… 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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… silver leaves and fuchsia pink flowers. The underside of the leaves are purple. It matures to a mound 10 inches high and 14 inches wide, the short showy flowers increase the height to 16 inches. Glitter Coral Bells will grow in sun or shade and will bloom continuously all … deer resistant, attracts birds and bees and the foliage is attractive into winter. It belongs to the Terra Nova Nurseries Hollywood Glam™ series and was introduced in 2014. It would be …
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… species. Once established, 'Asahi' is drought-tolerant and long-blooming—usually from June to September. This species is found in the wild from Hudson Bay to Florida, and west to North Dakota and New Mexico. …
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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 … 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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… plants, also called false heather or cigar flower, are floriferous, bushy perennials, native to tropical America. They produce clusters of tiny, narrow tubular flowers. VERMILLIONAIRE® … have six lobes. Hummingbirds enjoy the nectar. Firecracker plants like heat and sun, but need to be kept moist and given fertilizer every few weeks to keep the flowers going. They can be grown in a summer garden and are sometimes offered as a …
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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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… 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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… Alice oakleaf hydrangea, selected from parents native to the southeast United States, is a deciduous shrub with lobed leaves that resemble oak leaves. … The flowers of the oakleaf hydrangea, borne on large, upright panicles, are white and turn to purplish-pink in fall. The glossy, deep-green leaves in spring and summer give way to burgundy-red fall color. The oakleaf hydrangea is a shrub with four seasons of interest, …
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