… has rich purplish red flowers which have a dark blush along the midvein in late spring to early summer. The stems stand 2-3 feet tall with flowers that are upfacing and bowl shaped. LaToya is an Asiatic hybrid. Asiatic hybrids are the easiest lilies to grow, are quite winter hardy and reproduce readily. They generally bloom earlier than other … are not fragrant. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria allenii, native to Costa Rica and Panama, has pale lime to yellow cup-shaped flowers with red tips that are strongly reflexed. Red bristles adorn the …
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… Kohleria are are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria grandiflora is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Despite its scientific name, the flowers are rather small and sparsely produced compared to modern hybrids. The flowers are red with a soft yellow throat overlain with darker red spots. …
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… Lilium Lilium ‘Creme de la Creme’ is a stunning blend of golden- orange fading to deep-yellow with a generous dusting of light orange speckles. The flowers are bowl shaped and downfacing. Creme de la Creme belongs to the group of Trumpet lilies, which generally bloom after Asiatic lilies and before Oriental … least shade tolerant. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily make it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer …
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… vegetable plants are hardy, enduring plants that over generations have acclimated themselves to the weather, the soil conditions and the particular disease and insect problems of a given area. They have proven to be reliable producers of extremely flavorful, nutritious vegetables that have a strong resistance to the pests and problems that plague overly hybridized plants. The seeds produced by these …
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… Gardening With Weather Challenges Are you wondering how to keep your garden healthy through the not-so-forgiving weather of the Midwest? We have collected stories and studies from the experts to help you through challenging spring showers, late-summer droughts, and everything in between. … Rain Gardens: Beautiful, Beneficial, or Both? DIY Rain Garden Download a Rain Garden How-to Manual Water, Water Everywhere Navigating the Wet Spring in Your Garden Dry Weather Watering …
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… commonly known as white forsythia or Korean abelialeaf, is a rare and endangered shrub native to Korea that features white-to-pink fragrant flowers in very early spring. Growth requirements and landscape uses are similar to forsythia, and indeed, other than the color of the flowers, the two genera share a number of …
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… a blue sky. The samaras, or winged seeds, turn bright red in early summer and then fade to brown and fall to the ground. Foliage starts as a glossy, dark green turning to bright reds and oranges in the fall. Red maples are beautiful, but they do not tolerate dry …
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… Society. It likes full sun and dry conditions and tolerates drought well. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer and rabbits. The genus name Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of the Trojan Wars in Greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop …
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… Native to the Pacific coast of North America, this little plant in the barberry family grows in woodlands on the west slopes of the Cascade Mountains. With a growth habit similar to mayapple, the plants grow into colonies. Each plant has a stem 8-10” tall topped with a compound leaf divided into three leaflets with wavy leaf margins. In late spring to early summer, one-foot stems topped with spikes of tiny, fragrant white flowers appear. The …
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