Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White' - Balloon Flower Plants / Perennials Great for the sunny border or for cutting! Big White Balloons on Tall, Ultra-Hardy Plants! 25- to 30-inch plants bloom in summer. Cheery white stars all summer long are gorgeous in the garden or vase! This exceptionally tall variety reaches 25 to 30 inches in the garden, with blooms on long, elegant … Contributed by amazon 22.06. 2007 10:37:41 (24298 readers) | |
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower Plants / Perennials Brilliant Crimson Spikes Glow in Late Summer and Fall! Dark purple-red foliage! Brighten the part-shade garden with rich red blooms to bridge that awkward time in between summer and fall, when much of the garden is not at its best! Cardinal Flower is a hardy native U.S. plant that thrives in any moist, … Contributed by amazon 14.06. 2007 09:28:41 (15212 readers) | |
Pinus thunbergii - Japanese Black Pine Plants / Conifers Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) is an excellent, small, irregularly shaped, pine tree. The plant tolerates dry soil and salt. The dark green, twisted needles are 5 to 7 inches long. It grows approximately 12 to 18 inches per year. It is hardy in zones 5-8. It s mature height is 30 feet with a … Contributed by amazon 02.10. 2007 09:16:52 (20914 readers) | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' - false spirea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs False spirea is a valuable plant for small sized gardens as it quickly fills limited space with mass of beautiful leaves. It is a woody plant spreading with suckers like some perennials. Its leaves are fresh green during summer, pinnate, and look like service-tree leaves but are finer and prettier. When … Contributed by havlis 12.03. 2008 13:21:07 (48174 readers) | |
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x Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn' - chitalpa Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Need a tree flowering in summer, ideally with an exotic look? Then chitalpa is the best choice! This beautiful and hardy hybrid was created in 1964 in Uzbekistan. It is a cross between Desert Willow with rather exotic flowers and northern Catalpa. … Contributed by havlis 06.09. 2011 11:41:49 (33535 readers) | |
Fritillaria meleagris - Guinea-Hen Flower Plants / Bulbs Very easy to grow and very easy to get to bloom. Fantastic markings on each petal gives the plant it s common name, Guinea Hen Flower. It is also known as the Checkered Lily, Rattlesnake Lily, and Snake s Head Lily. The proper name for this plant of many names is Fritillaria meleagris. … Contributed by amazon 05.09. 2007 09:02:34 (23081 readers) | |
Aronia melanocarpa - black chokeberry Plants / Deciduous Trees Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their original taste as well as positive impact on our health. Black chokeberry is one of them. It is in the same rosaceae family as the service tree and its fruit is similar, too. The lustrous fruits are … Contributed by havlis 22.03. 2008 16:51:14 (67398 readers) | |
Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking' - black chokeberry Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their original taste as well as positive impact on our health. Black chokeberry is one of them. It is in the same rosaceae family as the service tree and its fruit is similar, too. The lustrous fruits are … Contributed by havlis 20.04. 2008 21:19:05 (32318 readers) | |
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Acer palmatum 'Atrolineare' - Japanese Maple Plants / Trees and Shrubs Small, slow, narrow tree whose deeply divided leaves appear string-like. New growth is purple-red. Autumn colors are usually a good yellow. Growth habit is upright, opposed to the dome topped cultivars Red Pigmy and Villa Taranto. Exquisite and unique form of the Japanese Maple. … Contributed by amazon 17.07. 2008 10:53:11 (34531 readers) | |
Armitage's Garden Annuals Other / Books A Color Encyclopedia | Horticulturists, students, and dedicated home gardeners will be familiar with Armitage s authority on this topic from his more technical Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials. That volume was singled out as a winner of the Choice Academic Book Award, the American … Contributed by amazon 04.04. 2007 10:26:19 (15148 readers) | |
Perovskia 'Blue Spire' - perovskia, Russian sage Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Blue Spire is a hybrid between two types of perovskia. It was first introduced to RHS in 1961 and since late 80´s it has been in cultivation in most of the world with mild climate. It is a very hardy plant originally found in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) but is successfully grown even further … Contributed by havlis 01.09. 2016 21:18:16 (9399 readers) | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' - false spirea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs False spirea is a valuable plant for small sized gardens as it quickly fills limited space with mass of beautiful leaves. … Contributed by havlis 06.10. 2016 22:15:27 (12834 readers) | |
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Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' - Japanese Aucuba Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Aucuba japonica Variegata is a great choice for even the shadiest of landscapes because it is extremely shade tolerant. It also grows well in partial sun. It grows to a form of a rounded, evergreen shrub. It has large, elliptic, glossy, yellow spotted, leathery leaves. Under dense trees, its roots compete … Contributed by abies 11.03. 2009 14:18:16 (37445 readers) | |
Many uses for groundcovers (3) - Evergreen shrubs Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Cotoneaster dammeri Mooncreeper, Hedera helix, Sarcococca hookeriana var. humulis Cotoneaster dammeri Mooncreeper The distinctive characteristic of this evergreen Cotoneaster is its habit: it grows flatly against the ground to create a kind of sod. Its leaves are small, slightly lustrous, and bright … Contributed by pph 11.04. 2007 20:33:12 (44013 readers) | |
Armitage's Garden Perennials Other / Books Armitage s Garden Perennials is the most comprehensive single-volume photographic resource on perennial plants. It describes and illustrates the choice of perennials in 136 genera from Acanthus to Zauschneria. … Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:39:19 (14270 readers) | |
Koelreuteria paniculata - golden-rain tree Plants / Deciduous Trees Not many trees bloom in mid or even late summer when all the spring flowering beauties have only leaves. Golden-rain tree is one of the few. In late July/early August upto 30 cm long panicles of small, bright yellow flowers appear on this medium sized tree. The flowers can remain on the tree for as long … Contributed by havlis 04.02. 2010 10:25:00 (57992 readers) | |
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Campsis radicans 'Flamenco' - trumpet creeper Plants / Climber Plants Trumpet creepers are gorgeous things in summer gardens, on patios, or climbing up walls, gazebos or fences. They are fast and vigorously growing vines that can create a dense coverage of bright green foliage with profusion of flowers within only a few years. … Contributed by havlis 12.09. 2016 11:15:30 (12613 readers) | |
