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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Abelmoschus manihot (Hibiscus manihot)
This fragrant annual is covered with delicate, daisy-like yellow blossoms in July and August. It is best grown as a groundcover, between paving stones, or in a rock garden. It has needle-like, almost ferny leaves and grows to 1 foot tall and ... [... more]
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Achillea 'Coronation Gold' (Yarrow)
This rhizomatous, mat-forming, upright, aggressive perennial produces strong red flowers in flat corymbs in summer atop finely-textured, aromatic foliage. Achillea 'Coronation Gold' Achillea millefolium 'Fire King' Salvia nemorosa ... [... more]
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Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) - Fine Gardening Plant Guide
These short-lived perennials or biennials are charming plants, and are worth their weight in gold in the cottage border. After flowering, the attractive foliage holds the space well. This mat-forming species with dark green leaves is one of the ... [... more]
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A. millefolium
This plant bears a profusion of lavender-pink flowers with yellow centers from mid-summer to early autumn. This perennial has finely textured leaves that give it an airy appearance. This garden phlox has striking, bicolor lavender-and-pink ... [... more]
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Achillea 'Moonshine' (Yarrow)
Solidago caesia Solidago rugosa This species is aptly named for its distinctive crooked stems that bend back and forth at 45° angles between nodes. It bears starry, medium-yellow flowers atop 1- to 3-foot tall stems. This is one of the smallest ... [... more]
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Teucrium chamaedrys
This compact, evergreen subshrub has glossy, dark green leaves and grows to only 5 inches tall and 16 inches wide. It bears long-lasting, lavender flowers, and it is a great choice for low edging or for a rock garden. This evergreen or deciduous ... [... more]
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Acalypha wilkesiana (Copperleaf, Jacob's coat)
Foot-long, rich pink blossoms are nocturnally fragrant and pour out from narrow calyces to terminate in wide, flared openings. This spreading shrub from tropical and subtropical regions can reach 6 feet tall. It is grown as a houseplant or as an ... [... more]
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Choisya ternata
This spreading shrub is grown for its multi-colored, toothed, oval leaves. Use it as a houseplant or as an annual or container plant outdoors where it is not hardy. Flowers are small, green or pinkish, and generally not noteworthy. 'Worcester ... [... more]
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Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches)
This choice species boasts narrow, downy sage-green leaves and true sky-blue blossoms from summer to fall. It has woody stems and forms a beautiful specimen 12 inches tall by 18 inches wide. This species is similar to , but its habit is first ... [... more]
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