… Often referred to as “poor man’s orchids,” cyclamen are usually available in garden centers during winter. “They … or purple flowers on long stems,” said outdoor floriculturist Tim Pollak. Flowers appear to float above the heart-shaped leaves, which are often marbled with silver. “They prefer cooler …
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… A singular orchid in a huge group To give you a good idea of the vast diversity in the family Orchidaceae, there are well over … orchids in the genus Dendrobium alone. Dendrobium macrophyllum was one of the first orchids to be described and illustrated—in John Lindley’s Sertum Orchidaceum in 1838. Like many plants in …
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… and fragrant flower with a long nectar spur. Its nickname, the “samurai orchid,” harks to the time when only the warrior class was allowed to grow it—or even possess it. …
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… of 25 feet. Its dark green lobed foliage turns bright orange and red in the fall. It is hardy to Zone 5, prefers full sun, slightly acidic soils but will adapt to other soil types. …
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… The Hornbeam Maple is native to Japan and can reach a height of 30 feet with a similar spread. Its bright green leaves don't have the familiar maple lobes and have parallel veins that extend from the midrib to double saw-toothed margins. This tree has a rather bushy shape and is often multi-trunked. It …
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… It has pointed, lobed leaves which are a "typical" maple shape that emerge as maroon, maturing to a dark green. Fall color ranges from yellow-orange to bronze. …
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… small, round-topped shrub or a desirable small tree, the red buckeye can reach a height of 10 to 20 feet. Its lustrous dark-green leaves are composed of 5 leaflets. Beautiful, vivid, red-flowered panicles 3 to 6 inches long bloom in May. The brown seeds that mature in October look like the eye of a …
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… The lily leek ( Allium moly ) produces bright, golden-yellow flowers on 4- to 6-inch stems above lax, broad-leaved foliage. Thriving in sunny soils that dry in late summer, … may explain why this plant is avoided by deer and rabbits. Butterflies are strongly attracted to the nectar. …
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… Spikes of cream to light orange are produced from mid-summer through fall atop this tall growing annual with … into seeds that are ground into flour, and feed the songbirds; young leaves can be added to salads and older leaves are often cooked as greens. …
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… The white, 2-inch-wide, semi-double flowers—often with twisted tips to the petals—of whirlwind Japanese anemone (Anemone × hybrida 'Whirlwind') dance gracefully atop 3-foot-tall stems in the fall garden. Preferring cool, temperate climates to hot, humid summers, this hardy perennial also needs consistently moist soils. When given those …
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