… This particular Aconitum, generally known simply as blue Aconiturm, is one of the last monkshoods to bloom. From late summer into fall, its rich blue color and strong vertical form make it a welcome companion to airy fall anemones and mounding chrysanthemums. Bees and butterflies love it; slugs, rabbits …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… appear in June; these can be used in floral arrangements. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 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, and deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of funnel-shaped, purple-striped flowers on 18-inch scapes. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are common; and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 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, and deer find hosta delicious. …
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… KINDRED SPIRIT® hybrid oak is a cross between the European English oak and our native U.S. swamp white oak. It has a very narrow columnar habit and was selected for a high degree of resistance to powdery mildew, to which English oaks are susceptible in warm, humid climates. The genus Quercus includes more …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… upward-facing, moderately fragrant flowers on a medium-sized woody shrub. Tree peonies prefer to be grown in full sun to partial shade in well-drained, moisture-retentive soils that are … bothered by most pests and diseases. They dislike transplanting so try to select a planting site that will accommodate the plant as it matures (up to 3.5 feet tall by 4 feet wide). The tree … the partial shade partially protect the delicate flowers from late spring frosts. 'Yu Ban Bai' is a very old cultivar, perhaps dating back as early as the seventh century. Chinese emperors …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Watercolor is a luminous medium perfect for capturing foliage and flowers. Learn how to mix colors such as …
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… Roger's Bottlebrush Buckeye is a large, multi-stemmed shrub which grows up to 8-12' tall x 8-15' wide over 10 years. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves and rarely produces pups (offsets). Found on a ranch in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, it is relatively rare in commerce. Full sun with well drained soils and above freezing temperatures are all factors contributing to successful growth of this species. Bat pollinated, the flowers have a musky fragrance, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… purple-chocolate colored flowers. It does produce an edible fruit, but more than one plant is required for good pollination. Prune in late spring after the flowers appear to keep the size of the plant in check. It prefers moist, sandy loams that are well drained in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… With a fairly upright branching pattern, black chokeberry grows 3 to 5 feet tall and forms low thickets. Wine-red fall foliage in concert with purplish-black … fall foliage and fruit are the outstanding features of the glossy black chokeberrry, which is smaller than the red chokeberry. It has very attractive black autumn berries. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
