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Tricyrtis hirta - Hairy Toad Lily (448 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 19:15:21 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Tricyrtis hirta, the Japanese Toad Lily is probably one of the most unique flowering perennials available! Commonly known as Toad Lily, it has the ability to bloom in shade from late summer to early fall. It features small, lily-like flowers with white to pale lilac flowers that have heavy purple spotting. Sometimes also called Hairy Toad Lily because all parts of the plant are hairy! Be sure to plant it where they can be easily observed at close range, because the beauty and detail of the small ...

Trifolium rubens - Ornamental Clover, Red Feather Clover (869 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.06 2007 on 09:53:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

The most ornamental of all Clovers and definitely worthy of a place in the garden. Huge, deep red flower heads are silver when in bud and are borne on long stems. Silvery, hairy leaves too. 12 inches tall by 18 inches wide. Fantastic for attracting butterflys and hummingbirds. Prefers Sun to Part Sun Hardy in zones 5-9 ...

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' - Siberian Bugloss (1322 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:57:30 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Brunnera is rhizomatous perennial with soft, hairy, hear-shaped leaves. Variety Jack Frost has large, silver leaves with strong, dark green veins and clearly defined margins. Clusters of forget-me-not like blue flowers appear on about 20cm tall stalks in early to mid spring. ...

Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem (676 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.01 2008 on 13:03:39 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

The Grass Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium , is a native American prairie grass. It is also know as Sagegrass or Beard grass. It can reach up to 3-4 and has a blueish hue to the leaves. The leaves turn a rich orangy wheat color in fall. ...

Anemone hupehensis var.japonica (1139 readers)

Contributed by havlis 23.10 2007 on 14:02:03 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on 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. ...

Anemone 'Andrea Atkinson' - anemone, windflower (782 readers)

Contributed by havlis 22.03 2008 on 16:45:21 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on 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. ...

Thymus serpyllum - Mother of Thyme (642 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.06 2007 on 09:24:54 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Fragrance, Color, and Beauty -- This Ground Cover Has it All! A perennial Thyme for use between paving-stones or as an edging! Mother of Thyme is an ideal choice for planting between walkway stones or bricks and used as a groundcover. Like other thymes, the leaves are highly fragrant; great to inhale as you are walking along the pathway to the front door! This prostrate, mat-forming perennial with slim stems is lined with tiny, oval, hairy leaves. Clusters of pink-purple flowers appear in summer ...

Anemone hupehensis 'Praecox' - windflower (281 readers)

Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:42:32 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on 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. ...

Protea aristata - Ladismith Sugarbush (742 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:37:04 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Protea aristata Ladismith Protea - Flower head 4-5 across red with pink center and small hairy flowers. Branches are covered with thin needle-like leaves. The Protea Aristata, a very rare protea specie, was redis-covered in the 1950s, after it was believed for quite some time that it had become extinct. This protea flowers in December and in spring when the aloes are in bloom. ...

Drosera adelae - Lance-Leafed Sundew (468 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:21:07 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Drosera adelae (Lace-Leaf Australian Sundew Origin: Australia The tiny paddle-like hairy leaves are covered with drops of sticky goo, which trap insects that are attracted to the plant. In summer the sundews are topped with thin spikes holding small pink flowers. Sundews are winter hardy in most of the southeastern US, in cooler regions they can be grown in pots and terrariums as a house plant. Drosera adelae isnt very picky about soil. It grows well in the standard 1:1 peat:sand CP mix. ...

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Scarlet' - swamp mallow (632 readers)

Contributed by havlis 27.03 2008 on 16:54:33 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Swamp mallow has been a sought after plant over the past couple of years and its popularity is rising as new varieties keep coming in the market. Scarlet is a Czech selection with deep red flowers of enormous size: 20-23 cm wide. Fat buds are deep red, too. Deadheading spent flowers will encourage setting new flower buds. ...

Actinidia deliciosa 'Jenny' - kiwi (1037 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.03 2008 on 10:59:06 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Jenny is another self-fertile variety of kiwi. This means that it does not need a male and a female plant to produce fruit. Apart from tasty fruit it is a nice plant, too, with deep green leaves and scented flowers in June. ...

Davidia involucrata - dove tree (855 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.03 2008 on 10:56:54 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

This elegant and rather exotic looking tree is still rare in cultivation in Europe. It was believed to have been extinct after the glacial era, however, in late 19th century some specimens were found in Sichuan, China. Dove tree was brought to Britain in 1903 and cultivated as a rarity in some gardens of the tempered climate. ...

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Mauvelous'® - swamp mallow (945 readers)

Contributed by havlis 05.03 2008 on 13:01:19 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Swamp mallow has been a sought after plant over the past couple of years and its popularity is rising as new varieties keep coming in the market. Variety name Mauvelous is a play on words, combining mauve and marvellous, both of which are true as descriptions of its flowers. They are mauve to lilac-pink with a small, deep purple eye in the centre, and incredibly large: upto 24 cm on diameter. Fat buds are deep pink or purple. Deadheading spent flowers will encourage setting new flower buds. ...

Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA® - silk tree (1337 readers)

Contributed by havlis 05.03 2008 on 12:51:56 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Mimosaceae plants are popular mainly in southern Europe as they are very drought tolerant. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world we can also grow some of them in our climate. Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers. ...

Albizia julibrissin 'Ernest Wilson' - acacia (306 readers)

Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:37:07 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Mimosaceae plants are popular mainly in southern Europe as they are very drought tolerant. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world we can also grow some of them in our climate. Ernest Wilson is a selection found in Korea in early 1900´s. It grew in a colder zone which predestined it to be ideal for testing in colder climates of the USA as well as Europe later on. ...

Many uses for groundcovers (2) - Evergreen perennials (2924 readers)

Contributed by pph 11.04 2007 on 20:29:17 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Vinca minor, Pachysandra terminalis, Acaena, Waldsteinia ternata, Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’, Stachys byzantina ‘Primrose Heron’ Vinca minor An outstanding evergreen groundcover that is completely winter hardy. Vinca will thrive in shaded locations where a lawn cannot grow. Vinca minor produces small narrow leaves and small blue flowers and reaches a height of about 20 cm. There are also cultivars with white flowers (‘Alba’), purple flowers (‘Atropurpurea’) with silver and green variegated ...

Magnolia 'Yellow River' - Yellow River magnolia (1464 readers)

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:20:43 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

This magnolia variety has only recently been imported from China, under the name Fei Huang. It is a sensational plant with large yellow flowers. It belongs to magnolia denudata (Yulan magnolia) group, however, we have not been able to search for the exact breeding details. The Chinese probably keep it top confidential against the spies from the West… ...