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(H. s. Antong Two ppaf) Say hello in Korean to the only miniature Rose of Sharon. A unique little shrub with dainty little white flowers punctuated with a showy red eye. The plant appear to be polyploidy because it has thick, dark green leaves and the flowers last for three days instead of the typical …
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Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, Professional Planting Design covers the basics as well as the advanced concepts of planting design including: selecting plant characteristics, types of mixed bed plantings, structuring and composing mixed beds, creating mixed palettes for seasonal variation, …
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Daylily - Hemerocallis Longfield s Maxim ; Family: Liliaceae; Origin: Hybrid origin | Giant 7 inch double, reblooming and fragrant golden yellow flowers. Tetraploid. Hemerocallis prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Daylilies do best in the mixed perennial border. Also good for mass plantings and …
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It looks like a rush, even a lighted fiber optics lamp, but it really is a sedge. For a perpetually wet or boggy area, this sedge might do the trick. This is a great grass for mixed containers, giving them movement and interest. Fiber Optic Grass is native to Southern Europe, the British Isles, and Northern …
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Astilbe Grande - Hardy perennial. Wonderful airy plumes of softly coloured flowers rise over dense clumps of attractive mid green foliage. Stunning planted in drifts or small groups in the mixed border. Also excellent as a cut flower. Grows to a height of 32in. (80cm) and a spread of 25in. (63cm). Blooms …
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Gold flowers with red eye-zone and ruffled edges with hints of red. Excellent, strong performer in a range of climates. Has won an impressive range of awards including Stout medals and Waterman Award. …
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Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs | The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds (hence the mixed garden of the title), it reflects decades of professional experience and …
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Striking, golden yellow trumpets sport a rust-red halo in the center. Exhibits excellent heat and drought tolerance and even emits a wonderful fragrance. The Bonanza Daylily is ideal for naturalizing, foundation plantings, or as a mid-season accent in mixed perennial beds. Blooms in midsummer. Plant …
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Synonym: Pleioblastus gramineus; Long, shiny green willowy leaves on slender branches. Suitable for sunny and shaded areas. Leaves are 20 cm long, 2 cm wide. Excellent for hedges or mixed arrangements. In CR it is considered hardy down to -20°C, however, each site has its own micro climate. A closed …
Contributed by havlis 19.10. 2007 10:19:20 (21461 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Ornamental grasses are among the most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants. Planted as single specimens in beds or on the terrace in a container, grasses are striking focal points. …
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Lavender Cotton or Gray Santolina Santolina chamaecyparissus tomentosa Family: Asteraceae Softer yellow colored flowers and shorter than the normal species. With silver-gray colored, compact foliage. Very drought tolerant, grow in full sun in well draining soils, in zone 9 will take some shade. Evergreen …
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Attractive garden or patio tree displays exciting cascading branches. The green foliage turns yellow-gold to red in fall. Useful small tree for garden accents or in containers. Try it behind medium sized, moss covered boulders mixed with flowering shade shrubs like azaleas. Makes great bonsai too!! Deciduous. …
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Korean lilac is an upright, densely branched deciduous shrub with dark green velvety foliage. Soft pink to lavender flower clusters tip the branches for a lovely spring accent. Excellent for borders, screens and hedges. Full sun. Slow grower to 6 to 10 feet high, 5 to 6 feet wide or clipped to shape. …
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Pest-free and easy to grow in full sun! These Gorgeous 9-inch Blooms Can Take the Heat! Huge, parasol-shaped flowers completely cover the compact, bushy 2 -foot plant! All summer long, enormous 9-inch pink, red, rose, and white blooms cover these neat 2 -foot plants! Disco Belle is spectacular as a quick …
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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 …
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Hibiscus Southern Belle Mixed (Hibiscus moscheutos) | Pest-free and easy to grow in full sun! These Gorgeous 9-inch Blooms Can Take the Heat! Huge, parasol-shaped flowers completely cover the compact, bushy 2 1/2-foot plant! All summer long, enormous 9-inch pink, red, rose, and white blooms cover these …
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Guidance for a variety of fern projects | Comprehensive A-Z section covering the most garden-worthy species | Written by a leading authority in the world of ferns The variety of fern species available today has made them an integral part of garden design. This book will inspire amateur gardeners and …
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