… DOLCE® Cinnamon Curls Alumroot is an outstanding dark orange alumroot selection introduced in 2013. Grown for its foliage, … wide. Insignificant cream colored flowers appear in early summer and increase the height to 18 inches. Best if grown in full sun to partial shade, it works well in containers, the front of mixed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Husker Red' is one of the most popular Penstemon varieties because of its bronze-red emerging foliage. The foliage retains its red coloring in bright sun but will fade to bronze-green in partial shade. Either way, the mounded foliage is a dramatic backdrop for the … at the edge of a border or as an accent plant because of its maroon foliage. It is best planted in groups of three or more. A maroon-leaved beauty for the early summer garden …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Red Charm peony ( Paeonia ‘Red Charm’) grows up to 2.5 feet high and is covered with deep-red, ruffled, double flowers from the end of May through the first part of … an award from the American Peony Society in 1956. 'Red Charm' is still described as one of the best of the deep-red flowered peonies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Orange Princess tulip ( Tulipa 'Orange Princess') is a double late tulip, featuring bright orange flowers with a reddish flame on the outside of … stems keep this 18-inch-tall beauty from toppling over during spring storms. Tulips grow best in sunny locations in well-drained soils that dry slightly after the foliage yellows in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cristata golden scaled male fern is also called 'Cristata the King.' It is derived from an evergreen fern native to the moist woodlands of eastern Europe and western Asia. It grows into a classic shuttlecock … or even frilly in appearance. This fern grows to about 3 feet tall and wide. This plant is best suited to moist shady areas as either an understory plant or a bedding plant and also makes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… garden. Aloysia virgata Sweet almond verbena, incense bush Sweet Almond ( Aloysia virgata ) is a bloom-covered, upright shrub which can be trained as a tree warmer climates, reaching 15 … native prefers full sun, and while a fast grower, can be pruned and maintained at a size of 2 to 3 feet with care. It can cause allergic dermatitis in sensitive individuals. Jatropha … lantana features two-tone flowers beginning mid-summer and extending up to frost. It flowers best when grown in full sun and dryish soils with low fertilization. The flowers are beloved by …
Type: Page
… Q. What is the best way to care for clematis? A. It is important to plant clematis in a location where the top of the plant will receive full sun and the roots …
Type: Plant Info
… Branches ascend in a loosely pyramidal fashion as this tree grows 40 to 60 feet in height. Insignificant flowers appear together with the leaves in April and May. … trees that are superior to the American hackberry; however, because of its adaptability, it is a tough tree, good for urban areas. This native woodland tree is best recognized by its corky, warty bark and sharply toothed leaves, which are often covered with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… upright oval tree that can reach a height of 50 feet with a spread of 35 feet. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring … emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is orange red to red. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as prized for its ornamental value as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright purplish-pink flowers cover this low (to 1-foot tall), mounding, hardy perennial from late summer through fall. Hot Stuff showy sedum ( Hylotelephium spectabile 'Hot Stuff') grows best in full sun and moderate soil fertility. Songbirds are attracted to the ripe seeds in late fall through winter. Its flowering clumps don't split apart like some …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
