” and coming from Mickel that is close to canonization
is one of the finest native broadleaf evergreens of eastern North America
the north side of the house
almost tropical air to ground that stays bone dry
Few trees carry a collector's story as plainly as the paperbark maple
Hibiscus grandiflorus Landscaper Favorite ” and coming from MickelHibiscus grandiflorus, the swamp rose mallow, is a magnificent native perennial of the southeastern United States, grown for enormous soft pink blooms and broad, velvety, gray green leaves. Rising to eight or ten feet on stout stems, the plant brings a lush, almost tropical presence to the summer garden, at home in a wetland but just as striking in an ordinary bed or beside a pond. The flowers are the reason to grow the plant, and they carry a secret.