… This beautiful shrub grows up to 9 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From early to late spring, it produces fragrant yellow blooms that attract birds and butterflies. …
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… This round perennial grows to a height of 4 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink blooms from May through October and belongs in a border or a ground cover. …
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… <p>This evergreen African native grows up to 18 inches high with bright, indirect indoor light and moderate moisture conditions. In the summer it produces attractive purple and white flowers.</p> …
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… This South African native needs bright indoor light and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 3 feet. From late spring to midsummer it produces attractive yellow and orange flowers. …
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… White cotton-ball clusters of flowers in May and June turn into sparkling porcelain white berries, set off by bright red stems rising well … under deciduous trees. All parts of the plant are toxic - a great deterrent for rabbits and deer, but not so good for small children who may be attracted to the shiny fruit. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , spanning Europe, Asia, and North America. They're generally woodland plants, happiest in dappled shade and cool, …
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… companion plants that can accomodate the luxuriant foliage in spring that goes dormant in June and that complement the flowers n fall. Examples include fall blooming sedums, heuchera and groundcovers like Phlox subulata , Sedum spurium and Thymus vulgaris . All parts of the plant contain colchicine, a toxic chemical that interferes …
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… shaped leaves have a distinctive bluish cast that forms a nice background for the pink-and-white flowers that cover the plant in mid-winter. A member of the Crassulaceae plant family from South Africa, the plant has leaves that are succulent and feature an adaptation to arid environments known as Crassulean Acid Metabolism (CAM). Most plants open their pores (stomata) during the day to take in carbon dioxide, and in the process they lose water vapor to the atmosphere. Succulent plants with CAM open their …
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… densely covered with golden fuzz. The calyx lobes have irregular magenta spots over a white and pale yellow background. It has deep green leaves suffused with reddish-brown. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly …
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… doesn't look fuzzy. That's because the velvety hairs covering the leaves are clear or white and so almost invisible. What you see are the fuzzy hot pink spikes of flowers, and you'll see them from the beginning of summer into fall. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds will spot them too, and come flying. This sage comes from the edges of moist …
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… cultivating your practice from home. Remember to register by July 4 for the summer semester, and by October 3 for the fall semester. Individual login instructions will arrive one day before … class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. Steve and Patricia Nakon, Whole Journey Online Course Semester Unlimited Pass 9 Mondays: July 6 – August 31 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. and 9 Thursdays: July 9 – September 3 6 – 7 p.m. and 9 Saturdays,: July 11 – September 5 9 – 10 …
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