Our sixth episode covers Avocado, known botanically as Persea americana.
There are actually 150 species of Persea distributed worldwide, however, only Persea americana and its five
Our fifth episode covers Winterberry Holly, known botanically as Ilex verticillata. Is a plant that seems to come out of the woodwork in winter.
It goes
Header photo via Wikipedia, Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova Episode notes will be forthcoming.
Even though summer is full of flowers, sometimes we simply want more. Thankfully there are flowering shrubs that rebloom (flowering first on old wood and then again on new wood) or those that put on a continuous show.
Although it’s not necessary to deadhead Proven Winners ColorChoice butterfly bushes, you can do it to give them a tidier appearance. For older varieties of butterfly bush…
While shrubs look gorgeous in their nursery pots in the summertime, it can be hard for them to make the transition into the ground or into containers. But it doesn’t have to be quite so hard.
An endless drive for improvement is what motivates our big-leaf hydrangea breeding, so for us to make a new introduction, a plant has to be significantly better than what’s already available. That’s why Let’s Dance Big Band hydrangea has been added to the line: it combines bodacious, big mophead flowers with pure, true colors (pink in neutral/basic conditions, blue in acidic conditions) on a plant that survives winter better and reblooms better. That means more flowers, from the beginning of hydrangea season until the snowflakes fly!
| Dimensions | 2.5 × 2.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMNHMP' pp#32514, cbraf |
| Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Flower Color | Blue, Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Height | 2.5' |
| Width/Spread | 2.5' |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Soil | Moist |
| Bloom Time | Early Summer through Fall |
| Uses | Containers, Edging |
| Features | Alkaline soil, Clay soil, Cut flower, Reblooming, Salt tolerant |
Pruning is generally not needed, but may be trimmed immediately after flowering. Flowers will be blue in acidic soils with aluminum in them; pink flowers in basic soils.
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