… flowers are accentuated with golden stamens from June through October on this selection noted for an extended season of flower. Tradescantia is adaptable to many types of soil, as long as it is moist and well-drained. It will grow in any amount of … perhaps fewer flowers, in partial to full shade. After flowering declines, cut plants all the way back. This will encourage new growth and a second round of bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lantanaphyllum viburnum is so named because its foliage is similar to lantana viburnum but more leathery. This hybrid was developed in Holland around 1925. White flowers in May give way to reddish fruit that eventually turns black. Viburnums are a versatile genus of … home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rudbeckia maxima has attractive oval, blue-green basal leaves that can be up to 18 inches long. The flower stalks rise high above the mounded foliage and are covered with … with black centers. Because this plant, which grows 5 to 6 feet tall, is bold-textured, it is best used mid-border because the leaves are low and the plant is see-through. It provides late color in the garden. A massive plant best for naturalistic plantings. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… clusters of flowers with dark red petals and a bright yellow corona from late spring through to the first frost of fall. The flowers attract nectar feeding pollinators while the leaves are food for monarch butterfly larvae. Plant in full sun, moderately fertile soil and water to get the root system established. Unfortunately this native of southern Mexico and Central America …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clematis apiifolia is a climbing vine that grows to a maximum height of 16 feet with full sun and moderate water conditions. In the summer and early fall, it produces white flowers that give way to fruit. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Open up to onions at this lunchtime demonstration cooking class featuring seasonal vegetables with notes for harvesting or selecting at the store, preparation tips, and basic cooking methods. Learn to celebrate bright colors, unique textures, and fresh tastes. Onions are among the most powerful …
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… Weigela are generally grown for their prolific and extended spring bloom. With 'Wings of Fire', even though the lavender-pink spring bloom is lovely, the flowers are just a prelude to the foliage. Once flowering is over, the leaves begin to turn bronze, and over the summer deep reddish tints emerge. Come fall, you get the fiery red and gold that earned this bush its name. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from two weeks in Mongolia searching for fossil flowers. Why go halfway around the world to look for fossils of flowering plants when there are plenty of fossil flowers closer to home? … in another post in the near future. Our lunch stop was in a traditional Mongolian ger on the way to the field site. Checking out the exposure at Tevshiin Govi, a famous dinosaur locality … lakes that draw hundreds or thousands of animals to drink. Tempting as it may be, it is best not to set up camp too close to the water! Then there are the less picturesque …
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… of Korean littleleaf boxwood. This evergreen shrub grows into a perfect narrow pyramid to a height of 12 feet with full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soils. This variety is very hardy, with minor bronzing … harsh winters. It may be visited by boxwood psyllid, a tiny insect that causes new leaves to curl up. The problem is cosmetic, and no treatment is needed. Regular clipping will keep the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This small evergreen cactus from New Mexico only grows to a height of about 2 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. In the spring it produces yellow flowers that give way to purple fruit. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
