… shade. While it's not as thirsty as its woodland cousins, it'll still appreciate some mulch in the sun. The leaves emerge dark bronze, maturing to olive green with a red edge, and brightening … to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thri. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… pink on Dick Clark™ grandiflora rose (Rosa 'Wekfunk'). With a couple of days of sunlight, the ivory colors begin to change to shades of burgundy on their way to deep, dark red flowers at maturity. The deep green, glossy foliage of this rose is disease-resistant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
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… flowers tinged with pink. Flowers last longer than on most other cherries. An introduction by the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Mass., this cherry is one of the smaller types we're recommending. Nice small flowering cherry Archived Copy: This …
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… This densely branched shade tree can reach a height of 50 feet and width of 35 feet with branches that sweep low to the ground. It has deeply furrowed, corky bark . Though Miyabie maple is listed as endangered in its native habitat in Japan, several cultivars are considered hardy, …
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… This grass-like plant grows in a clump 2½ feet tall and 2 feet wide. The sword-shaped leaves are variegated with a white stripe. It can grow in boggy conditions (it is a marginal aquatic) and must be kept constantly moist. It should be planted with its container …
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… Stipa , also known as Mexican feather grass, is native to hot dessert areas in the American Southwest and Mexico as well as South America. It has very slender, almost wispy … leaves, and sends up feathery panicles that mature from a light, delicate green to blond. This is a grass that moves with the slightest breeze, and a setting sun can turn those panicles …
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… produces double pink flowers surrounded by glossy green, disease-resistant foliage. This cultivar is described as "self cleaning," which means gardeners don't need to spend time deadheading old … heads. This cultivar, like many other disease-resistant landscape roses, comes to us from the breeding work of Dr. Werner Noak of Noak Rosen in Germany. Dr. Noak has dedicated more than …
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… The pendulous flower clusters of the South African native greentip Natal lily ( Clivia nobilis ) … stalk bears an umbel of 20 to 60 flowers that fade to pale green tips. When grown from seed, this species takes at least 6 years or more to flower, but each plant can live many decades. … was famous at that time. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Geum ‘Spanish Fly’ is also known by its common name of avens. It blooms in mid May to late June with single yellow orange flowers tipped with red. The flowers are held on thin stems 18 inches tall above a clump of green foliage 10 inches high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial …
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… This is a deciduous shrub that is native to China and Japan. It can grow to 6’ in height and 9’ in width. It blooms in late spring with four-petalled white flowers that give way to jet black berries that ripen in the fall and persist through winter. It will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions and types …
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