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SHRUB: Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Fothergilla)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Native to southeastern coastal areas, Dwarf Fothergilla shines three seasons of the year. Spring brings sweetly-scented, white bottlebrush flowers that welcome pollinators. Its summer dress is a pretty green. Fall leaf color is spectacular, turning exquisite shades of yellow, orange or red that brighten up the woodland garden. Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Stamen
When we speak of stamens and pistils, we are talking about the way flowering plants reproduce. A stamen is the male reproductive organ. Its filament supports typically a 2-lobed anther that produces pollen from four saclike structures called microsporangia. Together, all the stamens on a single flower are called the androecium. Continue reading
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Tagged Actaea racemosa, androecium., anther, Elymus hystrix, explosive pollnation, filament, Fothergilla gardenii, Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’, Kalmia latifolia, microsporangia, Monarda punctata, nectaries, Passionflower, pistil, seismonasty, stamen, Stamen irritability, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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SHRUB: Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Fothergilla)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Native to southeastern coastal areas, Dwarf Fothergilla shines three seasons of the year. Spring brings sweetly-scented, white bottlebrush flowers that welcome pollinators. Its summer dress is a pretty green. Fall leaf color is spectacular, turning exquisite shades of yellow, orange or red that brighten up the woodland garden. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Dwarf Fothergilla, Fothergilla gardenii, shrub, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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