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  • … Mites are often difficult to see without a lens. Scale — Characteristic sticky, clear honeydew is produced on leaves by these small, immobile, rounded insects usually found on stems and veins …
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  • … plantings–and through his own work, Luciano came to the realization that when he designs he is creating an atmosphere that connects our inner lives to the outer world. This connectedness …
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  • … documentary film, which explores the impact of the prairie spirit on his own work. This event is partially underwritten by the Library of American Landscape History and forms a part of the …
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  • … of all of the Colchicum cultivars. The colors lighten up toward the center of the flower. It is typically one of the first of the Colchicum to flower, sometimes as early as late August. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … to pale lilac with a distinctive white cup. Introduced to science by M. Leichtlin in 1890. It is close in appearance to Colchicum speciosum but differs in the flowers being broadly …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … northern Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus region. Another characteristic of the species is its hairless leaves (produced in spring). Plant in full sun and moist but well-drained soils, …
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  • … The Nordic Carpet cotoneaster is a cultivar of the bearberry cotoneaster that forms an evergreen groundcover with red stems and …
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  • … The early creeping cotoneaster blooms somewhat earlier than the species and is of modestly larger size. Pink buds open to white blooms, followed by red fruit in the fall. It …
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  • … dwarf variety, matures at 2 feet in height and 14 inches in width. A butterfly attractant, it is covered with flowers that have pink petals surrounding the darker colored "eye." Seeds …
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  • … that include 15 colors, 20 forms, and nine flower sizes. Sizes range from "mignon,"which is 2 inches or less, to "giant," which exceeds 10 inches. Examples of forms are anemone-flowered, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant