… The cultivar Flight of Butterflies has small, dark blue flowers with white patterns on the falls. The stems stand 30 to 36 inches high with 3 or more blooms on each stem in early summer. The thin, grass-like foliage remains a highlight throughout the summer. Siberian …
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… Mounds of almost entire silver-to-white, heavily felted leaves are the main attraction when a spot of contrast is needed to play … and leaf colors. This plant needs full sun, well-drained soils, and warm-to-hot temperatures in order to thrive. Pollinators love the flowers, although the main landscape feature are the …
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… The whitecrack willow is a naturally occurring hybrid from central Europe. It is an exceptionally tall-growing willow capable of reaching sixty feet in height although forty feet is more typical. The new growth is reddish in color and the flowers which appear early in spring are yellowish-green. Like most willows it prefers a sunny position in moist to wet soils. …
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… Korean firs are beautiful, densely-branched evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. 'Prostrate Beauty' grows much wider than tall, typically 3 feet by 6 … them. Firs can be distinguished from pines and spruces by the needles, which are flat or ovoid in cross-section and the cones, which are upright and persist on the tree until the seeds have …
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… Iris ‘Byakuya No Kuni’ has creamy white falls, yellow style arms and purple eyelashes around the yellow signals. The standards are very small. The stems stand 37 inches high and have 2 … have introduced the color yellow into the form of a Japanese iris. Peudadata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. They are vigorous growers but they are sterile and will …
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… Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt' is a lovely, dark-rose to pink peony that blooms toward the end of the peony season. It was named after a prominent French actress and is a time-proven standby in the perennial garden. The buds and open flowers contain a sugary nectar beloved by ants, bees, …
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… allspice, or sweetshrub, has untoothed, opposite, ovate leaves with a pleasant, spicy aroma. The flowers, blooming in May and June, have numerous overlapping strap-like petals and a fruity scent. 'Michael Lindsey' has very fragrant deep violet-red flowers, grows to 8’, and has good yellow fall color. It was selected by plantsman Allen Bush. Plant in full sun …
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… The burgundy-and-creamy-white-striped flowers of Scentimental™ floribunda rose ( Rosa … are blessed with a sweet, spicy fragrance. This disease-resistant cultivar matures to 4 feet in height and width. The striped rose petals are each unique in pattern and coloration, and …
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… Virgin's bower is a sprawling vine that is well adapted to support from a wall or large shrub in the garden. Blooming during the dog days of summer with frothy masses of small white flowers, it …
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… bearberry cotoneaster features coral-red fruits and glossy evergreen foliage. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense branching structure, small, glossy leaves of fine texture, and abundant fruit in the form of small pomes, which are generally in shades of red/orange but may also be cream or … as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no …
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