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Angelonia Des Moines IA

Angelonia is an erect little perennial with smooth stems and narrow 2-3 in (5-7.6 cm) leaves with toothed margins and pointed tips. Some people say the foliage smells like apples. Read more...

Bottlebrush Buckeye Des Moines IA

Bottlebrush buckeye is a multi-stemmed shrub with numerous erect slender stems and an irregular spreading form. It often suckers and forms extensive colonies by underground runners, especially in shady situations. Read more...

Calliopsis Introduction Des Moines IA

Most of the tickseeds (genus Coreopsis) are perennials, but calliopsis is an annual. Growing 2-4 ft (60-120 cm) in height, calliopsis has opposite leaves, 2-4 in (5-10 cm) long, which usually are dissected into linear segments. The stems are stiff and wiry with numerous angled branches. The showy flowerheads are about 2 in (5 cm) across with purple discs and usually eight golden yellow rays. Read more...

Brazilian Pepper Des Moines IA

Brazilian pepper is a small bushy evergreen tree or large shrub with compound leaves and shiny red berries. It can reach 30 ft (9.1 m) tall with a similar spread. It typically grows multi-stemmed trunks creating a tangled mass of arching and crossing branches to form dense thickets. Read more...

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Higan Cherry Des Moines IA

Higan cherry is an ornamental cherry most often encountered as a horticultural selection in Des Moines (or botanical variety - depending on which authority you want to go with). Read more...

Opium Poppy Des Moines IA

Opium poppy is an upright annual in Des Moines, that grows 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m) tall, with serrated and deeply lobed bluish green leaves 3-6 in (7.6-15.2 cm) long, and exceedingly beautiful flowers. Read more...

Rosemary Des Moines IA

Rosemary is an evergreen woody shrub in Des Moines with aromatic, needle-like leaves and gray, scaly bark. Rosemary bushes can grow up to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall with a spread of 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m). Read more...

Tulips Des Moines IA

There are some 120 species of wild tulips and more than 2300 extant named varieties of garden tulips in Des Moines. All tulips are hardy bulbous perennial herbs with mostly basal, straplike leaves. Read more...

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