Tagetes erecta
Although native to Mexico and Central America, this species is most often commonly called African marigold (Aztec marigold, American marigold and big marigold are also sometimes used). Big marigold may be the best descriptive name because plants ... [... more]
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Tagetes patula
French marigolds are compact annuals that typically grow 6-12" tall and feature single, semi-double, double or crested flowers (1-2" diameter) in shades of yellow, orange, red and bicolor. Pinnate leaves with toothed, lance-shaped leaflets are . [... more]
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Talinum calycinum
Fame flower (also sometimes called rock pink) is a Missouri native perennial which most often occurs in rocky soils, rocks and glades. Often found growing in large colonies in the wild. Features pink to red, 5-8 petaled flowers in cymes atop ... [... more]
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Tamarix ramosissima
Grow in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Best in sandy loams. Wide range of soil tolerance including somewhat poor soils of low fertility. Valued plant for sea shore areas because of tolerance for salt. Prune as needed in ... [... more]
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Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum'
Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) is a weedy perennial that is native to Europe, but has escaped gardens and naturalized along roadsides, waste areas and wood margins throughout much of North America. 'Aureum', commonly called golden feverfew or ... [... more]
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Tanacetum vulgare
Tanacetum vulgare, commonly called golden buttons or tansy, is an erect, rhizomatous, weedy perennial with aromatic, fern-like foliage. It typically grows 1-3' tall. It is native to Europe and Asia, but was brought to the U. S. in colonial times ... [... more]
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Tanacetum vulgare 'Isla Gold'
Tanacetum vulgare (tansy) is a rhizomatous, weedy perennial with aromatic, fern-like foliage. It typically grows 1-3' tall. It is native to Europe and Asia, but has escaped gardens and naturalized along roadsides, railroads, waste areas and along ... [... more]
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Taxodium distichum
Easily grown in average, medium to wet, moisture retentive but reasonably well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers moist, acidic, sandy soils, but tolerates a wide range of soil conditions ranging from somewhat dry soils to wet soils in standing ... [... more]
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Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret'
Taxodium distichum, commonly known as bald cypress, is a long-lived, pyramidal conifer that typically grows 50-70' tall (less frequently to 125'). Although it looks like a needled evergreen, it is in fact deciduous ("bald" as the common name ... [... more]
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Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum
Pond cypress is a deciduous conifer that is native to the coastal plain from Virginia to Florida to Louisiana. It is most often found on the peripheries of ponds and lakes, hence the common name. It is very similar in form and habit to the common ... [... more]
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Taxus baccata 'Amersfoort'
'Amersfoort' is a dwarf cultivar of English yew that grows very slowly (6-9" per year) to 5-8' tall over the first 10 years. It exhibits a generally upright growth habit with outward to ascending branching. Densely covered with flat dark green ... [... more]
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Taxus baccata 'Stove Pipe'
'Stove Pipe' is an upright, columnar, evergreen, English yew that typically grows narrowly upward with ascending shoots. Particularly in youth, it resembles a stove pipe. It eventually matures over 20+ years to 10-12' tall with a spread of 4-6' ... [... more]
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