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Anemone hupehensis - Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower (795 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.06 2007 on 18:44:46 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Handsome lobed floiage with flowers held well above. The long blooming branching stems of poppy-like 2-3 flowers are great for cutting. Likes a semi-shade to shade moist area. perennial in zones 4-9 ...

Anemone 'Andrea Atkinson' - anemone, windflower (1022 readers)

Contributed by havlis 22.03 2008 on 16:45:21 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's text

Andrea Atkinson is a later variety of anemone. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with snow-white camellia-like flowers with distinct yellow stamens. It starts blooming at the end of summer and continues until October. 3-palmate basal leaves are mid to dark green, sharply toothed, sparsely hairy beneath. ...

Anemone hupehensis var.japonica (1298 readers)

Contributed by havlis 23.10 2007 on 14:02:03 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Bressingham Glow is a later variety of anemone. It is true to its name because anemos (from Greek) means wind - probably because this type flowers in the season of autumn winds. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with ox-daisy-like deep pink semi-double flowers with bright yellow centres. It starts blooming at the end of summer and continues until October. 3-palmate basal leaves are mid to dark green, sharply toothed, sparsely hairy beneath. ...

Many uses for groundcovers (4) - Deciduous perennials (1524 readers)

Contributed by pph 11.04 2007 on 20:38:55 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Epimedium, Geranium macrorrhizum, Clematis heracleifolia ‘Côte d’Azur’, Anemone nemorosa Epimedium Epimedium produces flowers as early as April and May but its attractive foliage also provides visual interest during the rest of the growing season. Epimedium produces delicate graceful flowers and leathery leaves. In the wild, Epimedium grows in deciduous forests and thus prefers a location in light shade with somewhat moist soil. ...

Pulsatilla vulgaris - Pasque Flower (749 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.06 2007 on 09:29:21 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

A tough garden performer! Bright Bells on Easy, Fast-Growing Plants! Elegant 2-inch bells of richest blue. This gorgeous flower is easy to start, fast to grow, and impossible to resist! The plants reach 8 inches tall and wide, bursting into spring bloom! A tough garden performer, this Anemone makes a strong impression in the front of the border, along walkways, and in the sunny to partly-shaded bed. ...

Hibiscus syriacus 'Lavender Chiffon' - Rose of Sharon (1091 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.10 2007 on 09:36:59 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

(Hibis-cus: ancient Greek and Latin name, syri-acus: Syrian) A whole new look for Hardy Hibiscus! Large, single lavender flowers adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Hybridized by Dr. Roderick Woods of England. AWARDS: Gold Medal Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society. Mail Order Gardening Association Green Thumb Award. ...

Anemone hupehensis 'Praecox' - windflower (710 readers)

Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:42:32 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Praecox is earlier than other summer blooming anemones. It often starts flowering already in early August and continues until end September. It has 40-60 cm long stalks with up to 15 flowers of deep pink colour, 4-6 cm wide. The outter petals are slightly darker which makes another interesting dimension of the bloom. 3-palmate basal leaves are mid to dark green, sharply toothed, sparsely hairy beneath. ...

ABCs Of Bulb Gardening (387 readers)

Contributed by bloomingbulb 13.05 2007 on 12:14:19 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Flowering plants that overwinter and multiply by means on fleshy stems of leaves are called bulbs. The bulbs we grow in our gardens today are native to temperate zones all over the world, the woodlands, meadows and mountains of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North America. The Dutch have been extremely successful over the centuries in collection and hybridizing new species of bulbs and improving them for reliable garden performance. Tulips in particular, once played an important role in the ...