… This is a deciduous shrub native to the Ozark Plateau extending from southern Missouri through northwestern Arkansas to eastern Oklahoma. Ovate-rounded leaves are initially light green but mature to medium or dark green before turning yellow in the fall. The spidery flowers varying in color …
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… Can you imagine that in olden times people would to grind up the leaves of plants and inhale them so as to make themselves sneeze? It's true, that's how this plant got its common name of sneezeweed. … with brown centers that are present from June through August.Derived from a sneezeweed native to Oregon and California, this plant like full sun and dryish soil conditions. This particular …
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… white or light pink flowers with red centers and red veins. The flowers huge, measuring up to 12 “ across, the size of dinner plates. At maturity, the plant stands 3-3 1/2 feet tall and blooms from mid summer to early fall. It is hardy in zones 4 – 9. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek work 'hibiskos' …
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… feet long by the middle of each summer. Both its leaves and flowers, which appear from May to June, are green; the flowers have a pine odor and attract butterflies. The plant is dioecious, … male and female flowers; the female flowers produce cones that are dried and used by breweries to preserve and flavor beer. Golden hops is easy to grow in average soil in full to part sun and can be trained on an arbor, trellis, or pergola. …
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… Common Snowdrop needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 9 inches by late April to early May. In late winter they produce showy, fragrant white blooms with green markings on the …
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… The evergreen wood fern is native to eastern north America and is found naturally as far north as Newfoundland, as far west as Minnesota and Missouri,and south to Georgia. The evergreen wood fern, also known as the intermediate wood fern, grows to three feet tall and wide with long medium green arching fronds with a lacy appearance. …
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… Purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea ) has an upright habit and grows 2 to 3 feet in height. Native to our Illinois prairie, it is an outstanding addition to a sunny perennial or naturalistic garden. This late-summer bloomer has it all: beauty, …
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… Ostrich fern is an upright perennial deciduous fern that grows 2 to 6 feet in medium to wet soil in full to part shade. An elegant plant, its name is derived from its feathery fronds that resemble an …
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… Muscari armeniacum ‘Saffier’ stands 6 -8 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with conical racemes of medium blue buds . The buds never actually open fully and … The plant increases only by division and has a longer bloom time than flowers that rush to set seed. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is resistant to deer and other critters and is hardy in zones 4 – 8. Archived …
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… Grow in a frost free environment in humus rich soils and provide 2 months of cool dry dormancy to initiate flowering. Native to Ecuador where it is considered endangered due to small population sizes. This accession is one of many backup collections from the USDA …
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