to other varieties producing a more attractive display. This sterile cultivar created by noted U.K. horticulturist, David Tristan, continues to flower even when the corms become crowded – a boon for gardeners who dislike dividing clumps … one of the parents of this cultivar, smell like saffron when placed in water. Another species is a source of yellow dye. …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria 'Heartland's Blackberry Butterfly' has flowers with pink tubes and golden fuzz. The throat is pale pink to pale lime green and the lobes are spotted with deep burgundy and edged in white. The leaves …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
