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Boldly contrasting, big creamy white flowers with deep chocolate centres. Excellent for flower arranging and great at back of borders or against a tall wall where they provide atmosphere and contrast. Flowers summer. Height 4-5ft. …
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Chocolate Star Plant - Corydalis quantmeyerana Chocolate Star Family: Fumariaceae Unusual somewhat toothed chocolate brown folliage. Creamy white flowers Hardy in zones 5-8 Blooms June-August Height: 10-15 Prefers sun or part-shade. …
Contributed by amazon 08.07. 2007 09:53:30 (18386 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Dasylirion wheeleri - Sotol or Huge Desert Spoon Ribbon-like leaves to 3 ft. edged with hooked thorns. Creamy white flowers in May & June on a spike that can grow to 12 ft. & looks wonderful all season. Pulling off leaves at the base gives you the desert spoon. …
Contributed by amazon 20.09. 2007 07:36:58 (23942 readers) Match on Article's text |
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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. …
Contributed by amazon 07.10. 2007 20:01:58 (33591 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Thick and large, central green leaves with creamy-white margin.. Unequaled for their beautiful foliage, low care, and many landscape uses. Hosta provide bright color in the shade with handsome, broad, ribbed foliage in many colors. Very showy from early spring until late fall. Excellent for shade, sun …
Contributed by amazon 25.01. 2008 09:21:09 (11087 readers) Match on Article's text |
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5 double flowers of creamy white with several rows of green outer petals. These large flowering, hybrid Clematis are called Queen of the Garden. Large, showy flowers (up to 6 across) bloom in abundance in June through September. Each flower is a striking display in itself, with its unusual coloration …
Contributed by amazon 01.06. 2007 07:57:20 (19157 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Flowering dogwood is quite an unusual shrub or small tree which draws your attention all year round: in the spring it has very showy large petal-like coloured bracts, and its leaves turn to beautiful colours early in the autumn. …
Contributed by havlis 11.04. 2017 11:16:29 (15159 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Cardinal Candy Viburnum CARDINAL CANDYTM A special new selection with abundant glossy scarlet red fruit. Discovered in a batch of seed grown plants, after which a -25 degree cold spell killed off all other plants except Cardinal Candy. Tons of creamy white flowers cover this well branched, rounded plant …
Contributed by amazon 07.07. 2007 11:40:59 (20842 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Drummondii is a variegated form of Norway maple, only some 100 years old. The decades from its birth proved its popularity which is still very high. The leaves are beautifully creamy white variegated at the margins, with bright green centres. …
Contributed by havlis 11.08. 2011 12:47:16 (34303 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Unlike other varigated cultivars, this plant is a natural hybrid from Japan, considered one of the most beautiful bamboos. It has very large upto 25cm long leaves with stunning creamy-white varigation. Depending on the amount of sun during summer, it may announce coming of cooler weather tipping the …
Contributed by havlis 07.06. 2008 06:09:33 (43297 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Meczek is a special variety of flowering ash with a compact, mop-shaped, round crown that does not have to be trimmed to maintain its shape. It was selected in Hungary in 1980´s. …
Contributed by havlis 08.02. 2008 10:14:27 (32745 readers) Match on Article's text |
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If you are looking for an architectural plant that will attract passers-by’s eyes but will require zero maintenance at the same time and on top of that will be hardy enough not to worry about it in winter, have a look at this Japanese angelica tree. Could the leaves look like angel’s wings to be …
Contributed by havlis 12.08. 2014 21:18:41 (29024 readers) Match on Article's text |
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We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the …
Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:24:57 (27483 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Lords-and-ladies is an old favourite among tuberous plants. And as you can tell by the Latin name, it does not come from Bangladesh though it looks rather exotic. The arrow-shaped leaves are very attractive, marbled green with conspicuous creamy white or yellowish veins. They are popular for flower bouquets. …
Contributed by havlis 20.04. 2008 21:24:42 (93227 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Tree of heaven is a beautiful name for an extraordinary plant. It comes from China but is completely hardy in our climate. It is a tall tree suitable for large garden, parks or as a street tree. It is grown for unusually big leaves that can be half a meter long. The are compound of upto 30 individual, …
Contributed by havlis 07.06. 2008 06:30:42 (87194 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Osmanthus armatus means “armed” sweet olive. Quite a funny name for a plant, don’t you think? It obviously refers to the shape of its leaves which are toothed at the margins but not prickly and I would definitely not say dangerous. They might cause a ladder but cannot bite a calf. They are dark …
Contributed by havlis 28.08. 2012 12:45:17 (36890 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Winter Moonbeam is an English variety of hellebore. It is sensational in many aspects offering striking foliage, beautiful flowers, and excellent hardiness. Its leathery leaves are very large, composed of 3-6 broadly elliptic leaflets. They are deep green with silvery-grey marbling and serrated margins. …
Contributed by havlis 23.01. 2017 09:14:53 (16333 readers) Match on Article's text |