… Pyramidal in shape with attractive black-green needles, Pinus nigra is one of the most popular landscape pines in the Midwest. It is tolerant of clay soils, heat pollution and … to diplodia tip blight which can cause shoot dieback and pine nematode. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Native to eastern North America, pink turtlehead is an upright perennial producing showy pink flowers that attract butterflies in the summer and early fall. Hot Lips is a selection with intense rosy-pink flowers. It reaches a … and moderate water conditions. The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Angelica is an upright perennial that grows to a maximum height of 6 feet. It requires full sun or partial shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. From June to August the plant produces greenish-white blooms that attract butterflies. These give way to showy fruit. … The plant is a biennial, and it is used primarily as a specimen or in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The Japanese larch is a deciduous conifer that can grow to more than 100 feet in height. It needs … well-drained soil that will mimic its native mountainous environment in Japan. With wood that is tough and durable, the Japanese larch is an important forestry tree in Great Britain as well as in its native country. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This small bromeliad is used to growing in rock cracks on mountainsides in eastern Brazil where the bright light and daily rainfall combined with excellent drainage meet it's requirements. At …
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… Blue Streak willow is a male clone of the species native to Poland and Russia. Young twigs are dark red; mature stems have a glaucous … collection contains almost 150 varieties among its more than 8,000 willows. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Described by the breeder as having "lollipop lilac blooms over compact green foliage" this non-hardy perennial … beds where the shorter stature fulfills a design aesthetic. Insect and disease resistant it is also favorite of a number of bees, other nectar feeding insects and hummingbirds. Acrid …
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… vertical side branches, creating a fairly narrow tree that can reach a height of about 80’. The leaves are dark green and have silvery hair, giving it a shimmery appearance. The yellow … appear in the spring at the same time as the leaves. ‘Liempde’ will not bear fruit, since it is a male cultivar. It can grow in full sun to partial shade in moist, fertile soil. Members of … collection contains almost 150 varieties among its more than 8,000 willows. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… <p>Among the stonecrop<em>Sedums</em>, kamtschaticum Weihenstephaner Gold is particularly colorful … flowers age to golden orange, followed by red fruits.</p> <p>Like other perennial stonecrops, this <em>Sedum</em> makes an effective and undemanding ground cover, forming a dense mat of …
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… This Adonis seems to know it's spring before we do, sending out its cheery double yellow flowers as early as February. And over the years, as the clump expands, they develop into a bouquet. Like other Adonis and many spring bulbs, Fukujukai is evanescent. It disappears after bloom. But unlike many Adonis , it's slow to leave. The ferny …
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