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  • Magnolia acuminata
    … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Tulipa 'Negrita'
    … War II, Dutch farmers consumed tulips when no other food crops were available, but the flavor is not particularly desirable. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Spiraea japonica 'Darts Red'
    … Dart's Red spirea is a sport of Anthony Waterer spirea. It produces deep carmine red flowers in clusters. The …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Spiraea japonica 'Dolchica'
    … Dolchica spirea is notable for its cut-leafed foliage, which emerges purple-red and becomes more green as the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Spiraea japonica 'Gold Rush'
    … Gold Rush spirea is notable for its golden foliage and low spreading habit. The Spiraea japonica species includes …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash'
    … Neon Flash Japanese spirea has neon-red, long-lasting flowers. Fall foliage is burgundy. The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Spiraea japonica 'Sparkling Carpet'
    … Sparkling Carpet spirea is a miniature cultivar that features pink blooms atop lime gold foliage. The Spiraea japonica …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Spiraea japonica 'White Gold'
    … White Gold Japanese spirea is notable for its white flowers atop yellow foliage. The white blooms are highly unusual within …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Hellebores
    … rose (Helleborus orientalis)     Hellebores are special because they bloom when little else is in flower. The Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) blooms in late winter while the Lenten rose … bears clusters of white double flowers that are 2 inches wide with crimson veins and edges. It is one of more than two dozen unusual hellebore cultivars grown at the Garden. Lenten rose and …
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  • 50 New Year's Resolutions for Gardeners
    … Which five will you pick? Happy New Year, everyone! While January is the month to plan and dream about your yard and garden, smart gardeners know that a wish list … . Invite your kids into the garden. Happy gardening in the new year! Karen Zaworski is a garden writer and photographer who lives and gardens in Oak Park, Illinois . …
    Type: Plant Info