… The cultivar 'Kita No Seiza' has large, stunning double blue violet flowers with white veins … across. There are 6 falls but the standards are absent. It stands 28 inches tall and blooms in mid season, while the thin, grass like foliage remains a highlight throughout the summer. … adaptation of the iris flower. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… along ponds throughout North America, recognized by its tall, narrow sword-shaped leaves and the brown fuzzy cylindrical fruit that looks like a hotdog on a stick. It is so ubiquitous in wetlands that it was beleived by many to be native to North America. Our native species is Typha latifolia , which has broader leaves. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Joy Yu Hoffman was born in China. At the age of four, she began studying piano under her parents. Upon receiving her … of music from Northwestern University under Elizabeth Cifani and Edward Druzinsky, Joy wanted to create her own style of music on the kong hou, or double strung Chinese harp. In 23 years, Joy …
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… Angelique yarrow is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet. It requires full sun or partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In late summer and early fall, the plant produces red blooms that are attractive to birds and butterflies. It is useful in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The perennial requires full sun to partial shade and moderate soil moisture. Blooms in late spring to early fall and had a medium blue flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The perennial requires full sun to partial shade with moderate soil moisture. Blooms in late spring to mid summer and bloom color is blue. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar was developed in France. It has a broad conical shape with a mature size of 50’ with an equal spread. The stiff, serrated needles grow in bundles of two and have a 360° twist. The blue-green needles vary greatly in length (1½ to 4" long). It needs full sun and is tolerant of a range of soil types as long as they are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… May June July August September October Harvest pumpkins before a killing frost. Continue to harvest vegetables. If hard frost threatens, pick all tomatoes, including the unripe ones, and store in cardboard boxes or paper bags in basement. Cut back any remaining herbs and bring them indoors …
Type: Plant Info
… upright spreading tree with a dense, rounded crown or a large multi-stemmed shrub. It is easy to grow in moist, rich, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade and performs well in areas with cool … maple makes an unusual specimen tree or shrub; its light green eaves turn yellow and red in the fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Purple or sweet-scented Joe pye weed is a tall native perennial, 5-6', found along the edges or in clearings in woods. large toothed leaves are in whorls around a thick sturdy stem. It produces many-flower clusters of rosy pink flowers in July to early August and is attractive to butterflies. It can be distinguished from spotted Joe pye …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
