pachysandra

Alocasia odora - Giant Upright Elephant Ear

Many uses for groundcovers (2) - Evergreen perennials (3636 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 ...

Clematis 'Ramona' - Clematis (1316 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 21:10:59 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Large, clear-blue flowers accent this climbing vine. Blooms July through September. It is hardy in zones 4-9. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people simply plant a ground cover like ivy, myrtle, or pachysandra around the plant to shade the base. ...

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' - Ice Dance Sedge (1356 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 19:04:59 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

A bright groundcover for a shady spot in your garden. Award-winning Ice Dance has long shiny leaves trimmed in bright white. It spreads slowly make a tidy, non-invasive groundcover and safe habitat for small songbirds and other wildlife. An excellent alternative to ivy and pachysandra. In late summer panicles of green and brown flower spikes appear. Grows 8-12 inches tall. Space 12-18 inches apart. Zones 5-9. Potted plant. Carex morrowii Ice Dance ...

Clematis tangutica - Golden Clematis, Old Man's Beard (819 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:46:19 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Masses of buttercup yellow lantern-shaped flowers adorn this late summer bloomer. It is excellent for trellis or naturalizing. This is a very easy to grow and hardy clematis. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. ...

Clematis 'Ernest Markham' - Clematis Earnest Markham (1369 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 08:00:24 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

A very popular cultivar of Clematis in America and abroad. Ernest Markham has cheery magenta flowers from midsummer to mid autumn. Best grown and shown in full sun except in warmest climates. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people simply plant a ground cover like ivy, myrtle, or pachysandra around the plant to shade th ...

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel' - Clematis Dr.Ruppel (826 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 07:52:55 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Clematis is most often seen in softer shades, but Dr. Ruppel offers fans a showier choice. This is a bi-color repeat bloomer: in May and June, it displays 8-in. rose-carmine blooms with white anthers; in September, the flowers come in again, but the colors are toned down a bit. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people si ...

Clematis 'Jackmanii' - Jackman Clematis (2198 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 21:05:57 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Large flowered climber blooming in mid and late summer bears abundant single, velvety dark purple flowers 3-4inch across with greenish brown anthers. Height 10 ft spread 3 ft. This is the most popular Clematis vine in the world and one of the easiest to grow. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. ...

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis General Sikorsky (744 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 07:47:38 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

This profuse bloomer produces huge 6-8 in diameter, dark lavender flowers with a tint of red in the center. Blooms from June to September. Flowers primarily from the previous years stems in early summer, but there is also a second flush later in the summer on the new growth. To 8-10 tall. This winner of Englands Royal Horticultural Societys Ward of Garden Merit was introduced by Brother Stefan Franczak in 1965 and was originally known as Jadwiga Teresa. ...

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis Vine (767 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:30:53 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Clematis paniculata - Clematis Sweet Autumn (838 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:18:30 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

The beautiful sweet autumn clematis is a vigorous semievergreen (or deciduous) vine than can climb up to 30 feet. The compound leaves are glossy and deep green. The star shaped white flowers are about an inch and a quarter across and sweetly fragrant. They are borne in numerous branching panicles from late summer through autumn. Vines can be so laden with billowy masses of white flowers that they look like theyre covered with snow! The seed heads are pretty, too, with their silvery-gray featherl ...