… This Celosia was bred to continue flowering even during the hottest summer days; a significant improvement over earlier cultivars. Dark purple, feathered plumes arise above the green foliage from June to the first frost of fall. Plant 'Dark Purple' in full sun and in average soils, and water it to get the root system established; then only water it during periods of drought or when the …
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… pruning, it can look unkempt. Four-petaled flowers are borne on pyramidal panicles 6 inches to 8 inches long from mid July onward. They change from white to purplish-pink and finally turn to brown as the growing season progresses, persisting into fall. The triangular flower heads on …
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… Bronzy orange leaves form a water holding cup in the center of this bromeliad native to northern South America. The tip and leaf edges are edged in spines. Grow in bright to full sunlight in warm humid conditions and replenish the water supply in the cup as needed with non-chlorinated and non-fluorinated water to avoid leaf burn. Birds and insects are attracted to the plant because of the water supply in …
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… Rosy pink spikes shade to silver at the base of this warm season annual that thrives in full sun, moderate to dry soils, and moderate to low fertility. Protect young plants from bunnies and deer. Songbirds prize the small seeds …
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… A stout barrel cactus from Argentina noted for brown to black thick recurved spines, dull green to blue green color barrel color and flowers that range from white to light pink. Grow in full sun, well drained soils and reduce watering in winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and stamina can reduce our enjoyment of our yards and gardens. Join us for some ideas to extend your garden enjoyment for years to come and adapt your landscape to become more hospitable to older adults. Valerie Gerdes Lemme, landscape architect, ASLA …
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… paradise plant ( Strelitzia reginae ) produces showy orange-and-blue flowers from early fall to late winter. This clump-forming South African ginger relative grows to a height of about 6 feet with bright, indirect indoor light and moderate moisture conditions. … Like other tropical plants, it benefits from misting with water during the winter months to increase the humidity and keep spider mite populations low. Misting with water actually causes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nodding green "bells" are broadly striped with dark-maroon purple from their base to the tip of their petals. Small bulb-lets produced at the base of the larger bulbs each year will mature to flowering size in three to four years and produce a stronger presence in the garden. Plant this fritillaria in full sun …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Four to five large, snowy-white double flowers are brushed with soft salmon on the petals on this … will be produced from each bulb. Place the potted bulbs in brightly lit areas, and water once to bring the bulb into growth and then thereafter to prevent wilting. The large flowering stalks lean toward the strongest source of lighting so …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… covered by the masses of hemispherical flower clusters featuring reddish-orange buds that open to bright yellow flowers that then age to orange as they migrate to the outside of the flower head. The leaves contain a compound that deters rabbits and deer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
