Fagus Grandifolia
Native to eastern North America, American beech is a large deciduous tree typically growing to 50-80 (less frequently to 120) tall with a dense, upright-oval to rounded-spreading crown. In Missouri, it occurs in rich woods of ravines, slopes ... [... more]
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Fagus Sylvatica
European beech is a large deciduous tree typically growing to 50-60 (less frequently to 100) tall with a dense, upright-oval to rounded-spreading crown. It is native to woodlands in central and southern Europe. European colonists brought this ... [... more]
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Fagus Sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'
European beech is a large deciduous tree typically growing to 50-60 (less frequently to 100) tall with a dense, upright-oval to rounded-spreading crown. It is native to woodlands in central and southern Europe. European colonists brought this ... [... more]
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Fagus Sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor'
European beech is a large deciduous tree typically growing to 50-60 (less frequently to 100) tall with a dense, upright-oval to rounded-spreading crown. It is native to woodlands in central and southern Europe. European colonists brought this ... [... more]
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Fagus Sylvatica 'Riversii'
European beech (see A866 herein) is a large deciduous tree typically growing to 50-60 (less frequently to 100) tall with a dense, upright-oval to rounded-spreading crown. It is native to woodlands in central and southern Europe. This is a ... [... more]
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Fallopia Baldschuanica
Best grown in well-drained sandy loams with regular moisture in full sun to part shade. Tolerates some drought. Tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. Plants are less apt to spread invasively in poor, lean soils. Vines need a support ... [... more]
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Fallopia Baldschuanica 'Lemon Lace'
Lemon Lace is a silver lace vine cultivar that is noted for its lemon yellow foliage, red stems, foamy white flowers and somewhat restrained growth habit. It is a sport of the species (Fallopia baldschaunica - see E760), but is thankfully ... [... more]
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Fallopia Japonica Var. Compacta
This Japanese knotweed cultivar is clumping perennial which spreads by rhizomes and is often grown as a ground cover. It typically grows only 1-2' tall. Features loose clusters of pale pink flowers in summer which mature to red and are followed ... [... more]
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Farfugium Japonicum Var. Giganteum
Farfugium japonicum, synonymous with and formerly known as Ligularia tussilaginea and Ligularia kaempferi, is a clump-forming perennial that is grown in gardens as much for its attractive foliage as for its autumn flowers. It is native to moist ... [... more]
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Fatsia Japonica
Native to Japan, Japanese aralia is an evergreen shrub or small tree that typically grows to 16 tall in its native habitat. Plants must be grown indoors in St. Louis where they more typically grow to 6 tall. This is an attractive foliage plant ... [... more]
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Festuca Amethystina 'Klose'
Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but best foliage color is in full sun. Tolerant of some drought and poor soils, but best performance occurs when plants receive regular moisture through the ... [... more]
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Festuca Elatior 'Jaguar 3'
Tall fescue is a coarse textured grass tolerant to a wide variation in environmental conditions. It has a bunch-type growth habit that causes it to appear clumped and upright. It does not spread rapidly because of its lack of underground stolons ... [... more]
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