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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Perennials (Eyewitness Garden Handbooks)
 Excellent book for perennial lovers: What makes this book so terrific is the way it's laid out. Plants are grouped by size, season of bloom, and color. For example, you want to find a tall yellow plant that blooms in summer. Just turn to the part of the [... more]
$20.00
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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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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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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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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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Prunus virginiana
This dense, evergreen holly reaches 6 to 10 feet tall and at least as wide. The species is rarely used in landscapes, but there are many cultivars available with more interesting shape and color. This plant grows slowly, but can be invasive. Its ... [... 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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Perennials (DK Garden Guides)
Excellent book for perennial lovers: What makes this book so terrific is the way it's laid out. Plants are grouped by size, season of bloom, and color. For example, you want to find a tall yellow plant that blooms in summer. Just turn to the part of the [... more]
$13.00
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Acer triflorum (Three-flower maple)
Small white flowers appear in profusion on leafless branches in early spring. Heart-shaped leaves emerge bronze, turning green, then yellow in autumn. Another white-flowered selection, 'Royal', has slightly larger blooms and more compact ... [... 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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