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Blazing Star Liatris Spicata
August 23, 2022

Blazing Star Liatris Spicata

Liatris spicata, commonly called Blazing Star, is a tall, upright, clump-forming perennial. It features spikes of rounded, fluffy, deep purple flower heads atop rigid, leafy flower stalks. One or more stalks arise from a tuft of narrow, grass-like, medium green leaves. Stem leaves gradually decrease in size toward the top. Summer bloomer. The feathery flower […]
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Endless Summer Hydrangea
August 20, 2022

Reblooming Endless Summer® Hydrangeas

Endless Summer® hydrangeas are cold-hardy, reblooming hydrangeas with stunning blooms in colors such as pink, blue, purple, red, and white. This mophead hydrangea cultivator is the first hydrangea variety that blooms on the previous year’s branches as well as the new season’s growth, offering gardeners across North America the possibility to enjoy gorgeous flowers from early […]
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Aloe Vera Plant
August 19, 2022

Growing and Using Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is commonly grown as a houseplant and gained favor because the gel from its leaves makes a soothing skin salve (although some people are actually irritated by the gel). It has thick, succulent leaves that are plumped up with a watery gel. The leaves grow from the base of the plant, in a […]
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Croton Houseplant
August 19, 2022

Growing Tropical Croton

The croton appears to have it all: colorful foliage, nearly limitless leaf forms and even a cultish following. But these plants have a drawback: They’re difficult to please indoors. In their native habitats, crotons like humid, warm conditions with dappled light and plentiful water. The primary challenge when growing them indoors is maintaining the ideal […]
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Assorted Bromeliads
August 19, 2022

Bromeliads Care & Info

The showy bromeliad may look difficult to grow but it can easily adapt to average home conditions with its astonishing array of colors and textures. Although many do have very splashy flower displays, bromeliads are just as popular as beautiful foliage plants with strappy leaves in red, green, purple, orange and yellow colors and with […]
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White Tardiva Hydrangea
August 19, 2022

About Tardiva Hydrangea

Late season flowers extend garden color into November! Lacy white flowers are tinted pale pink as the season progresses. Award-winning shrub for foundation plantings or encourage it into a tree form as a charming accent. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed regularly during the […]
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Cloesup on Evergreen Tree
August 19, 2022

All About Evergreens

What is an Evergreen? Evergreen is a term used for any plant that retains its foliage through the year. As a group, evergreens are divided into two classes: needle-leaf (conifer) and broadleaf. Needle-leaf evergreens include spruce, pine, juniper, fir and yew. Broadleaf evergreens include plants such as azalea, rhododendron, southern magnolia, live oak and holly. […]
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White Gardenia
August 18, 2022

Growing Gardenias

Gardenias are tropical broadleaf evergreens, usually grown as large indoor potted specimens for the sake of their spectacular scented white flowers. The gardenia is a beloved plant for a very simple reason: Few natural scents are as remarkable, evocative and memorable. But the truth is that without the appeal of the spectacular scent, few gardeners […]
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Jade Princess Ornamental Millet
August 18, 2022

Millet Care & Info

Millet is a confusing term used broadly to describe five completely different genera of plants: Foxtail millet, Proso millet, Japanese millet, Brown top millet and Pearl Millet. While the others are used primarily as food crops around the world Pearl Millet is used mainly as an ornamental plant in the United States. Pearl Millet is recorded […]
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