… Black alder is an upright tree native to Europe and Asia. It can reach a height of 80 feet in the wild. It actually prefers wet conditions and is often found on riverbanks in its native …
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… Large blue-and-white flowers open above the fern-like foliage in spring on this Colorado native. It is a short-lived perennial in nature and in cultivation, so gardeners should allow the seeds to mature and disperse to ensure future generations. Plant this perennial in full sun, and …
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… This native woodland perennial, which has blue-green leaves that appear in early spring, grows up to 18 inches tall in partial shade. Use it as a spring native plant or in the naturalistic garden. Clusters of pink flower buds turn to bluish purple and open to reveal …
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… and young bracts cover this mounded non-hardy shrub during short days - periods of time when the nights are longer than the days. Sap is sticky and tastes so bad that it stimulates an almost … reflex - which is why there are few causes of poisoning each year. Place flowering plants in bright sunny, warm locations in the home and add water only when the leaves begin to droop. Be sure and poke a hole in the bottom of the decorative wrapping paper to allow excess …
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… is a striking Heuchera hybrid with green-black veined silver leaves and fuchsia pink flowers. The underside of the leaves are purple. It matures to a mound 10 inches high and 14 inches wide, the short showy flowers increase the height to 16 inches. Glitter Coral Bells will grow in sun or shade and will bloom continuously all summer. It is deer resistant, attracts birds and …
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… If you are here in the summer or fall what color are the flowers of this plant? The flowers change color depending on the season: In early summer they are white, by mid-summer they begin to turn pink, and by fall they will have turned completely dark pink. Munchkin oak-leaf hydrangea …
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… has white falls with cream centers and a bright reddish purple eyelash pattern around the yellow signals. The standards are small and white with white style arms. It stands 33 inches high with multiple blooms on each stalk in early to mid season. The flowers are quite large, measuring 6 inches in diameter. The name …
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… that looks like a spiny rosy-red artichoke, with sharp pointed bracts. It is rare and in the wild it grows in tropical rainforests along the border between Ecuador and Peru. The … vase plants or urn plants. The bases of their curved leaves collect water and can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually …
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… This tree is a cultivar of the native and can reach a height of 60 feet. Its common names are the Ohio Buckeye, American Buckeye or fetid buckeye. In spring, it blooms with panicles of creamy yellow flowers. The foliage emerges with coppery highlights before maturing to green. In the fall, the leaves turn a bright red. The fruits contain tannic acid which is …
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… The Mountain aloe is one of the single trunked species with gray green leaves featuring darker … and lower leaf surfaces. The main attraction of course are the reddish orange tubular flowers in graceful spirals on each of the candelabra like flowering stalks that gently curve as they age. Full sun with plenty to room to grow as it reaches mature size. Outdoors it is hardy to about 20 degree F in dry …
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