Prunus armeniaca 'Luizet' - apricot Plants / Fruit woods 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 … Contributed by havlis 08.03. 2008 11:15:12 (29597 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Stachys byzantina - Lamb's Ear Plants / Perennials Lamb s ears grows 6 inches tall with furry, oval leaves that look like their namesake. In spring, the plants send up furry silver stalks of pink flower spikes to about 2 feet high. … Contributed by amazon 18.06. 2007 11:33:01 (16450 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Skogholm' - Cotoneaster Skogholm Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Evergreen, fast growing first-class ground cover with oval, glossy, bright green narrow leaves and bright red fruit. Excellent for banks, slopes or even a low facer for shrub borders. The late spring flowers are not very showy, but they produce shiny, red fruit. Entirely frost hardy, this cultivar will … Contributed by abies 25.10. 2007 11:40:33 (47099 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Weigela florida 'Victoria' - weigela Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Weigelas are valuable garden shrubs that grow freely in almost any soil and require little maintenance. They are deciduous shrubs growing 1.5 – 2.0 tall and just a bit less wide. Leaves are ovate to oval. Bell or funnel shaped flowers come in many colours and appear at the end of spring / beginning … Contributed by havlis 27.05. 2008 10:42:28 (136463 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Thymus serpyllum - Mother of Thyme Plants / Perennials Fragrance, Color, and Beauty -- This Ground Cover Has it All! A perennial Thyme for use between paving-stones or as an edging! Mother of Thyme is an ideal choice for planting between walkway stones or bricks and used as a groundcover. Like other thymes, the leaves are highly fragrant; great to inhale … Contributed by amazon 20.06. 2007 09:24:54 (19951 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Polemonium reptans 'Blue Pearl' - Creeping Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian Plants / Perennials Best grown in moist, humusy, well-drained soil in part shade. Tolerates full sun in cool summer climates. Although technically rhizomatous, plants do not creep as the common name somewhat erroneously suggests. Freely self-seeds in optimum growing conditions. … Contributed by amazon 18.06. 2007 11:29:07 (22115 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Prunus armeniaca 'Luizet' - apricot Plants / Fruit woods 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. … Contributed by havlis 12.11. 2014 10:18:01 (15408 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Sorbus hupehensis - Hupeh Rowan Plants / Deciduous Trees Sorbus hupehensis (Hupeh rowan or Hubei rowan; Chinese: 湖北花楸; pinyin: hubei huaqiu; literally: Hubei rowan ) is a species of rowan native to central and western China (between Qinghai and Gansu in the west, Yunnan in the south, Jiangxi in the southeast, and Shandong in the east). … Contributed by garden-en 27.09. 2016 14:37:00 (14896 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Lonicera kamtschatica 'Modrý triumf' - honeyberry Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Honeyberry is an edible version of honeysuckle with fruit of similar taste and appearance of blueberry. Modrý triumf is a Czech variety selected for the best taste and heavy cropping. The fruit is sweet or sweet-and-sour, 25-35 mm long, oval, deep blue. The fruit ripens very early, often already in … Contributed by havlis 17.03. 2008 10:26:35 (76196 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Pyracantha coccinea 'Orange Glow' - Orange Firethorn Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Evergreen, dense, fast growing shrub of regular round habit and small oval dark green leaves. Grown for its dense inflorescences of small white flowers and masses of brightly coloured ball-shaped small fruits which surround the young branches all along their length. In case of Orange Glow variety they … Contributed by abies 07.12. 2007 12:45:25 (52737 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Pyracantha coccinea 'Soleil d´Or' - Golden Firethorn Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Evergreen, dense, fast growing shrub of regular round habit and small oval dark green leaves. Grown for its dense inflorescences of small white flowers and masses of brightly coloured ball-shaped small fruits which surround the young branches all along their length. In case of Soleil d´Or variety they … Contributed by abies 16.10. 2007 09:57:40 (51297 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Calycanthus floridus - sweetshrub,strawberry shrub, pinneapple shrub Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This easy to grow shrub has many names and all of them say something about the beautiful scent of the flowers: sweetshrub, strawberry shrub, or even pineapple shrub. That’s because of the deliciously scented flowers which smell like a blend of strawberry jam and apple juice. … Contributed by havlis 22.03. 2008 17:09:31 (110250 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Passiflora mollissima - Banana Passion Flower Plants / Climber Plants Banana Passion Fruit (Passiflora mollissima). A yellow, oval shaped passion fruit with bright yellow skin and orange pulp. Pulp is edible and very tasty. Often used in juice making. … Contributed by amazon 30.06. 2007 10:23:12 (24620 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Davidia involucrata - dove tree Plants / Deciduous Trees This elegant and rather exotic looking tree is still rare in cultivation in Europe. It was believed to have been extinct after the glacial era, however, in late 19th century some specimens were found in Sichuan, China. Dove tree was brought to Britain in 1903 and cultivated as a rarity in some gardens … Contributed by havlis 17.03. 2008 10:56:54 (28494 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Agastache foeniculum - Blue Giant Hyssop Plants / Perennials Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop; syn. Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton), commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family, (Lamiaceae). This plant is native to much of north-central and … Contributed by garden-en 23.10. 2016 13:50:01 (21922 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Passiflora quadrangularis - Giant Granadilla Plants / Climber Plants The largest fruit in its genus, the giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis L. (syn. P. macrocarpa M.T. Mast.), is often called merely grenadilla, or parcha. The vine is fast-growing, large, coarse, herbaceous but woody at the x, arising from a fleshy root that becomes enlarged with age, and climbing … Contributed by amazon 02.08. 2007 10:18:45 (18715 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Liquidambar acalycina 'Burgundy Flush' - Chinese sweetgum Plants / Deciduous Trees Sweetgums are very popular trees, some come from the USA, others from Asia. Thanks to the leaf shape they are often mistaken for maples. However, sweetgum leaves are more star-shaped and usually smaller. They fall down late, usually in early winter and the tree is decorated with fruits, which are small, … Contributed by havlis 24.10. 2017 12:30:53 (32158 readers) Match on Article's text | |
