… The white terminal flower spikes of white wild indigo contrast beautifully with its strongly ascending smoky purple stems in early summer. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow …
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… Night is a rich, dark, blue-violet with velvety falls. It stands 20 inches high and blooms in mid season. In 1963 Velvet Night was awarded Honorable Mention, and in 1969 it won the Morgan Award, the highest award given to a Siberian iris. Siberian irises lack the beard of colored hairs at the base of each fall that …
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… <p>At the beginning of March in Japan, 10,000 people come to the park where <em>Adonis</em> has naturalized. The sunny little yellow flowers may be just 1 1/2 …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Designer Evening Gown’, bred in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Designer Halloween’, bred in …
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… Iris ‘Chance Beauty’ stands a towering 54” high. Each stem has 3 to 4 branches with 12 or more large bright yellow flowers on each stem. The yellow falls are highlighted by a cinnamon brown eyelash pattern around the signal radiating … Typically they have branched stems with multiple buds on each stem. Pseudadata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while …
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… Nymphaea 'Denver': This hardy waterlily has 3-4” flowers that are very pale yellow to white with a big cluster of yellow stamens. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round …
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… The delicate violet In Greek, "Io" means violet-colored, and "opsis" means resembling: and, indeed, the lip of this pretty, dainty orchid looks quite a bit like a violet. In the wild, its color varies from white to lavender to purple. …
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… The Yellow Surprise Lily has pastel yellow flowers that fade to near white. This is a sterile triploid and probably originated as a natural hybrid in China. The foliage emerges in early spring, but the flowers don't appear until mid to late …
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