… as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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
… Cardinal's guard ( Pachystachys spicata ) a member of the Acanthaceae family, is native to South America and the greater Caribbean. This ornamental tropical plant bears large …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The alpine Japanese spirea is a miniature cultivar that grows to a mound of two feet, spreading to three feet, with tiny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Froebelii spirea is noted for better heat and drought tolerance than other Spiraea japonica . Foliage emerges …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Little Princess Japanese spirea produces light pink flowers in late spring/early summer. It is one of the smaller spirea cultivars. The foliage turns an attractive red in the fall. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Foliage emerges tinged with red but becomes blue green as the season progresses. Fall color is wine red or purple. The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… one of the most accomplished botanical explorers and plant collectors of her time. Her story is not widely known but deserves recognition. An American of Mexican descent, Mexia embodies the … she found purpose and meaning in life again through nature. The calming influence of nature is well known, as well as the therapeutic effect it has on individuals and communities. In … Mexico, with the leading American botanist Roxanna Ferris from Stanford University. There is not enough documentation to know exactly what happened during that trip, but Mexia realized …
Type: Blog
… Q. Will my waterlilies overwinter outdoors? If not, is there anything that I can do to keep them over the winter? A. Your waterlilies' ability to …
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