Dahlia (group)
Tuberous roots must be lifted in fall in the St. Louis area. Although generally winter hardy to USDA Zones 7-10, many gardeners in those areas still lift and store the roots each winter because such care usually enhances plant performance. Plant ... [... more]
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Dalea candida
White prairie clover is a Missouri native perennial that typically occurs in glades, rocky open woods and prairies throughout the state except for the far southeastern counties (Steyermark). Tiny white flowers in dense, cylindrical, elongated, ... [... more]
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Dalea purpurea
Purple prairie clover is a native Missouri prairie clover which occurs in glades, rocky open woods and prairies throughout the State except for the far southeastern counties. Typically grows 1-3' tall. Features tiny purple flowers in dense, ... [... more]
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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'
A small, rounded shrub for smaller gardens. Effective in shrub borders, woodland gardens or in a foundation planting. Good specimen value. 'Carol Mackie' is most noted for its outstanding variegated foliage. It is a dense, slow-growing, deciduous ... [... more]
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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Silveredge'
'Silveredge' (a cross between D. cneorum and D. caucasica) is noted for its intensely fragrant pinkish-white flowers and its variegated foliage. It is a slow-growing, densely-branched, semi-evergreen to deciduous shrub which typically grows 3-4' ... [... more]
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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Somerset'
Daphnes are well known for their intensely fragrant flowers. This daphne hybrid cultivar is a slow-growing, densely-branched, deciduous shrub which typically grows 2-3' (less frequently to 4') tall with a rounded, mounding habit. Features ... [... more]
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Daphne 'Lawrence Crocker'
A small, rounded shrub for rock gardens or other smaller gardens. Effective edging plant or small hedge. Also effective in border foregrounds and foundation plantings. 'Lawrence Crocker' is a diminutive evergreen daphne hybrid (S. arbuscula x D. ... [... more]
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Darmera peltata
Umbrella plant is thick-rhizomed perennial which typically grows 3-5' tall and is native to mountain stream banks and woodlands from southwestern Oregon to northern California. Features small pink to white flowers (to 1/2") in terminal, rounded ... [... more]
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Datura inoxia
Native to Mexico and Central America, angel's trumpet is a shrubby, sprawling, short-lived, tender perennial that is grown in St. Louis as an annual. It grows 2-3' tall and sprawls to as much as 3-6' wide. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark green leaves ... [... more]
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Datura metel
Native to southern China, horn of plenty (devil's trumpet or angel's trumpet or thornapple) is a shrubby, sprawling, short-lived, tender perennial that is grown in St. Louis as an annual. It grows 3-4' tall and spreads to as much as 4' wide. ... [... more]
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Davallia fejeensis
In St. Louis, grow indoors in pots or hanging baskets in humid environments in bright shade locations. Avoid direct sun. Plants can be difficult to grow in low-humidity. Water regularly in growing season, but reduce water slightly from fall to ... [... more]
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Davidia involucrata
Best grown in organically rich, consistently moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers part afternoon shade in the St. Louis area. May be grown from seed, but it normally takes up to 10 years after planting for a tree to ... [... more]
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