… Large white are decorated with red speckles and marks surrounding the lime green throat. Like other amaryllis, an ideal selection to purchase dormant and bring into flowering six weeks or so after watering the bulb to bring it out of dormancy. Place in bright light as the flowering stalk begins to grow and stake if it begins to lean. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… American species has produced an exotic shaped flower featuring wine red petals with green to cream midribs to produce a distinctive star shape. Force like other amaryllis to come into flower by watering the dormant bulbs about six weeks before flowers are desired and grow in the brightest light possible to keep the flowering stalks upright. …
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… Holly-shaped leaves emerge red and then quickly mature to green with splotches of white, gray green, and yellowish green on a nonhardy shrub. Small, insignificant white flowers in November perfume the air with the honey-like fragrance of osmanthus. The cultivar name, Goshiki, is a Japanese …
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… <p>Even though the flowers are yellow and the foliage is deep green, <em>Sedum</em> kampschaticum is commonly known as orange stonecrop. That’s because the long-lasting yellow flowers age to russet, and the foliage is tinged with red once the weather turns colder. It’s native to the Kamchatka peninsula in northern China east of Siberia, as well as mountainous areas of Japan.</p> <p>Like …
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… Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lou Emmonds' has huge snow-white flowers with a crimson red eye. It grows to 3 feet high and blooms from mid summer to early fall. It is hardy to zone 4. It is attractive to bees and hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek work “hibiskos” that meant “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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… Hibiscus moscheutos 'Snowflame' has giant bicolored red and white flowers with pink streaks. The huge flowers are 10 to 12 inches across and are often called dinner plates. 'Snowflame' stands 3-5 ft tall and blooms … from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “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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… This shrub grows to a height of 7 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border. The fruit is attractive to birds. …
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… Found growing throughout most of North America, excluding the far western and northeastern states, this is an uncommon species. Found in undisturbed prairies or dunes, it prefers loose, sandy soil or gravel. The soft fuzzy leaves … appear at the top of the plant in early summer, followed by narrow pods full of seeds attached to silky tufts, which send the seeds airborne when the pods split open. The most prominent part …
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… 'Luna Pink Swirl' This is a dwarf cultivar of hardy hibiscus which stands only 2-3 ft high. The flowers are white with dark red centers and a pink blush at the edges. It blooms from mid summer to fall and is attractive to hummingbirds and bees while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus … from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “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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… Unlike other astilbes with dissected leaves, 'Sprite' has deeply lobed, rich green foliage. In early summer its pale, silvery-pink flowers are borne in airy clusters above the lustrous green foliage. The entire plant stands about 1 foot tall. The flower spikes fade and dry on the plant and can be left on to grace the winter landscape. This plant, which forms small, spreading clumps, may be used as a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
