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Plant of the Month: March 2014

By Jenny Wegley • February 24, 2014

by Jenny Wegley Petunia x hybrida ‘Suncatcher Vintage Rose’ AT A GLANCE Latin name: Petunia x hybrida ‘Suncatcher Vintage Rose’ Common name: Petunia Flowers: 2” in diameter with a rose eye fading to a …

Plant of the Month: February 2014

By Jenny Wegley • January 28, 2014

by Jenny Wegley Angelica keiskei koidzumi AT A GLANCE Latin name: Angelica keiskei koidzumi Common name: Tomorrow’s leaf Flowers: Large baby’s-breath-type stalk and flowers Mature size: 6’ tall by 4’ …

Plant of the Month — Hellebores

By Jenny Wegley • November 25, 2013

‘Walberton’s Rosemary’ Hellebores by JennyWegley AT A GLANCE Latin name: Helleborus niger x Helleborus orientalis ‘Walberton’s Rosemary’ Common name: Lenten rose Flowers: Winter into mid-spring Mature size: 24” tall x 24” wide Hardiness: …

Plant of the Month: ‘Amistad’

By Jenny Wegley • October 30, 2013

Salvia guaranitica ‘Amistad’ AT A GLANCE Latin name: Salvia guaranitica ‘Amistad’ Common name: Sage Flowers: 1” long dark-purple crab claws Mature size: 4-5’ tall by 4-5’ wide Hardiness: Perennial Soil: Well-drained Exposure: …

Plant of the Month

By Jenny Wegley • September 24, 2013

Chrysocephalum apiculatum aka Helichrysum ‘Silver Leaf Yellow’ AT A GLANCE Latin name: Chrysocephalum apiculatum ‘Silver Leaf Yellow’ Common name: Common everlasting Flowers: Dime-sized button flowers of orange-yellow Mature size: 8-10” …

Plant of the Month

By Jenny Wegley • August 29, 2013

Note from Neil regarding a move for our friend Jimmy Turner We were both sad and happy to learn that the Dallas Arboretum’s Jimmy Turner, whose work you read here …

Plant of the Month

By Jenny Wegley • July 24, 2013

Celosia ‘Intenz’ AT A GLANCE Latin name: Celosia argentea Common name: Cockscomb Type: Summer annual Flowers: Dark purple spikes Mature size: 18” tall x 12” wide Hardiness: Spring to frost …

Plant of the Month

By gdrew • June 25, 2013

Capsicum ‘Loco’ AT A GLANCE Latin name: Capsicum Common name: Hot pepper Type: Summer annual Flowers: Small, colorful fruit Mature size: 18” tall x 24” wide Hardiness: Early spring to frost …

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