… Weigela hortensis one of the first varieties of Weigela to reach the U.S. from its native Japan, arriving here well before 1900. 'Dart's Pink Lady' is a direct descendant, and shares the impressive size, weeping habit, and prolific spring bloom … are lined in clusters of warm shade of pink trumpet-shaped flowers, and with a spread of up to 12 feet, it makes an impressive specimen. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , …
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… In Latin "praecox" means very early, and in fact, Weigela praecox 'Korean Sunrise' begins to bloom in mid-April, two weeks before most other Weigela . Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers are a clear delicate pink, and the show generally continues for 4 to 6 weeks. The fragrance makes them a treat by the door. The flower show makes them an eye-catching specimen. And the upright form is appropriate for hedging. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , and so do …
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… Q. I am looking for a colorful companion to some early-spring flowering bulbs. A friend suggested the low-growing anemone. A. Greek windflower ( Anemone blanda ), is an early-blooming, spreading perennial that works well as a colorful ground cover with spring … (and sheltered) conditions and will spread through runners and seed if planted in the right site. The attractive, fernlike foliage forms low mats, and the white, blue or pink flowers with …
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… Is it possible to turn your love of flower and garden photography into a viable career path? Yes, provided you have a clear understanding about how to turn your passion into a business. This intensive workshop will outline the techniques and …
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… Biology, Harvard University “Charles Darwin and the Early Evolutionists” In addition to being a botanist with interests in plant evolution and development, Ned is also keenly interested in the history of science, and in particular the early history of … philosophers, and natural historians who espoused evolutionary ideas in the century leading up to the publication of On the Origin of Species . …
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… tropical landscape plant, situated where its spines will cause no harm. It grows well attached to a tree or wedged between rocks. The sheer size of this plant makes an impressive clump, so do … away from bromeliads, and do not spray with products that contain copper, because copper is toxic to them. …
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… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Water canna ‘Erebus’ lives up to those standards. It can reach 5 feet, produces showy salmon-colored blooms from midsummer to fall and has large lance-shaped, gray-green leaves with creamy stripes resembling those of the banana plant. It is versatile as well. Plant it in full sun in moist soil or along the water’s edge, or submerge …
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… their jagged petals which look like they have been cut with pinking shears. Spangled star pink is a hardy compact perennial 5- to 7-inches tall that produces clove-scented red flowers with two pale pink spots on each petal in May and June. They are easy to grow in average, alkaline soils in full sun, but require good drainage—plants may die out in …
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… This oval-shaped tree ranges in size from 35 to 50 feet in height. The common persimmon is a good plant for a naturalistic garden. Small, fragrant, white flowers appear in late May. Sweet, juicy, pale yellow-orange to orange fruits are edible after a hard frost in the fall, but the very astringent skin should …
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… at the flowers on this plant and you'll see that each flower has five petals but the flower is symmetrical. If you happen to be here when it has seed pods you'll see that they have a graceful curved shape, like the … flowers. After the flowers fade the plant bears the distinctive seed capsule. Brookside grows to about 2 feet in height and width in full or partial sun and requires regular deep watering …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
