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Veronica longifolia 'Lilac Fantasy' - Speedwell

Strawberry Foxglove - Digitalis mertonensis

Digitalis x mertonensis - Strawberry Foxglove

Syringa reticulata - Japanese Tree Lilac (660 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:01:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees

The Japanese tree lilac has cherrylike bark and grows 25 to 30 feet in height. It extends the lilac season by flowering in mid June, after the shrub lilacs. Its blossoms are initially rose-colored, then quickly turn creamy white, emitting a soft, sweet aroma like that of privet. Hardy in zones 3-7. ...

Roses for Dummies (2587 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.09 2006 on 21:43:07 Topic: Other / Books

American Beauty,Dublin Bay,Rocketeer,Betty Boop,High Noon,Pearly Gates with a distinctive name for each of hundreds of varieties, the array of roses that could adorn your garden is both dazzling and daunting. So which ones survive hardily on their own for weeks on end, and which ones wither and die without constant attention? How do you tell a climber from a shrub, and how does each thrive? And dont even start with pruning! ...

Leycesteria formosa 'Golden Lanterns' - Himalayan Honeysuckle (1273 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.08 2007 on 12:00:07 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs

A splashy new plant with brightly colored golden heart shaped leaves and pendulous white and burgundy flowers. Commonly known as Himalayan Honeysuckle, this gold-leaf version is a real show stopper. In the South it is a shrub and in the north it behaves like a perennial dieing back to the ground each winter. In the spring it quickly grows back and blooms all summer long. It is best used as you would a perennial or annual, mixed into a colorful border or used as a patio container plant. Plus the ...

Laurus nobilis - Sweet Bay Laurel (919 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:33:57 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs

Bay laurel is a pyramid-shaped tree or large shrub with aromatic, evergreen leaves and shiny gray bark. It can reach 60 in height in its native range, but generally is much smaller (3-10 tall) in culture. The leaves are elliptic, 3-4 long, rather thick and leathery, and shiny dark green. Clusters of small yellow flowers are produced in spring, followed, on the female plants, by shiny black or purple berries about 1/2 long. ...

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

Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:37:07 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs

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. ...

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' - Purple Leaved Flowering Plum (6041 readers)

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

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. ...

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

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:20:43 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs

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… ...