… ‘SMHPLQF’ is often sold under the trade mark name Little Quick Fire™. This is a dwarf shrub 3 -5 ft. tall with a spread of … creamy white at the tip melting into deepening shades of pink at the base. The blooms start in mid summer and continue into the fall with strong stems that hold the flower clusters upright … color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. ‘SMHPLQF’ does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought - tolerant. It blooms on new wood so it is not …
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… The brilliant colors of red, white and green will attract you to this plant. This plant is an epiphyte and is adapted to growing on the trees and rocks of the … Guzmania can tolerate shaded conditions without losing the distinctive leaf coloration and in fact requires protection from direct sun. Being an epiphyte, this plant is very sensitive to …
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… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow …
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… This tall grass evolved to live in the cool damp moor areas of norther Europe and Asia. Cordoba moor grass makes a strong … statement with its height of around six feet and its purple flower head in late summer. In the fall the leaves turn yellow and the flower heads are a mellow golden brown. Cordoba makes a …
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… bright yellow centers throughout fall on narrowly upright plants. Almost black stems support the dark green leaves, making this cultivar easy to identify in a crowd of asters. Butterflies, honeybees, etc. can't resist the nectar and pollen. The narrow …
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… Jimmy Spangler' has rosy pink flowers with deep red throats and peachy yellow edges. It grows to a height of 5-6 ft. The blooms are medium-sized and have ruffled, overlapping petals. Each flower will typically last only one day, but new flower buds are produced continuously. This is a tropical plant and in warm climates it will bloom throughout the growing season. It was bred from an hibiscus that …
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… Large bright yellow petals surround the deep orange to red, slightly frilly cup on this large cup narcissus that naturalizes well. Plant in full sun in moderately fertile soils in among perennials, trees and shrubs that will keep the …
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… moscheutos 'Lady Baltimore' has soft pink flowers with a bright red eye and a cupped shape. The leaves are dark green and lobed. At maturity it stands 4-5 feet tall and blooms in late summer. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” … “marshmallow.” The sticky root or stem of some plant in the mallow family was used at one time to make marshmallow confections. …
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… fragrant flowers with recurved petals that bend backwards, forming Turk’s caps. It grows to a height of 3 to 5 feet and blooms in early July. Eros belongs to a group of Asiatic lilies which generally bloom earlier than other lilies and have high bud counts on straight stems. They are the easiest to grow, are quite winter hardy and reproduce readily. Typically they are not …
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… The bush honeysuckles, genus Diervilla are small native American shrubs that are not the same as the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera , but they are related to weigelas. They can be recognized the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters …
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