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Contributed by amazon 03.09 2007 on 09:32:53 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on TitleCornus - Bush Dogwood ; Family: Cornaceae ; (Corn-us: Latin meaning horn, describes the toughness of the wood) ; Nearly Solid Gold Foliage Fragrant blooms and delectable berries add to the ornamental appeal Plant Patent 11,287. cv. W. Stackman. The most marvelously variegated Pagoda Dogwood of all, this very compact cultivar offers foliage of brightest yellow-gold, marked only slightly with dark green at the center of each leaf. A spectacular show in spring, when the leaves first unfurl, the tre ...
Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 06:50:19 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on TitleUmbrella plant is a close cousin of the papyrus plant of ancient Egypt, which it resembles. Like papyrus, it also forms clumps in wet and boggy areas, although it will thrive in drier situations as well. Also like papyrus, all the leaves are arranged atop triangular stems. But while papyrus has 12 wiry leaves, those of umbrella plant are narrow and flattened and only 6 to 10 long. They are symmetrically arranged around the stem in a disk, resembling the petals on a daisy. Small greenish flowers ...
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