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Forestry Commission - News - a spring display of the exotic and wild at westonbirt arboretum
... involucrata will stop you in your tracks with a stunning display in late May of large white bracts, which hang beside the small clusters of flowers, which give the plant its common name ...
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Pacific Dogwood
... bracts grow into the showy white petals the following spring. These bracts protect the inner flowers and when enlarged and white, attract many species of insect pollinators to the flowers. The white bracts do ... is actually a cluster of tiny flowers inside the large white bracts. Inside, you will notice about 20 miniature greenish flowers. Each twig the large flower is attached to is bent to prevent ...
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Flowering Dogwood
... white bracts (modified leaves surrounding the group of small yellow flowers) add brilliance to both native woodlands and urban landscapes for about two weeks in early spring. Cultivars with pink or red bracts ... are expected to perform well in Florida. Named cultivars other than `Weavers White' which has large, white bracts, have not been extensively evaluated in the Florida landscape. Trees planted ...
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Amaranthaceae - Amaranth Family #1
... white flowers with stiff white bracts. Grow in clusters at stem tips or leaf axils Leaves: Thick smooth lanceolate leaves. Opposite along stems. Plant: 1-2'. It roots at nodes and can form large colonies. General Comments: This plant grows in moist soils and can form large mats across bayous and other drainage areas. Back to ...
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Garden at Symdock - Bromeliads - Aechmea
... for protection and others feel almost smooth. The Aechmea family have large inflorescence and brightly coloured, long lasting bracts hold the magnitude of tiny flowers. Often the colourful berry-like ... very rich green with margins from yellow to white on the edges. The very striking individual purplish blue flowers protruding from the numerous large pink bracts and being displayed high above the ...
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Garden at Symdock - Bromeliads - Guzmania
... shinny green rosette or extend dominantly above the foliage. The large and brightly coloured, very long lasting bracts hold the magnitude of tiny flowers. These plants in habitat ... red secondary bracts. The decorative brilliant red secondary bracts support and emphasize the long bright white clusters of primary bracts. The white vertical flowers are stark against the red stem and the white bracts ...
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Names Of Wildflowers
... sandy soils and sand dunes is "dune primrose" (Oenothera deltoides). It has very showy, large white flowers that turn pinkish with age. It often grows in profusion with beautiful ... overlapping bracts. Owl's clover (Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis), formerly placed in the genus Orthocarpus. The individual flower superficially resembles an owl. White-flowered individuals can be found within large ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Current Plant Highlights - May
... days. Its graceful white bracts (modified leaves rather than petals) lie draped over the tips of its branches, conjuring images of doves or handkerchiefs. At the center of the bracts is the true ... China, is uncommon in cultivation except as a parent in numerous hybrids. It produces large, fragrant flowers, white to light pink, with 14 to 16 stamens. An impressive example of an especially ...
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Cornus kousa cultivars
... Large, white Bracts remain until fall Akabana White Variegated summer foliage; slow, open growth Autumn Rose Yellow to lime green spring foliage; pink to light red fall foliage; wavy leaves Baby Splash White ...
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Flowering Dogwood Cultivars
... white bracts Slow growth rate; sometimes sold as Barton's White or Abundance; excellent mildew resistance; susceptible to spot anthracnose; flower when young First Lady Large, white bracts Slow growth rate; variegated (shades of yellow and green) leaves that do not burn; maroon fall color; mildew susceptible; some resistance to spot anthracnose Fragrant Cloud Large, white bracts ...
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