Verticillata

* The bark is antiseptic, astringent, cathartic and tonic. The berries are an important food resource for numerous species of birds. * The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland.

* The bark is antiseptic, astringent, cathartic and tonic. The berries are an important food resource for numerous species of birds. * The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland.

It's perfect for the small space gardener and for those tight spaces where nothing else seems to grow. Besides the benefit of winter color, ‘Berry Poppins' flowers in early summer and makes a great pollinator plant.

This is being sold as a set of ‘Berry Poppins' and ‘Mr. Poppins' for cross pollination. Winterberry is a native species to New England and prefers wet areas but will grow in most soil types as well.

* 2-5" dark shiny "needles" clustered in whorls at the ends of shoots; form varies, may be narrowly vertical to broadly conical; branches tend to droop with age; grows slowly; 2-4" cones, green, then brown; makes a distinctive dark green impression in...

* 2-5" dark shiny "needles" clustered in whorls at the ends of shoots; form varies, may be narrowly vertical to broadly conical; branches tend to droop with age; grows slowly; 2-4" cones, green, then brown; makes a distinctive dark green impression in...

Extremely easy to grow, we recommend thinning plants at the end of each season to prevent aggressive spreading. A must-have for any butterfly lover! Native Range for Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed) - AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN,...

Like the flowering maples in my previous article, honeybells (Hermannia spp.) are bell-shaped members of the mallow family. Smith from an 1891 edition of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, courtesy of plantillustrations.org.

Coreopsis Zagreb looks great with any type of grass, in borders or mass plantings in sunny gardens. Winner of the 2001 RHS Award of Garden Merit, Coreopsis ‘Zagreb' is a little shorter than the rest of the Coreopsis family.

Master hybridizer Darrell Probst has found a way to give us Coreopsis with threadleaf foliage on more cold tolerant plants that look great and bloom for months without going dormant too early in the SATIN & LACEtm series.

‘Berry Chiffon' is sterile, so it won't seed around the garden and its foliage is very resistant to powdery mildew so you won't need to spray it with anything to keep it looking great all season long.

They can be expensive to order from a florist. Well, why not grow your own? The berries will dry nicely on the branches and people will envy YOUR magazine-worthy decorating. Make sure that you plant another pollinator holly so that you will get the most...

Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), also known as winterholly, brightens winter landscape with brilliant berries. Children are particularly susceptible to adverse effects. Humans who ingest berries can suffer symptoms associated with caffeine poisoning.

Cattails grow primarily in shallow waters, where their roots have access to plenty of moisture and mud. Hydrilla is a noxious plant that prevents other plants from growing in close proximity.

Even the best-planned landscapes can have problems with moisture accumulation, whether due to settling after construction or heavy, seasonal rains. Excessively wet soils can be devoid of oxygen, but select trees have adapted to thrive in wet soils.

A flower garden beautified by a contrasting array of floral colors and textures does not have to be sacrificed when establishing a deer-resistant garden. Distributed mainly in the northeastern region of North America, they grow in full sun to partial...

Thankfully, there are many plant choices available for waterlogged soils, and many of them are native and/or very low-maintenance. For the best results, design a boggy garden around these plants for a beautiful, no-mow, low-maintenance garden.

In layman's terms, the favorite milkweeds for the bees were: Adam Baker The vibrant orange butterfly weed ( A. Asclepias tuberosa [butterfly weed] and A. While this study was conducted in central Kentucky, three of the eight milkweed species evaluated...

Drinking water reservoirs irrigation conveyance systems aquaculture facilities fish hatcheries wastewater golf courses swimming areas livestock tanks farm ponds lakes and private backyard ponds and other sites where aquatic vegetation interferes with...

Extremely hardy, cranberry viburnum matures at 10 to 12 feet in height and width, but it can be pruned to maintain a smaller stature. Ilex verticillata This deciduous holly is native to North America, and female plants have branches that are absolutely...

Regardless of where it's planted, it needs good drainage.Spreading cotoneaster (Cotoneaster divaricatus) is a quickly growing bush with dark-green, deciduous 1-inch leaves that bring long-lasting shades of purple, orange or yellow to the fall garden.

Pendent clusters of translucent red berries on unbranched flower stems hint at the spring-flowering racemes of the garden red currant (Ribes rubrum cvs.), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 7.

Feed the shrubs with an all-purpose shrub fertilizer after pruning.Plant weeping willows and red twig dogwoods near a pond for winter interest.Trees that enjoy the same sunny, damp sites as red twig dogwoods include red maples (Acer rubrum), pin and red...

And drop by the U.S. Botanic Garden if you ever find yourself in Washington. The gardens are breathtaking. To optimize berry production, plant several bushes. It was great to see them in such a public setting, where they can be admired by tens of thousands...

Again, if you have a female, she will bear some spectacular red holly berries that birds love to devour in the wintertime when food sources are scarce. All you need is one Southern Gentleman Holly bush for every 5 to 10 female plants if you want a spectacular...

The following are recommendations for perennial flower, shrubs and grasses that do well in a variety of climates: yarrow ( Achillea millefolium ) false indigo ( Baptisia australis ) northern sea oats ( Chasmanthium latifolium ) tickseed ( Coreopsis verticillata...

Nature has timed the blooming of milkweeds to coincide serendipitously with the monarch butterfly's summertime migration from across North America, traveling as far as 3,000 miles in search of the right plant to host caterpillars.