Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Leaves are palmately lobed and glossy green (6" - 16" wide) with toothed margins on sturdy green stems. `Moseri' - compact, vigorous growth; `Variegata' - white margins Popular garden shrub in lower southern U.S. Green, Green, White [... more]
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(Cyclamen persicum)
Thick leaves are round to heart shaped with toothed margins and are dark green, marbled with silver. Flowers have recurved petals, which look as if they have been turned "inside out" and occur at the top of succulent stems (8" long). May [... more]
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Swedish ivy
Slightly oval, bright green leaves have rounded toothed margins. Stems are somewhat square, trailing and green turning purplish. Unattractive small white flowers are significant because they should be removed as they appear. Fertilizer burn: ... [... more]
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Sinningia speciosa)
Short stems with large, hairy leaves, oval with toothed margins. Lush, velvety flowers are goblet shaped, flaring and fringed at the edges. Reduce watering and stop fertilizing as leaves die down. Allow tubers to rest 2-4 months in completely dry ... [... more]
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(Senecio x hybridus)
Slightly lobed green leaves, sparsely haired with rough texture and toothed margins. Profusion of daisy-like flowers that often completely cover its foliage. Center of contrasting color. Discard after flowering. It is difficult to reflower. High, ... [... more]
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Verbascum pyramidatum
Verbascum pyramidatum is native to the Caucasus/southern Russia. It is an upright, rosette-forming, short-lived perennial that grows to 7' tall. Wooly, obovate-oblong, basal leaves (to 12" long) with crenate to toothed margins have a wrinkled ... [... more]
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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'
'Barnesii' is a deciduous male fern cultivar that typically grows from a crown of rhizomes to 3' tall with a narrow, erect habit. Fronds are quite narrow, usually not exceeding 4" in width. Pinnae are oval-triangular with toothed margins. ... [... more]
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Fire Cherry - PA DCNR
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 3" - 5" long, with tapering or rounded base and sharp-pointed tips, sharply toothed margins, shining green and smooth on both sides. TWIGS: Slender, smooth, glossy bright red, sometimes with a thin grayish coating, ... [... more]
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American Beech - PA DCNR
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 3"-4" long, stiff leathery texture, with a tapered tip and sharply toothed margins, light green and glossy above, yellow green below. TWIGS: Slender, dark yellow to gray, at first hairy, later smooth, zigzag. Buds [... more]
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Black Willow - PA DCNR
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, narrowly lance-shaped, very long-pointed, tapered or rounded at the base, finely toothed margins, smooth dark green above, pale green below. Conspicuous stipules (small leafy parts at the base of the leaf-stalk) ... [... more]
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Ground Covers: Verbena rigida
Opposite, lance-shaped 2 to 4 inch leaves; rough to the touch; coarsely toothed margins Shear old growth in early spring; spreads by rhizomes; space plants 18 inches apart; good drought tolerance 2 to 3 inch cluster of purple to lilac flowers ... [... more]
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(Aloe barbadensis)
Succulent, three dimensional, long pointed green leaves with toothed margins forming a rosette. No humus required. Equal parts of coarse sand, sterilized garden soil, and vermiculite or Perlite. Aloe is often kept in the kitchen. Its sap is used ... [... more]
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