Allium moly and cvs. (Golden garlic, Lily leek)
Tulipa 'Esperanto' has white-bordered leaves, but it is unique with its long-lasting deep rose red and dark green streaked flowers, which stand 10 to 12 inches tall. The giant snowdrop has larger flowers and broader leaves than the more ... [... more]
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Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta' (Yarrow)
Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta' 'Goldrush' heralds the coming of fall with masses of tiny, yellow flowers for four weeks in August and September. Its compact size-about a foot tall-makes it a great candidate for a rock garden or border ... [... more]
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Agastache 'Desert Sunrise' (Hummingbird mint)
West Texas cobalt sage is a marvelously distinct species that can be enjoyed by gardeners farther north, as long as they purchase the west Texas form, which is quite cold-hardy. This salvia has rigid stems with narrow, pungent leaves and ... [... more]
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Agastache aurantiaca
Occasional downy mildew and rust Divide in spring or take cuttings in late summer. A cultivar discovered at High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this aromatic, water-wise perennial grows to 30 inches tall and 18 inches wide and features ... [... more]
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Agastache aurantiaca
Occasional downy mildew or rust Divide in spring or take cuttings in late summer. A cultivar discovered at High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this aromatic, water-wise perennial grows to 30 inches tall and 18 inches wide and features ... [... more]
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Agastache foeniculum (Anise hyssop)
Divide clumps in spring or transplant self-sown seedlings. Occasional downy mildew my occur. is a herbaceous, woody-based, upright, non-climbing perennial with a dense and somewhat sprawling habit. It bears solitary, nodding, bell-shaped flowers ... [... more]
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Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee' (Anise hyssop)
This is a 36-inch-tall hyssop with showy rose-pink flower spikes in late summer and fall and licorice-mint scented foliage. It is native to New Mexico and western Texas and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Grow in a border, herb garden, ... [... more]
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Abelia × grandiflora (Glossy abelia)
This beauty is prized for the unusual qualities of its flowers, which bloom continuously from spring until frost. The single cupped flowers open a honey-yellow, then they become coppery-pink, then watermelon, and finally a rich mahogany. The ... [... more]
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Abelia × grandiflora 'Confetti' (Variegated glossy abelia)
This is a rounded, semi-evergreen shrub to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide with glossy, dark green leaves. From midsummer to autumn, it produces fragrant, funnel-shaped white flowers that are tinged with pink. This rose produces musky and ... [... more]
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Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia)
This deciduous shrub with toothed, dark green leaves bears pink buds in late spring that open to white or pink-flushed flowers borne in domed clusters. The intoxicating fragrance is reminiscent of spice cake. The plant also has attractive red ... [... more]
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Achillea millefolium 'Fire King' (Yarrow)
This 2.5- to 3-feet-tall and 1.5-foot wide plant produces dense, flat clusters of golden yellow flowers above fern-like, silvery foliage starting in early summer. Achillea millefolium 'Fire King' Achillea 'Coronation Gold' Agastache 'Blue ... [... more]
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Acidanthera
This tender paperwhite is well-suited to forcing, blooming 4 to 5 weeks after planting. It produces 10 to 15 creamy-white flowers with pale-yellow centers on compact stems 8 to 10 inches tall, and exudes a mild, sweet fragrance. This tender ... [... more]
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