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  • … The dark-green foliage is palmately divided. Lemon-yellow flowers that look like buttercups are usually single but … plant makes it a must for the spring garden. Well-known in England, common globe flower is becoming a favorite for American gardeners. Showy for shade …
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  • … Madagascar Ocotillo is a small tree or large shrub with short, vertically-paired leaves and spiraling rows of spines. … stem and are more of a 'plant geek' interest than ornamentally showy. The grayish-white stem is relatively thick. If plants of both sexes are present a crop of small nuts may be forthcoming. …
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  • … ARCHANGEL™ Blue Bicolor Angelonia ARCHANGEL™ Blue Bicolor is a member of a series has the biggest blooms of any other angelonia series that pop against a … green foliage. This cultivar features dark lavender flowers accentuated with a cream lip. It is low maintenance, drought and heat tolerant in extreme summer conditions. Works well in beds …
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  • … upright cones in summer. A great accent plant for the landscape where a vertical element is needed but space is at a premium. Plant in full sun, acidic moderately fertile moist soils and protect from drying …
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  • … Five-leaf Akebia ‘Leucantha’ is often called the chocolate vine for its cocoa-colored pods. This is a semi-evergreen climber with rounded leaves composed of 5 entire leaflets notched at the …
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  • … Deeply cut dark-green leaves form a mound of foliage. This plant is ideal as a ground cover in a shaded spot. The blooms of the species plant are rosy-white; … salmon-pink, rose and lavender flowers. The attractive divided foliage of Chinese astilbe is topped by narrow, upright spikes of flowers. Chinese astilbe brightens shady corners of the …
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  • … As the common name suggests, Texas bluestar is native to Texas and Oklahoma. It has the slender fringed needle-like leaves of the A. ciliata … clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks attractive throughout the growing season with the bonus of good to
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  • … Native to tropical eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique, the fringed hibiscus ( Hibiscus schizopetalus ‘El Capitolio’) in its red form is the original red "poodle flower," with 3- to 4-inch blooms that flower in the upper leaf axils of the tall plant." Schizo" means split or …
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  • … The blooms appear in July and August with a soft, delicate fragrance.  The stems grow to 3 to 4 feet in the first year but when established can reach  6 to 8 feet in height with more than 20 blooms on each stem. Satisfaction is an Orienpet hybrid, a cross between an Oriental lily and a Trumpet lily which combines the …
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  • … Chrysanthemumiflora star magnolia gets its name from the blossom's resemblance to a chrysanthemum corsage. Its abundant deep pink buds open to pale pink fragrant flowers. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of … 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