… Golden yellow petals proliferate to create a fully doubled flower (and hide the dark central cone) on this selection of native … Plant in full sun in moderately drained fertile soils and avoid heavy fertilizer applications to keep the plants from lodging (falling over) in windy conditions. …
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… the needles become a darker green. This dense pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 6 feet. …
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… Creamy white powder puff flowers are held close to the stem surrounded by finely dissected leaves. The leaves respond readily to changes in light and will close up on cloudy days or in shaded environments. Grow in full sun …
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… South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Most plants die after flowering and are not frost hardy. Banded agave is a … from a very short trunk, reach 2 feet long and 3 inches wide, while the entire plant grows to a height of 24 to 48 inches with a spread of 36 to 72 inches. It blooms in the spring after 10 or more years and …
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… shrub, reaching 15-20 feet tall at maturity. A native of northern Asia, it is hardy to zone 2. The glossy green leaves are smaller than most maples, divided into three sharply … an abundance of winged seeds called "samaras" may litter the lawn and sprout. It is easy to grow in moist, rich, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade and performs well in areas with cool summer climates. Amur maple makes an unusual …
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… is a much maligned species of maple with compound leaves, usually trifoliate, but with up to seven leaflets. Although it is a native throughout much of North America, it is not often used in the landscape because of its weak branches and often irregular habit. It is also host to the cute but pesky box elder bug. It is extremely hardy and adaptable to any kind of soil, from clay to sand. The seedlings sprout readily in moist areas, and with its …
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… 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 … towards the ends of the branches, the axillary and terminal clusters of flowers can number up to 50 florets, with an extended bloom period. Overall, the foliage is dark green, but new leaves … bronze and have a fine picotee of red. Fall color is reddish-purple. Bush honeysuckles, native to dry woods and clearings, are adaptable to many soils, and will grow in sun or partial shade. …
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… this plant has aerial roots originating from the stems; the roots help the plant cling to the trunks of trees from Mexico south to Chile. Maturing at 4 feet by 4 feet in size, this plant is easily adapted to container culture. Grow the plant outdoors during the frost-free season in full sun with a …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin de Monet' has flowers with coral pink tubes. The … spikes at the ends of branches, which are deep red. The dark green leaves are very large, up to seven inches long by five inches wide, and red-violet beneath. The growth pattern is strongly … by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an …
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… is very prominent and gives the flower its common name of hoop petticoats. It is native to Spain and Portugal and is hardy in zones 5 – 9. Plant bulbs in full sun to partial shade in the fall, three times as deep as the size of the bulb. All parts of the plant … with his own reflection in a pool and was transformed into a flower, these plants are easy-to-grow perennials commonly called daffodils. Although all daffodils grow from bulbs and produce …
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