Prunus Maackii
Manchurian cherry, Amur cherry or Amur chokecherry is a graceful ornamental flowering cherry tree that typically grows 20-30’ (less frequently to 45’) tall with a dense, broad-rounded crown. It is native to Manchuria, Siberia and Korea. It is ... [... more]
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Hosta Venusta 'Variegated'
Features a dwarf, erect mound of flat, lance-shaped, variegated leaves with creamy white centers and two-tone green margins, and with racemes of funnel-shaped, purple-striped flowers on 10" scapes. A dependable and versatile perennial requiring ... [... more]
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Tilia X Euchlora
Caucasian linden (also commonly called Crimean linden) is a hybrid whose parentage is unclear but is generally considered to be T. cordata and T. dasystyla. It is a medium deciduous tree that typically grows to 40-60’ tall and to 20-30’ wide. It ... [... more]
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Malus Domestica 'Nagafu 6' Red Fuji
Grow in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moderately fertile, slightly acidic soil. Avoid heavy clay soils which tend to waterlog easily. Needs full sun for maximum flower and fruit production. More than one variety must ... [... more]
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Tiarella 'Filigree Lace'
This foamflower cultivar is a hybrid between T. cordifolia and T. trifoliata. It is a clump-forming perennial which is less likely to spread than T. cordifolia. Plants are in the same family as and somewhat suggestive of Heuchera, Tellima and ... [... more]
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Indigofera Decora F. Alba
Grow in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates alkaline soils and some drought. Intolerant of the hot and humid summers of the deep South. Plants may suffer some tip damage or die to the ground in harsh winters, but should ... [... more]
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Penstemon Barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
This penstemon cultivar is a small, clump-forming perennial which typically grows only 9-12" tall. Features pink, two-lipped, tubular flowers borne in well-spaced, terminal spikes atop erect, rigid stems. Flowers bloom mid-spring to early summer. ... [... more]
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Asplenium Nidus
Grow as a houseplant in St. Louis. Best grown in a well-drained, peaty potting mixture. Plants do best in warm, moderately bright areas of the home. Tolerant of some shade. Avoid direct sun. Keep soils uniformly moist. Plants require fairly high ... [... more]
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Gaura Lindheimeri Karalee Pink Picotee
KARALEE PINK PICOTEE is a compact (petite) gaura cultivar that features light pink flowers on wiry stems typically growing to 10-14” tall. This is a vase-shaped perennial with 4-petaled, soft blush pink flowers (1” diameter) with darker pink ... [... more]
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Onoclea Sensibilis
Sensitive fern is a large, somewhat coarse, Missouri native, deciduous fern which occurs statewide in wet woods and thickets and in moist soils along streams and springs. Grows up to 4' tall. Features long-stalked, deeply pinnatifid, bright ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Wekplapep' Scentimental
Grow in medium wet, slightly acidic, well-drained garden loams in full sun. Tolerates some light shade, but best flowering and disease resistance generally occur in full sun. Water deeply and regularly (mornings are best). Avoid overhead ... [... more]
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Cotoneaster Adpressus
Cotoneaster adpressus, sometimes commonly called creeping cotoneaster, is a prostrate, slow-growing, deciduous shrub that grows to only 1’ tall but spreads to 6’ wide. Horizontal branches may root where they touch the ground. Ovate to obovate, ... [... more]
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