… 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 … it will bloom throughout the growing season. It was bred from an hibiscus that was native to China and tropical Asia but is now believed to be extinct in the wild. The name “rosa-sinensis” means "rose of China". …
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… BEACON™ Violet Shades Impatiens This series represents years of efforts by plant breeders to develop a series of impatiens that are resistant to the downy mildew disease that devastated the crop not too long ago. Healthy plants featuring flowers in shades of violet thrive in shaded to partly shaded landscape settings, containers, and window boxes from early summer through the …
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… plants in bright sunny, warm locations in the home and add water only when the leaves begin to droop. Be sure and poke a hole in the bottom of the decorative wrapping paper to allow excess water to drain away. …
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… been planted in gardens since 1857. The straight species, which is usually orange, is native to high mountain ranges from Turkey to northwest India, where it is subject to drought most of the year. This is a great selection if deer and rabbits are a problem because …
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… beards, creamy white signals and ruffled petals. It stands 36 inches high and blooms in mid to late season. This is a tall bearded iris which typically blooms after the dwarf irises but before the Japanese and Siberian Irises. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The classic 'Fleur de …
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… Iris 'Silverado' is a white to icy blue tall bearded iris with lovely ruffled petals. The beards are the same color but have yellow tips. The stems stand 38 inches high, each with 2 branches and up to 8 or 9 blooms in mid season. In 1989 Silverado was awarded Honorable Mention and the Fred and … 1991, the Wister Medal in 1993, and the Dykes Metal in 1994. The Dykes Medal, given annually to just one tall bearded iris, is the highest award an iris can receive from the American Iris …
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… and other early spring annuals. If summer temperatures are not too hot, they can flower up to the first frost. There are 100 species of perennials and annuals in the genus Linaria native to the northern temperate zones, with a center of diversity in Europe and the Mediterranean … the United States—one in New England and the second in northern New Mexico (where it is toxic to livestock). …
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… Monte Cassino aster ( Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei 'Monte Cassino') grows to 3 feet in height and is covered in white daisy-like flowers on mounded plants with wispy … Monte Cassino — like all other species formerly included in the genus Aster — has been moved to other genera, based upon the results of DNA analysis. Plant Monte Cassino in full sun and in average soil, and avoid excessive fertilization to prevent plants from flopping over. This aster is beloved by bees and other pollinators …
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… Bright-red double flowers up to 4 inches in diameter are features of Rosa ‘Hi, Neighbor’, a hardy, disease-resistant … This rose features a light scent, but rarely produces fruit. Grow it in full sun and prune to shape; remove deadwood in early spring, after the danger of very cold weather has passed. Treat cutting implements with a disinfectant to avoid spreading viruses between plants. …
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… of the famous Carefree Wonder rose; the first of the disease-resistant roses that are so easy to grow, they are referred to as landscape roses. This plant attracts pollinators but is not fragrant. It needs full sun, and fertile, well-drained soils, and space around it to encourage good air movement. This is one of a very few, if not the only, deep red roses in the …
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