… Arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica ) is indigenous to the mountains of the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Also known as "the coffee shrub of Arabia," it is believed to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated in southwest Arabia, grown … in axillary clusters (carried on the ends of the axis or branches) along the stem. The fruit is a drupe, commonly called a cherry, which matures to a bright red or purple and typically …
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… poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear … “green meatballs”, as their natural shapes are graceful enough. Golden Times Girald forsythia is a selection grown as much for the foliage as for the yellow bell-like flowers. The leaves are … the middle. The yellow fades to white variegation. The shrub grows to about four feet high and is slightly less hardy than border forsythias. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… White') had steamer trunks, they would be covered with stickers from exotic locales. No one is quite sure who first took seeds of a creamy, white-flowered variant of the southeastern Texas … annual sunflower to Europe, or how it made its way to Italy—where it thrived. What we do know is that Italian immigrants brought the seeds back with them to the northeastern United States … of acres of sunflowers are planted annually, worldwide, for oil production. Although the plant is a native of the United States, sunflower oil was first produced in Imperial Russia in 1835. …
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… Clairette dwarf iris ( Iris 'Clairette') is a vibrant purple- and white-flowered cultivar of Iris reticulata , or netted iris. The species … name reticulata refers to the netted pattern on the dry bulbs. This award-winning variety is a low-growing, bulbous plant that blooms in early April at about the same time as snowdrops ( … dwarf iris thrives in USDA Zones 5 to 9. Don't be tempted to nibble the leaves, however; it is highly toxic. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… Magnolia 'Ann' is notable for its vibrant reddish-purple blossoms and relatively small stature. It is one of the Little Girls series developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1962. Ann blooms in … the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows, and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
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… Royal Star magnolia is perhaps the most popular of all magnolias. Pink buds open to abundant fragrant white flowers in early spring. It is considered to be more vigorous and faster growing than the species. Members of the genus … the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows, and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
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… This plant is a BLOOMERANG™ Purple lilac because it comes back (like a boomerang) and flowers again in the summer after most lilacs finish in the springtime. BLOOMERANG™ Purple lilac is a dwarf shrub notable for its periodic rebloom into August after the initial flowering in May. … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …
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… The Chinese or Rouen lilac is a cross between the common lilac and the Persian lilac that originated in France in the 18th … century. It bears abundant fragrant purple-lilac blooms on arching branches in May. Its habit is considered more refined than the common lilac. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …
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… Sweet black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers') is one of five species of black-eyed Susan native to Illinois, all of which have yellow flowers … Sweet black-eyed Susan has three-lobed leaves and reaches a height of 4 feet. 'Henry Eilers' is a real novelty, with sunshine-yellow petals that are rolled into extremely narrow tubes … tracks in southern Illinois. This black-eyed Susan cultivar blooms from July to September and is attractive to butterflies. Sweet black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers') es …
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… This weeping willow is a cross between Salix babylonica (weeping willow) and Salix pentandra (bay willow). It is a medium-size (50’ high with similar spread) tree with a beautiful weeping habit. Its primary value is in its form rather than its flowers, fruit, or fall color. It can grow in full sun in moist, …
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