… Moraine sweet gum is a narrow pyramidal tree that grows to a height of 60 feet when young and may reach an additional 40 feet at maturity. It is the most cold-hardy cultivar known today. The beautiful glossy, star-shaped leaves turn bright red, purple, yellow, or orange in the fall and early winter. It prefers full sun to part shade and is well suited to use in …
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… The paniculata species of phlox are the most magnificent and there is a huge selection to choose from. Plant 'Eden's Smile' in full sun in fertile most soil where it grows 2 to 3 feet and bears unusually patterned purple …
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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 …
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… A native of the tallgrass prairie, Cup Plant ( Silphium perfoliatum ) is an attractive perennial that grows 4 to 10 feet tall. It has large 8-inch-long leaves that are cupped and can hold water (hence its name). In late summer into early fall it produces 3- to 4-inch flowers resembling sunflowers. Cup Plant …
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… Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tendency to flop is greatly increased by growing this plant in anything less than full sun. Drought tolerant. Cut back plants almost to the ground in early spring before new growth begins. …
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… The Cama rhododendron is a semi-evergreen shrub whose foliage turns red to reddish orange in fall. White or pale pink flowers are borne singly from the ends of twigs very early in the …
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… Lanceleaf coreopsis is a compact plant that grows up to 2 feet tall and is useful in the perennial garden. Larger than some other coreopsis flowers, the lanceleaf produces …
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… Siberian Burnet ‘Pink Elephant’ is an upright perennial that grows to a maximum height of about 5 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade and moist water conditions. In the summer it produces pink flowers. The plant can be used as a specimen or in a border. …
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… 'Sun Stream' is a small Ginkgo with green and yellow variegated leaves. The yellow stripes on the leaves are irregular and fade to a cream as the leaf matures. It is reported that this variegated form shows less tendency … Gary Handy, it is a semi-dwarf, becoming a broad oval shrub like tree about 8 feet tall in ten years, and has the typical outstanding golden yellow fall color of all Ginkgoes. Its …
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… Golden hops is a twining perennial vine, a rapid grower that can reach 15-25 feet long by the middle of each summer. Both its leaves and flowers, which appear from May to June, are green; the flowers have a pine odor and attract butterflies. The plant is dioecious, … that are dried and used by breweries to preserve and flavor beer. Golden hops is easy to grow in average soil in full to part sun and can be trained on an arbor, trellis, or pergola. …
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