… Botanic Garden defines an invasive plant as “a species, usually nonnative, that is able to establish itself within existing native plant communities and is posing a threat to the integrity of the community.” An aggressive plant is one that spreads faster than …
Type: Plant Info
… more about pollinators, why they are important, the threats they face, and what you can do to help them. Presenters will focus on native pollinators, bees and climate change, supporting … pollinator conservation efforts. Attendees choose from three hands-on workshops related to creating pollinator habitat in your yard or neighborhood park. Alsdorf Auditorium, Regenstein …
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… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North … cultivar is narrower than the species. It will reach the same height (35 feet) but only grow to a width of 20 feet. Its foliage is the same dark green, but its fall color is a bright yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This North American native can grow up to about 25 feet in height with a spread of 20 feet. It is another "snakebark" maple and has … foliage resembles a goosefoot in shape. It emerges with pink tinges in the spring and matures to a deeper green in summer. It turns bright yellow in the fall. It can tolerate quite a bit of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… seedless cultivar of red maple. Foliage color starts as very dark green, turning orange-yellow to orange-red in the fall. The cultivars of red maple are much more consistent with good fall … tolerate dry clay soils, where the leaves may become chlorotic, yellowing from an inability to uptake manganese from the soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is another snake bark maple. It is native to eastern Russia, northeast China and Korea. At maturity it can reach a height of 35 feet and a … While some snake bark maples start losing their stripes as they mature, this maple tends to keep its striping much longer. It prefers dappled shade in moist, well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The flowers of spring meadow saffron ( Colchicum bulbocodium ) are pink to rose colored and spring forth from the bare soil in very early spring. As they elongate, they … location and in average soil that doesn't dry out. Each corm (not a true bulb) can produce up to three flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lotusland begonia is a large thick-stemmed begonia with large dark green leaves up to ten inches in width. it forms large clumps up to three feet tall and four feet wide and spreads by fleshy rhizomes. Tall flower spikes bearing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers are produced on long, tapered spikes from late May until frost. This cultivar grows to a maximum of four feet in size and, like other butterfly bushes, will regrow from the root … additional flushes of flowers. Butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds are strongly attracted to the nectar produced by the flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bring a festive French tradition to your holiday table with this show-stopping dessert. In this hands-on class, learn to bake, roll, and decorate two stunning variations of the classic Yule log cake—a spiced …
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