… This clump-forming ornamental grass grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and dry to medium soil conditions. It has showy white blooms in May and June and belongs in a border or used as a ground cover. …
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… This clump-forming perennial needs full sun and dry soil conditions to reach a height of 16 inches. In July and August it produces yellow blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It can be used as a ground cover. …
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… perennial native to the Midwest grows to a height of 1 foot with partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has rose to purple blooms in May and June and belongs in a border. …
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… LAVENDER PRINCESS™ Japanese spirea features deep pinkish lavender blooms and excellent fall color. Its leaves emerge tinged with red and become more green as the season progresses. The Spiraea japonica species includes the … a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold …
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… These considerations include cost of installation, maintenance, as well as the type of roof and load-bearing structure. Planting in containers may be a simple, economical alternative to a … bed. Generally, rooftops are considered to be hostile environments, particularly due to wind and sun exposure. Characteristics of plants appropriate for rooftops include short habit, small leaves, sun and wind tolerance. Plants must also be cold hardy for our region and preferably drought …
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… native geographic range extending from eastern Europe through Asia Minor, the Caucasus region and into Central Asia. It also has a range of flower colors from purplish pink to white and from no tesselation (checkering of the flower) to moderate tesselation. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they …
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… A. Gourds belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes utilitarian gourds (lagenaria) and vegetable-sponges (luffa) . Harvest ornamental gourds after they have matured on the vine, in late summer or early fall. A hard, glossy, brightly colored shell and a withered vine indicates maturity. The stems should be tough and the necks on long-handled types should be stiff and not bendable. Mature gourds with hardened …
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… its newer stems in fall; mature stems, however, are gray green. It forms a dense, twiggy shrub and tends to sucker and colonize. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black fruit. Members of the genus … are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest--be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark--and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, …
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… Winter Flame blood-twig dogwood may be the same plant as Winter Beauty and features the same stunning two-toned stems in winter -- yellow orange at the base and red at the tips. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black fruit. Members of the … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… rodgersflowers that gardeners covet. Dark chocolate in the spring; green with ruddy highlights and up to a foot across by mid summer; then copper and maroon in the fall In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the … feet long, giving them the visual impact of a tropical. Yes, they do bloom, but not profusely and not reliably, at least in our climate. The drama's in the foliage. Give them time to get …
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