… will grow to 24 inches and produce brilliant red star-shaped flowers from July to August. It is highly resistant to powdery mildew. It is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. The x arendsii phlox are the most magnificent, and there is a huge selection of colors and sizes to choose from. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… This plant is called a shooting star because its flower is shaped like a comet or a shooting star with the petals trailing behind the head of the plant. Aphrodite Shooting star grows to about 18 inches tall and about 12 inches wide and is tolerant of a range of soils but prefers shady locations. Aphrodite bears deep pink flowers in …
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… Golden Guinea Japanese kerria ( Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea') is a mounded shrub that grows well in moist soils and in partially shaded locations. In early spring, it is covered with golden-yellow flowers the size of a silver dollar. Fall color is a pale lemon-yellow, and once the leaves drop, the shiny green stems provide interest in the …
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… Pink Fountain is a deciduous shrub with an arching, fountain-like habit. It can grow to a height of 4 to 5 feet … Between July and October it produces pink and violet or lavender-colored flowers. The plant is mainly used in a border. Pink Fountain is fairly drought tolerant once established. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Bolivian cactus is an easy-to-grow, basketball-sized, barrel cactus that reaches 20 inches high in its native habitat. With its dark green body and short yellowish spines, it is very easy to grow but needs fertile, well-drained soil and full sun. It is cold hardy in USDA Zones 8-11. Red orange and yellow flowers appear from May to June. Archived …
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… Moorhexe is an upright clump-forming grass that grows 36 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Moorhexe, a … word that means moor witch, has narrow green leaves that turn golden yellow in the fall and is topped by deep purple flower spikes from July through September. Plant in full sun as a specimen or mass planting; purple moor grass is very hardy and reliable. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
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… This species is a compact, upright plant reaching up to 2' tall with coarse, arrow-shaped leaves. Numerous … of red-purple flowers appear in early summer and continue until September. The flower color is less intense and lighter than that of most cultivars of Salvia x sylvestris. This easy-to-grow, hardy perennial is usually sold as the cultivar 'Purple Rain'. A rich purple salvia Archived Copy: This content …
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… Zizia aptera , heartleaf meadow parsnip is a less commonly found version of golden Alexander, Zizia aurea. The lacy, flat-topped yellow flowers sit atop two-foot stems in mid-spring. It is distinguished from golden Alexanders by the heart-shaped, toothed basal leaves. This species is native to Illinois and much of central and northern North America, in meadows and rocky soils. …
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… an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 65 feet with a 30 foot spread. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring … the leaves emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is highly variable, ranging from yellow or orange to red, but it is always outstanding. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as …
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… dwarf cultivar which can reach a height of 30 feet with a 10 foot spread. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring … the leaves emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is highly variable, ranging from yellow or orange to red, but it is always outstanding. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
