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Autumn monkshood is a showy perennial flowering for late summer and autumn. It produces erect racemes of large, 6-7 cm tall flowers of deep indigo blue flowers from September till October. They appear along sturdy stems that grow just over a meter tall. The wise thing about this monkhood is that even …
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Avens is a pretty perennial whose wild forms can be found on every continent except Australia. Scarlet avens comes from the Balkans and is cultivated for its compact growth and extremely long flowering period. …
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Family: Malvaceae (Hibis-cus: ancient Greek and Latin name, syri-acus: Syrian) Wow! The richest, deepest color we ve ever seen in Althea! Big single, deeply saturated red-violet flowers cover this hardy, strong growing plant from July to September. Hybridized by Claude Bellion of Minier Nurseries. …
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Bright carmine-rose flowers and petals held out flat make this a show-stopper! So much better than other Echinaceas! Brighter carmine-rose color, larger flowers and petals held out flatter for maximum show! This easy-care butterfly magnet blooms profusely from June through September. Growing 3 1/2 feet …
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Rose flowers, grows 3 ft. This moisture loving perennial has lovely flower spikes. Flowers remain at any angle turned. Can be planted in sun or shade. Plant 12 apart. Hardy in zones: 4-9. Blooms August through September. Physostegia virginiana was given the name obedient plant because if a flower is …
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The Lavender Japanese Hyacinth Orchid is the ideal orchid to grow in the home. Each flower is a wonder of nature. Produces 6 or more exotic miniature orchid like flowers resembling the lovely Cattleya Orchid. It grows about 10-12 inches tall and is very easy to grow on a sunny windowsill. …
Contributed by amazon 12.02. 2008 10:34:41 (15993 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Family: Commelinaceae; Origin: Hybrid origin; A clumping mass of thick upright stems with long drooping leaves and pretty 3-petaled flowers that twine themselves around the foliage. This cultivar has purple flowers and superior blue-green foliage that stays good through the season.b Prefers good, moist …
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Tradescantia Little White Doll | Family: Commelinaceae | Origin: Hybrid origin | Clear white flowers with feathery purplish anthers. Compact form with great foliage. Can be grown in full sun to part shade. Prefers good, moist soil. Nice in the border, wild gardens or for naturalizing. …
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An airy, upward sweeping, deep-violet haze is combined with the herbal aroma of the finely dissected gray-green foliage. The slender, light-seeking panicles remain in flower for up to 15 weeks. PPA Perennial Plant of the Year 1995. …
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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 …
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Cornus canadensis Cornus canadensis is a creeping species that does not exceed 20 cm. in height. Its leaves display an exceptionally beautiful shape and are bright green in colour. Like almost all members of this genus, the slightly arched veins in its leaves are easily visible. …
Contributed by pph 11.04. 2007 20:47:30 (6632 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Russian Sage, actually a native of Pakistan,is one of the great garden plants of all time. This semiwoody perennial carries a cloud of small blue flowers on widely arching stems that grow 3-4ft tall and as wide. The effect is a charming, airy haze of soft blue against silvery gray, pungently aromatic …
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Eager for something new and hardy? Look no more. This hydrangea is a celebrity of the last few years with awards and praise from every possible corner of the world (can a globe have corners??). Even the one who always disliked hydrangeas look at this novelty with interest when I show them pictures of …
Contributed by havlis 16.09. 2016 19:45:12 (8456 readers) Match on Article's text |
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Large, clear-blue flowers accent this climbing vine. Blooms July through September. It is hardy in zones 4-9. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base …
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Malus Perpetu® is another crab apple. This variety offers snow-white flowers, very similar to those you can see on apple trees. They open from pink buds and their number is very high every year. Deciduous leaves are green, ovate, mid-sized. The best attraction is the fruit – many tiny apples of vivid …
Contributed by havlis 17.05. 2008 13:20:36 (34670 readers) Match on Article's text |
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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. …
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Halloweeen: Orange with Black Markings The Tango Lilies are a wonderful new hybrid of the popular Asiatic Lily. The flowers are enormous and vibrantly colored with each variety lavishly speckled in unique formations. In 1989, Piet Schenk, a Dutch Lily Hybridizer, bought pollen from Mr. Orekhof of Latvia, …
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