… spreading plant. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, sun-loving, long-lived perennials with very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with recipes featuring flavorful chiles. Learn how to roast, peel, and de-seed peppers. Taste a variety of Mexican chiles in a progression of heat from mild to hot, as well as chiles in three different recipes: chayote with guajillo dressing, carne asada …
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… Africa in sandy, well-drained soils in hot/dry situations in the garden. Water only enough to germinate the seeds or establish the root system of transplants. Deadhead old flowers to encourage continuous bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Eagle Rock Virginia pipevine is derived from a plant native to the shaded forests of eastern North America. It is a small clumping plant with medium green … trumpet flowers that are white with red mottling and have dark burgundy throats. It grows to about a foot tall and wide. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mounded perennial from mid-summer through fall. Dark green needle-thin leaves are resistant to deer and other herbivores. Tolerant of heat, drought, poor soils, and neglect (once established), this sterile cultivar continues to produce new flowers whose nectar is a butterfly magnet. …
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… flowers cover the 18 inch sized plants from mid-summer well into fall on this annual adapted to sunny, hot and dry locations in containers and flower beds. The flowers are 20% larger than those of other cultivars. Zinnia flowers are great butterfly and honey bee attractants to the garden. …
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… Hybrid painted fern 'Branford Rambler' is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 2 feet with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ghost painted fern is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 30 inches with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 inches in full sun and dry soil conditions. It has blue and white blooms that … from March through June. It belongs in a border or as a ground cover and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
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… White to pale pink grace this native onion that thrives in sunny conditions. All parts of the plant are edible, including the bulbils produced in the flower umbels. It can be toxic to cattle if consumed in large quantities. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
