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Akebia quinata, the Chocolate Vine
Akebia quinata, popularly known as Chocolate Vine because of its brownish-purple flowers, is a beautiful climber for sunny or partially shaded spots in gardens. Native to the Far East, Akebia quinata...
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Flowering Plant for Garden Borders: Globularia cordifolia
The plant featured today is Globularia cordifolia. Commonly known as Globe Daisy, Globularia cordifolia is a low growing, evergreen and mat forming plant that grows widely across Europe, and parts of...
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Growing Helianthus, the Sunflower, in Landscape and Gardens
Helianthus, commonly known as Sunflower, is a genus of lovely and prolific flowering plants. These lovely bloomers are easily grown in almost any soil and make excellent flowering plants in gardens...
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Beautiful Flowering Shrubs and Trees: Tamarix
Tamarix is a genus of flowering shrubs and trees from arid regions of Africa and Eurasia but widely spread in most parts of the world. Known for their feathery flowers, most species of Tamarix are...
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Lovely Flowering Shrub for Garden Borders: Spiraea thunbergii
The plant featured today is Spiraea thunbergii. It is one of my favourite flowering shrubs because of its delicate spring flowers and interesting foliage. Spiraea thunbergii grows up to 5 feet as a...
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Liatris spicata: Lovely Summer Bloomer for Garden Borders
Liatris is a small genus of flowering plants from the North America where they grow natively in ravines and grasslands where they can sufficiently moist soil. Gardeners and horticulturists grow...
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Primula vulgaris: Lovely Plant for Early-Spring Flowers
Primula is a large genus of perennials known for their early-spring flowers. These lovely bloomers are usually grown in flower borders and beds under shade where traditional flowering plants cannot...
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Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’
The plant in pictures is Artemisia schmidtiana. Commonly known as ‘Silver Mound’, Artemisia schmidtiana is grown for its interesting foliage. Artemisia schmidtiana/ Image by Quinn Anya (flickr)...
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Sedum repestre ‘Angelina’: Stonecrop
Sedum repestre ‘Angelina’, commonly known as Stonecrop, is a low-growing and mat-forming plant for garden borders and rock gardens. The plant grows up to 4 inches tall but spreads across 2 feet thus...
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Beautiful Winter Flowering Shrub: Hamamelis, the Witch Hazel
The name of the lovely plant in pictures is Hamamelis. It is commonly known as Witch Hazel. Witch Hazel / Image by Steven Severinghaus Hamamelis / Image by Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen Hamamelis or Witch...
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Ornamental Grass for Gardens and Landscapes: Festuca glauca
The plant featured today is Festuca glauca – a low maintenance and lovely ornamental grass. It is a semi-evergreen grass that forms tight mounds of silver-blue foliage. The needle-like foliage of...
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Alliums: The Ornamental Onions
Alliums, commonly known as Ornamental Onions, are popular perennials among gardeners because of their graceful flowers and ability to grow in many different conditions. Most Alliums are characterized...
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Lovely Accent Tree for Cold Climates: Larix decidua ‘Pendula’
Larix decidua ‘Pendula’/ Image by Kurt Andreas The tree featured today is Larix decidua ‘Pendula’ – an excellent accent tree to grow in for year round interest. Larix decidua ‘Pendula’ or Weeping...
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Ornamental Grass for Containers: Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’
Phalaris arundinace ‘Picta’ / Image by F. D. Richards Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’ is a popular ornamental grass for growing in containers as well as in garden landscapes. This lovely grass is...
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Carex eburnean: The Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex eburnean is a versatile plant. Commonly grown as a tough ground cover, this nice little plant performs very well under shade or sun and in moist as well as dry areas. You can grow it as a ground...
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Beautiful Ornamental Tree: Chamaecyparis obtusa
Chamaecyparis obtusa, also known as Hinoki cypress, is an evergreen ornamental tree from the cypress family. This slow growing tree is used in gardens for their ornamental value. In its natural habitat...
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Hellebore: Beautiful Winter and Early Spring Bloomer
Hellebore is a small genus of winter-hardy perennials. They are loved by gardeners for their ability to grow in shady spots and produce flowers in late winter when very few plants can bloom. The...
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Lovely Flowering Vine: Lonicera sempervirens
Lonicera sempervirens is a fast-growing vine from the famous Honeysuckle family. Also known as Carol honeysuckle and sometimes as Trumpet honeysuckle because of its trumpet shaped flowers, this lovely...
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Lovely Ground Cover: Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata (Buy online), also known as Moss Phlox, is an excellent ground cover for low-maintenance landscapes. Known for its ability to survive under various conditions, Moss Phlox makes an...
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Lovely Flowering Shrub: Potentilla fruticosa
Potentilla is a genus of lovely flowering shrubs and small perennials from the family of Rose. These summer flowering shrubs make excellent plants for beginners. Most species, such as Potentilla...
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