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  • … are a true curiosity. At first, they look like green cucumbers; as they age, they change to pinkish red as dark red seeds pop out on the surface. Magnificent tree for a large area. … Magnolia are known for the 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
  • … Description:  This dove is a common bird that can be found all over the Garden all year long. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: This state-endangered tern species is associated with prairie wetlands and may be seen flying overhead. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: A loud member of the mimic family of birds, the brown thrasher is characteristic of shrubby habitats. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: If this uncommon migrant is seen, it will generally be in shrubby areas of the Garden. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Winter protection of roses is not necessary until late November, when the ground has frozen. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … are followed by billowing masses of silvery, silk-like seeds in late fall. This perennial is excellent for use as an informal vine or trained formally on arbors. It flowers on the current … in 1877 and has been safely used as an ornamental until the last decade or so, when it began to appear on lists of plants that can reseed into roadsides and other natural habitats. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and in 1994 it received the Award of Merit. It received the Morgan Wood Medal in 1997 which is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to a Siberian iris. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … American Rose Society selection committee presented this cultivar with an award, noting it is perhaps the deepest red of any rose on the market. Plant this rose in full sun and keep the … solutions or top-dress with well-rotted manure in midwinter, and mulch it with leaf mold to keep the soil from drying too quickly during the growing season. Roses, including this one, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Montauk or Nippon daisy ( Nipponanthemum nipponicum )  is one of the last perennials to bloom, from late September through October. It produces long …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant