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Veronica longifolia 'Lilac Fantasy' - Speedwell

Aconitum cammarum 'Bicolor' - Monkshood

Sciadopitys verticillata - Japanese umbrella pine (37 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:30:58 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's text

Japanese umbrella pine is an exquisite-looking conifer with dark green needles. They are glossy, 5-12 cm long and grow in whorls of 15-20. They are borne at the shoot-tips like the spokes of an umbrella, hence it name. ...

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Harmony' - oakleaf hydrangea (26 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:09:09 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Oakleaf hydrangea comes from southeastern USA. It is an attractive mound-forming shrub with oak-like, deeply cut leaves of bright green colour turning purple-bronze in autumn. The flowers of Harmony variety appear at the beginning of summer. They come out in heavy panicles of pure white, double flowers that get so heavy when mature that they droop. Hydrangeas like moist (not wet), slightly acidic soil. This variety can stand in full sun if enough moisture is provided. ...

Pocket Gardens (169 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.05 2008 on 09:35:45 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Contemporary Japanese Miniature Designs | Called tsubo-niwa after a unit of measurement that is two person-sized tatami mats placed side by side, the pocket garden has been a part of the Japanese architectural canon for thousands of years. Undergoing a modernization in the last few decades in which a new generation of architects began experimenting with the concept in imaginative ways, the contemporary garden follows a distinct yet global aesthetic, whether as an urban solution to importing natu ...

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' - Judas tree, love tree (696 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 09:02:44 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Judas tree is often called The Love Tree because of the unusual shape and colour of its leaves which do look like a heart icon. Their colour is bronze to deep burgundy, sometimes with green shades or veins. This small sized tree has an upright habit with low branches and is attractive all year round not only because of the foliage but also for its unique small pea-like flowers which come out in April/May and are bright pink. ...

Magnolia 'Goldstar' - Goldstar magnolia (631 readers)

Contributed by havlis 27.03 2008 on 16:41:39 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Another rare magnolia is this cross between magnolia acuminata var. subcordata “Miss Honeybee” and magnolia stellata. It gained flower shape fro stellata and colour from acuminate. Goldstar has medium sized flowers with 14 narrow petals, very similar to star-shaped magnolias. The colour is a delicate creamy-yellow and as the shrub flowers abundantly it brings a little bit of spring sunshine to your awakening garden. The flowers come out about a week or two later than stellata types. ...

Fraxinus ornus 'Meczek' - manna ash, flowering ash (782 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.02 2008 on 10:14:27 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Meczek is a special variety of flowering ash with a compact, mop-shaped, round crown that does not have to be trimmed to maintain its shape. It was selected in Hungary in 1980´s. ...

Stewartia pseudocamellia var.koreana - Korean stewartia, false camellia (752 readers)

Contributed by havlis 25.01 2008 on 10:29:39 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

This false camellia – Korean stewartia is very similar to its Japanese sister stewartii pseudocamellia. It comes from moist woodlands of Korea and it is a tall shrub flowering in summer and has beautiful autumn foliage. ...

Amelanchier lamarckii - muchovník lamarckov (877 readers)

Contributed by abies 21.11 2007 on 11:49:59 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

A very beautiful, small, North American bush or tree that is attractive in all seasons, even in winter when its spreading crown of fine shoots makes a satisfying, dense, shrubby shape. In March the branches erupt with a froth of delicate star-shaped white flowers in lax conical heads, just as the coppery pink young leaves unfold. They are silky and first bronze, then maturing to dark green and finally turn orange, scarlet and crimson in autumn. ...

Bergenia 'Magic Giant' - Bergenia (721 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 12:15:54 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Plant in partial shade and well-drained, moisture retentive soil. for best, bold effect in the border, plant in masses. Magic Giant has huge, giant leaves which turn purple-bronze in the winter. rosy-pink flowers on red stems. ...

Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' - Japanese Flowering Cherry (2392 readers)

Contributed by abies 01.11 2007 on 18:16:14 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

This is one of the most popular and hardiest ornamental cherry trees available. A vigorous deciduous small to medium-sized tree with an upright habit when young and wider canopy when older. In spring the tree is laden with large double, purplish-pink showy flowers shortly before the bronze foliage appears. Leaves are large, ovate to narrow-ovate, with margins toothed. ...

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red' - Foxglove Penstemon (453 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.09 2007 on 08:04:43 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Commonly called Beardtongue, Penstemon is a large native genus found over large areas of the US and Canada, especially in drier locations. It contains a wealth of flower colors and sizes, plant heights, and growth habits. Husker Red is a white-flowered, red-foliaged form of P. digitalis that was selected and introduced in 1983 by Dr. Dale Lindgren, University of Nebraska. It is a versatile garden perennial, valuable as a specimen, or as a cut flower. When plants are well established, height aver ...

Nandina domestica - Heavenly Bamboo (1322 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.09 2007 on 08:56:39 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Commonly called Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina can be used in virtually any part of the landscape and is especially useful in full or part sun, where the foliage color is superb. The new growth is often bronze to rose in color, becoming green with age. In the fall and winter, the growth takes on autumn leaf colors: red, orange, bronze and pink. The plant has added value in that it provides cut branches for use in floral arrangements year round. As the plant matures, late summer and early fall flowers ...

Cortaderia fulvida - Toetoe (451 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.09 2007 on 09:16:16 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Huge rounded mound of broad arching leaves with golden-bronze arching plumes in summer. Grows 7 feet tall. The Golden Plume Pampas Grass has a finer foliage than the Pink and White Pampas Grasses, and is earlier flowering (July into August). ...

Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing' - Chocolate Wing Roger's Flower-Red (713 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:00:58 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Family: Saxifragaceae; Cultivation: Partial shade in moist, well-drained, fertile soil Usage: Excellent plant for the partially shaded, moist border, or the waterside. Nice in combination with blue leaf hosta! Foliage changes color through shades of chocolate, bronze and dark-green. Flowers open pale-pink with a dark-red eye, than deepen to all red. ...

Cryptanthus - Bronze Mystic Earths Star (488 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 09:18:24 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Title and Article's text

The Bronze Mystic Earths Star (Cryptanthus) is an easy to grow house plant forming rosettes of leaves. The leaves are succulent, with wavy margins and teeth; they are strongly banded in bronze and deep brown. The white flowers appear nested in the center in this plant. Cryptanthus tolerate a temperature range from 40 degrees F to over 100 degrees F. Optimum growth occurs between 60-85 degrees F. ...

Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' - Two-row Stonecrop (783 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.06 2007 on 09:44:20 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

One of the easiest ground covers to grow. Easy to maintain and needs little water. Does great in poor soil. Bronze-green foliage produces intense red flowers. Bloom June through August. Plant in full sun, 12 inches apart. Grows only 3 to 6 inches tall. Hardy in zones 3-9. ...

Heuchera 'Bressingham Hybrids' - Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells (649 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 07:02:48 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Compact, mounding, plants produce new leaves that display a coppery bronze color maturing to deep green. Varieties offer a range of foliage color and patterns. They are North American plants that are usually grown for their ornamental foliage alone. Great in woodland gardens as well as border, or accent plants. Divide every 3-4 years as needed in fall. Good cut flower, attracts hummingbirds. ...

Carex comans 'Bronze' - New Zealand Hair Sedge (1531 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 18:58:28 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Title and Article's text

Rich Honey Tones All Year! Coppery with pink tints in spring, then golden-amber till frost! Now heres a nice change of pace for your edging, containers, and border accents! Bronze Carex is just what its name promises -- an ornamental grass (easy and carefree!) that keeps its honey-toned leaves right through the summer heat and into fall! The only time it changes in when the new foliage emerges in spring -- its as coppery-bright as a new penny, with pink highlights!This Carex quickly forms a neat ...

Betula nigra 'Little King' - Fox Valley River Birch (1712 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 21:49:23 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Fox Valley River Birch A dwarf selection of river birch with cinnamon and cream exfoliating bark. A great little tree for smaller landscapes or can be used as a large shrub on commercial sites. Excellent resistance to bronze birch borer. . Fantastic bonsai! The plant you will recieve is growing in a 2 1/4 pot. ...

Hebes (804 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 10:44:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Guide to Species, Hybrids and Allied Genera | The genus Hebe is a treasure trove of more than 100 species and subspecies of medium-sized to dwarf evergreen shrubs with outstanding ornamental features, both of flower and leaf. Native to New Zealand, these plants are grown in Australia, the western United States, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe. ...