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Achillea millefolium 'Fire King' - Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed

Caladium bicolor 'Aaron' - Fancy Leafed Caladium (733 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.07 2007 on 11:05:18 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Frosty white with green edges. Fancy Leafed Caladiums are very showy foliage plants with bright red, pink, green and white variegated leaves. Youll enjoy these South American beauties with heart shaped, rainbow colored leaves...prettier than most flowers. ...

Caladium bicolor 'Florida Cardinal' - Fancy-leafed Caladium (2032 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.07 2007 on 10:58:02 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Florida Cardinal - this bright beauty is graced with bright burgundy leaves outlined with dark green. Fancy leafed Caladiums are very showy foliage plants with bright red, pink, green and white variegated leaves. Youll enjoy these South American beauties with heart shaped, rainbow colored leaves...prettier than most flowers. ...

Bambusa arundinacea - Thorny Bamboo (1015 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.08 2007 on 10:13:20 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

From South China, this tall 100 bamboo is a large, lush ornamental but also is used in the tropics as a timber source and for paper pulp. The young stem sprouts are edible. Must be kept quite warm. Lives up to its name by creating an impenetrable wall of long hooked thorny branches. Once established it will replace any form of fencing. ...

Filipendula vulgaris - Meadowsweet (654 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 09:49:35 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Meadowsweet ( Filipendula vulgaris ) Beautiful ivory blooms in summer! Evergreen perennial thrives in drought, poor soil! Ivory flowers in summer. Foliage is evergreen in warm areas. Tolerates drought, poor soil. ...

Belamcanda chinensis - Leopard Lily (783 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.01 2008 on 09:15:47 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

An unusual perennial for the warm sunny border with sword-like rich green leaves and clusters of delightfully speckled flowers, for the first time offered in a wide range of colors. In autumn the seed pods burst to reveal clusters of black seeds like blackberries. Will flower in its first summer from seed. Flowers early summer. Height: 36-40 inches. Prefers sun. Hardy in zones 5-9. Also know as the Blackberry Lily! ...

Adromischus trigynus - Calico Hearts (705 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.07 2007 on 11:10:25 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

The Calico Hearts Plant (Adromischus trigynus) is a small succulent plant native to South Africa. It is an easy to grow plant and with the spotting makes it a very showy succulent. This plant needs full sun, warm temperatures, and a well-drained potting mix. During the growing season (May-October) water once a week. During the winter water once every two weeks. The Calico Hearts Plant is easily propagated for leaf and stem cuttings. ...

Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip Tree (1163 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 09:42:27 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Native to eatern United States. Fast growth to 60 to 80 feet with eventual spread to 30 feet. Forms large pyramidal crown. Good large shade, lawn, or roadside tree. Gives spectacular show of yellow fall color. In warm season, displays handsome tulip-shaped greenish-yellow and orange flowers. Deciduous. Full sun. Provide ample summer water. Hardy to -20 to -10°F. ...

Lavatera thuringiaca 'Barnsley' - Lavatera 'Barnsley' (923 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:37:00 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

A very popular and valuable shrubby perennial, useful for filling a large area quickly or for giving a new garden an established look. The large silky trumpet-shaped flowers are produced for months through summer. They open white with a red eye, fading to pink. Foliage is a somewhat felted grey. Trim in autumn. Plant in full sun. Grows 5-6 feet tall. Hardy in zones 5-10. Prefers a warm, sheltered position. ...

Narcissus bulbocodium var. conspicuus 'Golden Bells' - Miniature Daffodil (865 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 08:05:37 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Commonly known as the Yellow Hoop Petticoat. Up to 15 stems per bulb! Groups of 5 or 10 bulbs form a carpet of dainty, upward facing, bright golden bells. Grass like, dark green foliage. Tolerates warm spring climates and is very hardy. Excellent for rock gardens. ...

Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay' - Double Flowered Primrose (809 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.07 2007 on 11:59:54 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Primrose prefer cool temperatues, a rich humus soil and partial shade. Can tolerate full sun in early spring but would need part shade as the temperatures warm. Easily transplanted, even when in bloom. Ideal for pots as well as in the garden border. ...

Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' - switchgrass (593 readers)

Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:16:52 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Switchgrass comes from Canada and USA and its variety “ Prairie Sky ” offers the bluest possible version of it. Erect leaves tend to arch in its last third. Beginning of autumn it produces long spikes of broad, weeping panicles of tiny flowers. It is best grown in sunny and warm areas, in well-drained soil with occasional watering in summer. It is recommended to tie up the leaves before winter or provide dry mulch. Cut back in early spring. ...

Cyrtostachys renda - Lipstick Palm (1441 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:16:54 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Popularly known as the sealing-wax palm or lipstick palm, this is one of the most colorful tropical palms. It is native to Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra where it grows in coastal peat swamps, sometimes reaching heights of over 15 feet. The crownshaft and petioles are brilliant scarlet (or orange in some varieties). ...

Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates (869 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.04 2007 on 08:44:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

An Illustrated Encyclopedia | Following the phenomenal success of Dirrs Hardy Trees and Shrubs, written for gardeners in the climates of USDA zones 3–6, this companion volume is a superlative photographic encyclopedia of trees, shrubs, and vines for warm temperate zones. In North America, these areas (zones 7–11) stretch from the Mid-Atlantic states to the South, include most of Texas and the Southwest, and encompass the entire West Coast, up to western Canada. Many parts of the British Isles, A ...

Prunus armeniaca 'Luizet' - apricot (1334 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.03 2008 on 11:15:12 Topic: Plants / Fruit woods Match on Article's text

Luizet apricot is one f the most suitable ones from our climate because it blooms late which helps it avoid late spring frost. On the other hand it is an early variety with fruit maturing in mid-summer. Fruit is rounded to oval, deep orange with irregular red flushes, very aromatic. Taste is sweet. It has 9% sugar content and 13.5% acid content. ...

Chionanthus virginicus - fringe treefringe tree, old man´s beard (604 readers)

Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 07:08:21 Topic: Plants / Trees and Shrubs Match on Article's text

Fringe tree is a very rare and beautiful small shrub or small tree . In early summer it has profusion of upto 20 cm long pendent panicles of fragrant, shiny snow-white, narrow flowers, turning to bluish black berries. Mid to deep green opposite leaves are elliptic and glossy. Fringe tree grows slowly, about 3m tall and wide. ...

Clematis 'Anna Louise' - Clematis (927 readers)

Contributed by amazon 26.06 2007 on 13:10:17 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

The large 6-8 inch flowers really stand out. Petals are violet with a contrasting purple red bar in the center. AGM WINNER. Sun to partial shade in moist, fertile soil. Likes a warm top and cool bottom. Will flourish under neutral or even slightly acid conditions. Great climbers that can be used to decorate pergolas, sheds, garages, fences and even trees. Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 ...

Palms Won't Grow Here and Other Myths (1000 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.04 2007 on 09:33:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Warm-Climate Plants for Cooler Areas | Palms that grow in Canada? Bananas that overwinter in Michigan? How about southern crape myrtles that flower in Birmingham, England, instead of Birmingham, Alabama? Although the voice of authority — and nursery labels — might say, You cant grow those plants here, author Dave Francko has a different message for gardeners: Plants cant read the information on their tags. Laced with humorous anecdotes and based on years of first-hand observations and research, ...

Helichrysum italicum - Curry Plant, Immortelle (939 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:23:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Curry Plant looks very similar to a Lavender in its leaf stage. But, it looks totally different in bloom. Curry Plant likes it warm and dry. It is native to Turkey and thrives on sunny slopes. ...

Dendrocalamus membranaceus - May Sang Bamboo (734 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.08 2007 on 09:55:12 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

A 50 tall clumping bamboo from Burma with straight culms. It develops 4 diameter canes that are bright green with green leaves. Can tolerate some cold to 34 F. It is ideally grown in full sun in warm zones with high humidity. A beautiful lowlands species noted for its very smooth straight erect lower branch-free culms followed by fine light green leaves. Green culms are white powder covered when young giving a misty blue appearance. Its pale golden shoots are purple leaf tipped and blue tinged w ...

Gardening at the Shore (940 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 18:51:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Creating a garden in a coastal area can be daunting, even for those who have mastered the techniques of inland gardening. Wind, sand, salt, and scorching sun all combine to create a unique set of challenges. Frances Tenenbaum, who has gardened for decades on Marthas Vineyard, knows these challenges intimately and has learned how to meet them. ...