… stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom 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
… sold as a pre-emergent herbicide. What can you tell me about it? A. Corn gluten meal (CGM) is sold as a natural pre-emergent herbicide and fertilizer. CGM contains naturally occurring chemicals that suppress the growth of grasses and broadleaf weeds during germination. If you are reseeding your lawn, do not apply CGM, since …
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… Q. Is it too late to plant potatoes? A. Potatoes may be planted as late as the beginning of July. Tubers develop best when soil temperatures are between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Potato tubers can rot when planted too early in damp, cold soils. … sun. The pieces should be planted immediately after cutting, approximately 12 inches apart and two to three inches deep. Rows may be planted two to three feet apart. As potatoes grow, they …
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… The cultivar 'Riverdance' has lovely medium blue flowers with ruffled petals and white at the base of the falls. The stalks stand 40 – 45 inches high with 4 to 5 buds on each … the summer. In 2000 Riverdance was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society and in 2002 it was given the Award of Merit. In 2006 it received the Morgan Wood Medal which is the highest special award given to a Siberian Iris. Siberian irises lack the “beard” of …
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… A striking member of the Bromelioideae family, the urn plant, Aechmea zebrina ‘Surprise’, is an exotic, stately plant with beautiful, spiky, bright orange flowers held upright above rosettes of wide, thick, strappy gray-green leaves with dark stripes on the underside and backward-curving spines along the edges. The stunning flowers can last for months, making …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of flower stalks that mature just above the 2 foot tall strap like green leaves. This hybrid is unusual in its ability to produce flowers any month of the year in a frost free environment. The parents, Clivia nobilis and Clivia miniata are both winter flowering. This taxon, like other members of the genus are …
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… The cultivar 'Blackberry Jubilee' Iris sibirica 'Blackberry Jubilee' is marbled in shades of red to violet, a color reminiscent of crushed blackberries. The flowers are large, wide and ruffled with darker veins. The stalks stand 36 inches high with 4 blooms on each stalk . …
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… features doubled flowers, the amount of doubling varying from year to year. Its' origin is shrouded in mystery having appeared on the English gardening scene in the 1600's. Some years … It remains in commercial production after four centuries, testament to it's ability to thrive and survive in a number of garden settings. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… them from climbing back out. The large burgundy flowers are produced in early spring. This is one of the few pitcher plants that can tolerate periods of relatively dry soil conditions in … southeastern USA, they require a seasonal dormancy period associated with cooler temperatures and shortened daylengths in order to thrive. Rain water must be used instead of tap water; they …
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… This SPICE ISLAND™ cultivar of Koreanspice viburnum has a low, compact habit that is more uniform than the species. It will reach a height of 5’ with a similar spread. Its dark … of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
