… Iris ensata ‘Kongo San’ has large dark blue flowers with curled petals June to July. The stems stand 40 inches high, each with a single bloom with no fragrance. Iris ensata , commonly as known as Japanese iris, is native to Japan, China, Korea and Russia. The standards and falls are flatter than those of … attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Ginkgo biloba 'Todd's WB' is a dwarf cultivar. It will develop into a shrub like specimen that will reach about 4 feet high … Todd's WB Ginkgo was discovered by Joe Stupka as a "witches broom" branch mutation. It has the typical lovely fan shaped Ginkgo leaves and outstanding golden yellow fall color. It is a … distinctive smelling fruit in the fall. It is resistant to deer and very pollution-tolerant. This cultivar would work well in containers, or used in other small spaces as an unusual feature …
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… This buckeye is native to Japan and China. It is large (60 feet high, 40 feet wide) compared to other buckeyes. It blooms with panicles of white flowers in the spring and has irregular white blotches on its leaves. It prefers moist, well drained soil in …
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… This tree grows to a height of about 30 feet with full sun to partial shade and dry to moderate … and May it produces showy, fragrant white blooms that attract butterflies. These give way in the summer to purple and black plums that attract birds. This one is good in a border. Foliage is yellow and orange in the fall. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… This North American native is extremely cold-hardly (USDA Zone 2). It has a broad, pyramidal shape and can grow to 50’ tall with a width of 40’. The dark green needles come in bundles of two and turn a bit yellowish in the winter. This tree …
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… flowers featuring a bright orange cup are produced on a shortened spike are produced near the base of the plant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Geum rivale is commonly known as water avens. It is native to North America where it thrives on wet, boggy … to 18 to 28 inches tall and blooms from late May to early August with 2 – 5 flowers per stem. The small, half inch flowers are reddish or orangey pink, nodding and bell shaped. It is hardy in … liquid has a faint taste of chocolate, hence the common name of chocolate root. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Believed to be named after an American physician, Culver’s root ( Veronicastrum virginicum ) is a tall upright perennial native to East and Central North America. The narrow, toothed leaves grow in whorls of 3-7 around the stem. Numerous tiny tubular florets … mixed border where its dark green leaves and height make a definite statement. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Masses of red, star-shaped flower clusters are formed just above the green foliage on this nonhardy perennial. This plant thrives in heat but does not like drought; it is indifferent to soils. It's a great pollinator plant in the garden, attracting both insects and …
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… This tree is a dense, conical to narrow-pyramidal evergreen tree that is native to much of the northern and eastern parts of North American. Scale-like, aromatic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
