Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Longwood Blue' - Blue Spirea Plants / Perennials Blue Mist Caryopteris (also commonly called blue spirea or bluebeard) is a low-mounded, deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist. The plants typically produce about 18-30 inches of growth per year, so total … Contributed by amazon 06.06. 2007 08:57:17 (21481 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hosta 'Brim Cup' - plantain lily Plants / Perennials Plantain lilies are reliable perennials from East Russia, Korea, China, and Japan. In the wild they grow in various locations – along rocky stream-banks, in alpine meadows, as well as in not too shaded woodland. They are cultivated for their bold foliage, often variegated, and bell-shaped flowers in … Contributed by havlis 19.05. 2016 10:59:50 (16631 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Tulipa (Darwin hybrid) 'Blushing apeldoorn' - tulip Plants / Bulbs Darwin hybrids were created by crossing formerly wild species of tulip from Central Asia (tulipa fosteriana). The result being huge flowers with almost regular pyramid shape before they open, brilliant colours, and tall, sturdy stems – excellent for cutting. Moreover, they can stand a little neglect … Contributed by havlis 19.05. 2016 10:53:08 (16430 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Helleborus 'Mrs. Betty Ranicar' - Hellebore Plants / Perennials Helleborus Mrs Betty Ranicar is named after a fine Tasmanian plantswoman, and is an orientalis hybrid that produces crowds of fantastic, heavily double, snowy white blooms that will be a delight amongst vivid spring bulbs in the shady border. Be one of the first to grow such a top quality double Helleborus … Contributed by amazon 10.07. 2007 14:25:52 (23892 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Geranium himalayense 'Baby blue' - Himalayan cranesbill Plants / Perennials Cranesbill is a genus comprising of about 300 species. It is commonly used as a ground-covering perennial which can quickly form a respectable carpet. When if full bloom it offers a solid, one-colour show which in mass plantings looks stunning. Thanks to low growth it mostly finds its place under trees … Contributed by havlis 21.05. 2014 21:42:22 (22687 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Queen' - sage Plants / Perennials Salvia is a large genus, containing about 900 species. In our climate mostly common (evergreen) sage is grown for culinary uses. Also, very popular are those of subtropical origin that are used here as annuals with long flowering season, especially in public areas. We concentrate on herbaceous perennials … Contributed by havlis 02.06. 2014 21:23:50 (34422 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Adéla' - swamp mallow, hardy hibiscus Plants / Perennials Swamp mallow has been a sought after plant over the past couple of years and its popularity is rising as new varieties keep coming in the market. … Contributed by havlis 24.08. 2016 22:48:52 (8716 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Euonymus europaeus - European spindle Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Scientific names: Euonymus europaea, Euonymus vulgaris Euonymus europaeus (spindle, European spindle, common spindle) is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to much of Europe, where it inhabits the edges of forest, hedges and gentle slopes, tending to thrive on nutrient-rich, … Contributed by garden-en 18.09. 2016 10:12:15 (18587 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra Select' - purple lily magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This lily magnolia is a special selection from Italy, found by Mr.Giovanni and Mr.Rolando Tesi in their nursery in late 1980´s. It has deep burgundy petals on the outside with light to rich purple red inside. It belongs to the darkest purple magnolias in the market. The cup shaped flowers are borne … Contributed by havlis 21.02. 2008 08:51:38 (35252 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Agapanthus 'Jack's Blue' - African blue lily Plants / Bulbs African blue lily is one of the most attractive summer plants. This perennial is from southern Africa where less hardy species are grown. We are very lucky to have good breeders here in Europe. They made several hybrids most of which have not only nicer flowers but are hardier than the species and can … Contributed by havlis 12.09. 2016 11:06:06 (30916 readers) Match on Article's text | |
x Cornus 'Rutgan®' - STELLAR PINK® dogwood Plants / Deciduous Shrubs STELLAR PINK® | Stellar Pink® is another beautiful cross coming from hybridization of flowering dogwood and Japanese dogwood. It was the answer to the so-called dogwood decline in the USA caused by the anthracnose epidemic in the last decades of 20th century. This variety, same as a number of others, … Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:45:03 (56629 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Aralia elata 'Variegata' - Japanese angelica tree Plants / Deciduous Trees 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 (28830 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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x Cornus 'KN30-8' VENUS® - dogwood Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This dogwood comes from an interspecific hybridization of Japanese dogwood and cornus nuttallii. Dr. Elwin R.Orton from the Rutgers University of New Jersey, USA was the man behind this work that began in 1983 and 20 years later he was able to have his superb plant patented under patent number PP16309. … Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:27:18 (54911 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Magnolia 'Atlas' - magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Hybridizing and crossing brings new and better varieties of magnolias that have features never seen before. Mark Jury from New Zealand continues this work that was started in 1960´s by his late father Felix. ´Atlas´ is one of his fantastic results, a cross between Magnolia Mark Jury and Magnolia x … Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:12:39 (40364 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Many uses for groundcovers (1) Plants / Other Groundcovers are low-growing plants that form a sod as they develop in a horizontal direction. Some varieties are evergreen and some are even reasonably tolerant of being walked on. An advantage of using groundcovers is that their closely-knit carpet of leaves gives weeds down. … Contributed by pph 11.04. 2007 20:26:16 (18772 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Magnolia 'Butterflies' - cucumber magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Another unique jewel among magnolias is this yellow flowering hybrid. It is a cross between m.denudata and m.acuminata (cucumber magnolia). It was raised by Phil Savage in Michigan, USA, in 1988 and patented three years later. … Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:30:51 (31813 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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