… Flowers are a distinctive coppery rose color while the body of the cactus can range from green to blue green with a gray glaucous overlay. Grow in full sun in well drained soils and reduce watering during the winter time. Needs a winter cool period in order to flower well with temperatures below 50 degrees F. Native to the Chihuhuan Desert stretching from southwest Texas through southern New Mexico and northern …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Klm NN’ is a medium-sized, bushy-looking shrub with a spreading habit. It grows to a height of about 5 feet over time. Early green leaves change to a golden yellow in the fall. The flowers, which consist of four petals growing in tight … from a purplish maroon calyx. As the leaves develop, the flowers fade. It is hardy in zones 4 to 8. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep pink buds open to a peachy apricot with yellow shading in late spring to early summer on this cultivar, developed as a member of the famous Exbury Hybrids in England. … consisting of a fibrous mat of small roots is near the soil surface and should be mulched to maintain a moist, cool environment. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sweet pea is a multi-stemmed, clump-forming plant with a bushy habit that typically grows to 12 inches high. Its 3/4-inch pea-like flowers are borne in axillary racemes (5 to 8 flowers each) in April. Flowers are reddish-purple with red veins, becoming more violet-blue as they mature. Pinnate, light-green leaves (each divided into 2 to 3 pairs of 3-inch long, ovate leaflets) lack tendrils. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Shrub bush clover is an eastern Asian native shrub can grow to 10’ with a similar spread. It blooms on new wood in late summer with rose-purple flowers. Top growth may die back in the winter, but the roots are hardy to Zone 4. It can grow in full sun to part shade but absolutely needs good drainage. Once established, it is drought tolerant. If …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar of a native perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It features white blooms … October. It can be used in a flower bed or large container and while the seeds are attractive to birds in the fall; the nectar rich flowers draw pollinating insects to the garden during the height of summer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and well-drained, moisture-retentive, fertile soils. Train it on an arbor or trellis, or on to a small tree/large shrub. To the extent possible, ensure the foliage has plenty of space around it to encourage good air movement and discourage diseases. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… Long, thick, glossy, arching branches seem to explode from the center of this cultivar of the western red cedar that one nursery described … season take on a bronze-ish cast in winter. This plant is somewhat deer resistant. It grows to 5 feet in height and 4 feet in width at maturity, and prefers full to partial sun in moist but not waterlogged soils. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This true ginger produces rhizomes similar to those of Canna with foliage that can reach a height of 8 feet, with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has white, red, and yellow blooms from July to November where it is hardy outdoors—the season of bloom can vary in conservatories. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… study and storage of pollen from endangered species. The storage of pollen allows us to make selected crosses to improve the genetics of plants in collections and help with in situ work down the line. …
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