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Lychnis coronaria 'Angel's Blush' - Bloody Mary (936 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 11:54:02 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

A beautiful silver leaved Lychnis with the cunning habit of changing flower color from pure white to deep pink as they age. A lovely combination and a very easy perennial to grow. Hardy in zones 5-9. Grows 18-24 inches tall. ...

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Garnet' - Japanese maple (2012 readers)

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:06:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

“Dissectum Garnet” is one of the top selling Japanese maples ever. It has been popular around the world for many decades. Its filigree leaves are deeply cut = dissected, hence its name. They look like giant snowflakes cut in pieces and densely cover even young plants. The colour show begins with vibrant red in the spring, turning crimson red in early summer and deep burgundy in late summer, finishing up with vivid reddish-purple in the autumn. ...

Hosta 'Bressingham Blue' - Hosta (654 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 12:07:28 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

One of the bluest leaved hostas. Heart shaped blue-green leaves. White flowers in July. Foliage is 16-20 inches tall. Outstanding accent in the shade garden. ...

Stachys byzantina - Lamb's Ear (787 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:33:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lambs ears grows 6 inches tall with furry, oval leaves that look like their namesake. In spring, the plants send up furry silver stalks of pink flower spikes to about 2 feet high. ...

Akebia quinata - Chocolate Vine (823 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 09:57:06 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Also known as Five-Leaved Akebia. A very hardy Japanese climber with astonishingly fragrant deep purple flowers followed by elongated edible fruit. Climbs readily and can also be used as a ground cover. Compound, leathery leaves are unusual in appearance. Evergreen in mild climates. Tolerant of partial shade. ...

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' - French Hollyhock (925 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 10:36:57 Topic: Plants / Biennials Match on Article's text

This Old-Fashioned Striped Favorite Can Really Take the Heat! Masses of 2-inch lavender blooms,striped with purple, all summer long! This delightful charmer looks like it came from Grandmothers garden (and it probably did!), with soft lavender blooms merrily striped and scored in deep purple. The neatly-spaced petals have a notched form reminiscent of four-leaved clover, and the merry white eye completes the effect of whimsical charm and exquisite detail! Masses of these 2-inch blooms arise alon ...

Gardening with Hardy Geraniums (675 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:40:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Hardy geraniums were the first plants to shrug off the rigours of her coastal climate and grow in Birgitte Husted Bendtsens garden every bit as well as they did in the fertile, sheltered plots further east in Denmark. Add to this their tolerance of dogs and children, resistance to pests and diseases, interesting foliage, and delightful flowers in a wide range of colours, and it is little surprise that Birgitte developed an insatiable passion for them. In this book, she shares her knowledge of cu ...

Carex comans 'Bronze' - New Zealand Hair Sedge (1850 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 18:58:28 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on 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 ...

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' - Purple Leaved Flowering Plum (6594 readers)

Contributed by abies 08.11 2007 on 10:20:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title

Flowering Plum, Prunus cerasifera Nigra is an upright deciduous tree eventually making a ball shaped specimen. It has a rounded to pyramidal habit and dark-red leaves when young in spring and a very attractive deep purple foliage later which is retained throughout the summer. ...

x Cornus 'Rutgan®' - STELLAR PINK® dogwood (2299 readers)

Contributed by havlis 19.02 2008 on 08:45:03 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

STELLAR PINK® | Stellar Pink® is another beautiful cross coming from hybridization of flowering dogwood and Japanese dogwood. It was the answer to the so-called dogwood decline in the USA caused by the anthracnose epidemic in the last decades of 20th century. This variety, same as a number of others, was bred by Elwin R.Orton, Jr. from the Rutgers University of New Jersey, USA, patented in 1988 under PP7207. ...

x Cornus 'KN30-8' VENUS® - dogwood (1190 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.02 2008 on 09:27:18 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

This dogwood comes from an interspecific hybridization of Japanese dogwood and cornus nuttallii. Dr. Elwin R.Orton from the Rutgers University of New Jersey, USA was the man behind this work that began in 1983 and 20 years later he was able to have his superb plant patented under patent number PP16309. The aim was to bring a plant with superior winter hardiness as well has resistance against the so-called dogwood decline in the USA caused by the anthracnose epidemic in the last decades of 20th c ...