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A jaundiced view of yellow
There are certainly other yellow daylilies, but only Stella D'Oro (also called Stella Doro and Stella de Oro, meaning star of gold) is equally comfortable at a gas station foundation planting or hanging out at the mall.
California
El Segundo
Antiques of the Flower Garden
Do you appreciate the rich patina of an antique? Research your soil type, if necessary, and amend as needed.about their favorite flowers and how to grow them. Each garden has its own soil type.
California
El Segundo
How peculiar: Green cultivars
The rose was discovered as a mutation of a China rose prior to 1856 and little else is known about its beginnings. Fortunately, (or unfortunately, however you look at it) you could have a specialized habit of collecting green daylilies within your bigger...
California
El Segundo
Norma\'s Garden Pool
I finally pulled myself away so that I could photograph the other plants and flowers. The pool has served Kenny and Norma's children, their thirteen grandchildren, and now their great-grandchildren (as Norma affectionately refers to those youngsters that...
California
El Segundo
Green Grows the Garden
Given adequate moisture and care, heuchera will stay beautiful from spring through fall. More interesting reading about green can be found in Mollis does best in moist, fertile soil in a mostly sunny spot.One of the hardest-working plants in any perennial...
California
El Segundo
More Plants for Less Money 1- Shopping for Clearance Plants
Here's what I did with my- Indoor plants and tropicals come and go; you might find one suffering from mild mistreatment or leaf loss. Try to be realistic about whether you're ready to commit to caring for your new acquisition at short notice.
California
El Segundo
How peculiar: A green flower
The foliage is beautiful as well when the plant is not blooming.If you love irises and the unusual, ‘Olive Garden' should be on your want list. I love green flowers because of that very reaction; that and chartreuse is my favorite color.
California
El Segundo
The Monochromatic Garden-Reds
Try adding several varieties, draped from trees and perched on logs.Make sure to remove any deviantly colored plants from your gardens. So break out the tea and ready yourself for a friendly stroll.
California
El Segundo
Salvia - How to Grow the Easiest Plant in the World
Some years we are swimming and have standing water in parts of my garden, but in other years the soil will be so dry even with my adding water the soil will crack and make deep crevices.
California
El Segundo
Sweet Alyssum - Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Press seed lightly into surface. In warmer climates, sow midsummer to late winter for blooms that will last until June. Commonly known as sweet alyssum, but also known simply as alyssum.
  • ✓ Fragrant
  • ✓ Edible Flowers
  • ✓ Grows Well in Containers
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
  • Latin Name: Lobularia maritima
Maine
Winslow
Alyssum, Carpet Of Snow
★★★★★
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / 22.5' Seed Tape

This fragrant garden favorite produces masses of crisp white blooms and a cloud of butterfly admirers. Perfect choice for lining walkways or in window boxes.
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Flowering: Yes
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
  • Bloom Duration: 4 weeks
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Container
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Alyssum, Royal Carpet
★★★★★
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / 1 Pkt. (2500 seeds)

Look for a gorgeous spread of continuous color to add enchantment to the border. Sow twice a year for almost continuous bloom. All-America Selections winner offers up mounds of rich, violet-purple blooms.
  • Flowering: Yes
  • Bloom Duration: 4 weeks
  • Flower color: Purple
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Sow Method: Direct Sow
Pennsylvania
Warminster
First Flowers
Deciding to be content with just looking, I spent a considerable amount of time searching for them in the wide open field and that is where they found me when the game was over and the dinner bell had rung.
California
El Segundo
Liriope Big Blue
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Hardy, evergreen groundcover with summer flowers and winter interest. Big Blue Liriope, Liriope muscari 'Big Blue', is an arching, grass-like perennial that produces spikes of dense, lavender flowers throughout summer.
  • Botanical Name: Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Foliage: Green
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Prices start at : 74.95 USD / #5 Container range: 2.9 - 4.6 gallons (13 - 20 liters)

It is a warm season ornamental grass which features a mound of narrow, stiff, green leaves. Somewhat relaxed in habit, it can serve as the main feature in a fall garden long after most other plants have given up! When relaxed, the blossoms can spill over...
  • Fall Color: Yellow
  • Flower Color: Pale Pink
  • Botanical Name: Calamagrostis brachytricha
  • Soil Type: Dry to Moist
  • Foliage: Green
  • Growth Rate: Medium
Nebraska
Omaha
Dwarf Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 59.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

As an ornamental grass, Dwarf Maiden Grass is one of the favorites among gardeners. It's even somewhat cold hardy and requires minimal or no care. Silvery Grass with Decorative Plumes Dwarf Maiden Grass is a perennial, ornamental grass with exceptional...
  • Flower Color: Pinkish White
  • Mature Spread: 3 - 4 feet
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Height: 4 feet
  • Foliage: Silvery Green
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Nebraska
Omaha
Spicata Liriope
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Put them around your rose beds. The leaves are strappy and beautifully deep green. Tough plant for tough places Don't have a green thumb? Do you need a plant that is super easy to care for, forgives you if you forget it, yet still looks graceful and beautiful...
  • Flower Color: Lavender
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 3 feet
  • Botanical Name: Liriope spicata
Nebraska
Omaha
Deamii Black-Eyed Susan
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

The flower has blackish-brown centers and bloom in abundance from August to October. The colonies can be divided either in autumn or spring. Deamii adds fantastic color to a perennial border or can be used in mass plantings.
  • Flower Color: Orange-Yellow
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 15 inches
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Botanical Name: Rudbeckia fulgida var. Deamii
Nebraska
Omaha
Twister Lily of the Nile
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Plant them in groups, as a border or in a pot. A mass planting of Twister is unlike anything you've ever seen. So hardy, in fact, that in places where these beauties thrive they are used in freeway dividers and as foundation plantings.
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 18 inches
  • Foliage: Green
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Flower Color: Blue and White
  • Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus 'Twister'
Nebraska
Omaha
Blue Fortune Hyssop
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

If you'd like to restrict the height of this tall perennial, pinch back its blue-green foliage in spring before the flower buds are formed. Licorice Fragrance in Blue Spikes Hyssop Blue Fortune, Agastache 'Blue Fortune', originates from the Greek word...
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
  • Foliage: Green
  • Soil Type: Well drained
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Table Mountain Ice Plant
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

For best results, plant ‘Table Mountain' in a sunny area, with some afternoon shade, with well- drained soil. Delosperma looks great as a ground cover in a rock garden or in front of a perennial border.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Botanical Name: Delosperma 'Table Mountain'
  • Foliage: Evergreen
  • Mature Spread: 18 inches
  • Soil Type: Normal to Sandy
Nebraska
Omaha
Soft Caress Mahonia
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Soft Caress is a tough little shrub overall, and is even pest and disease resistant. Plant one for a lovely accent in your Asian garden or in a shady spot for some subtle color and definition.

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      • Flower Color: Yellow
      • Moisture: Medium
      • Soil Type: Well - Moderately Drained
      • Fall Color: Yellow
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Brand: Southern Living
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Lily Of The Nile
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      Combine them with just about any shade of daylily for a show to remember. They grow in HUGE round heads like drumsticks. They are so elegant and striking you can find them in landscapes from urban apartment complexes to posh Rodeo Drive and Worth Avenue...
      • Mature Height: 1 - 2 feet
      • Flower Color: Blue/White
      • Foliage: Green
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Yaku Jima Maiden Grass
      Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      Use as a specimen, in a container, as a border, along walkways, or by the water's edge. Yaku Jima Grass prefers full sun and moist, well drained soil; a great grass for small gardens.
      • Foliage: Green
      • Mature Height: 3 - 4 feet
      • Soil Type: Well Drained
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Variegated Liriope
      Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      It is also known as Liriope variegated lily-turf, so is, as its name implies, a variegated border grass! The grassy foliage is edged with creamy yellow. This 'Variegated' liriope is excellent for edging and ground covers; when planting, space 12-15" apart.
      • Mature Height: 1 - 4 feet
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Flower Color: Lavender
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Jack Frost Brunnera
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

      It adds hard-to-find color and dramatic texture to the shade garden with its bright silver leaves that are veined in deep green. In the north, morning sun is tolerated and in the south, dense shade is necessary.
      • Foliage: Variegated
      • Growth Rate: Slow
      • Botanical Name: Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
      • Flower Color: Light Blue
      • Sun Exposure: Full Shade
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Gold Bar Maiden Grass
      Prices start at : 39.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      'Gold Bar' is a slower, but good grower, eventually reaching 5' tall. It is extraordinarily adaptable to many conditions and purposes in the garden. Burgundy inflorescences appear just above the foliage in mid fall.
      • Flower Color: Red
      • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
      • Soil Type: Widely adaptable
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Fall Color: Orange, Red
      Nebraska
      Omaha
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