Brilliant
By Lou Paun
Brilliant - Leaves large, richly tinted in autumn and winter; flowers purple; calyces and pedicels crimson; fine. Campana.-Very neat dwarf crowded foliage; scape 1 1/2 feet with bell-shaped head of rosy-lilac flowers.
Brilliant Sedum
Known for its compact habit and generous flowering, Brilliant thrills in the late fall when it is covered in clusters of hot pink star flowers. Tough and easy to grow, it loves a hot sunny location.
2. 'Brilliant Pink Iceberg'.
Deep pink and cream blooms are profuse on this variety
Next3. 'Marmalade Skies'.
Canna 'Brilliant'
also known as Canna indica 'Brilliant' - Arrowroot, Canna lily, Indian shot
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Brilliant Gardenia is a small, unarmed tree, up to 3 m tall. It exudes gum from the buds. Leaves have very short stalks. They are oblong or oval or obovate, obtuse or with a short blunt point, hairless, hard, shining, with simple parallel nerves.
"Henfield Brilliant"
Sunrose
"Allah is a Sunrose from the Seir Mountains." -Rashi
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( Brillianta Belgica Belgian Indian Azalea )
The Belgian Indian azaleas are the result of crosses between several different species, including R. simsii, R. mucronatum, and R. indicum. They were originally bred as greenhouse forcing plants.
Aronia melanocarpa 'Brilliant'
Genus: Aronia
Species: melanocarpa
Cultivar: 'Brilliant' ...
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' (Red chokeberry)
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'Brilliantissima' Red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima')
Zone 5, 2 m high x 1.5 m
Fragrant, white flowers in spring; long-lasting red berries; scarlet red
fall foliage.
Growing Brilliantly Coloured Leaved Plants For Flower Arranging
Jul 13th
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Brilliantly colored flowers are ranunculus' chief attraction, and they are indeed special. They most often come in multiple layers of delicate, crepe paper--thin petals, looking like an origami masterwork.
Brilliant color, unique form, and coarse texture make chenille plant a standout in the tropical landscape.
Usage
Chenille plant can be grown in a container on the patio or porch, and brought indoors during cold weather.
Brilliant orange, 2", arching honeysuckle-like blooms are produced in large clusters from summer to fall on a small vine to 22' or as a 6' shrub.
Brilliantly colored leaves distinguish Caladium, either as a pot plant or as a border. Its ornamental leaves add a welcome touch of the tropics to any garden.
Attributes - Caladium bicolor 'John Peed'
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Brilliantaisia subulugarica
Brillantaisia guianensis, Leucorhaphis lamium, Brillantaisia nitens
Family: Acanthaceae
Tropical Giant Salvia
Origin: Central and West Africa ...
brilliant yellow color on good selections
1.25" to 1.5" long
flowers have 4 lobes
flowers mostly in clusters of 2 to 6
blooms in March and April
very showy bloom, lasting 2 to 3 weeks ...
Brilliant Blue Gentian Flowers in the Garden
During the middle to late weeks of summer, when the hot-colored flowers are at their best in the garden, the brilliant blue gentian presents a striking contrast.
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Brilliant red leaf color of 'Fire Power' Nandina in winter.
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Brilliant white flowers attract your attention and then a close examination with a hand lens enthralls you. Pictured below are several stamens and in between them, several staminodes (non-functional stamens).
Brilliant Coneflower - Rudbeckia fulgida
Cutleaf Coneflower - Rudbeckia laciniata
Eastern Coneflower - Rudbeckia fulgida
Green-headed Coneflower - Rudbeckia laciniata
Orange Coneflower - Rudbeckia fulgida
Tall Coneflower - Rudbeckia laciniata ...
brilliant red
to 1/2"
Ohio 1975. Patented and trademarked; also called 'Jewelcole' ...
A brilliant Asian speceis stays compact. This terete-leaf vanda stays under 12" and produces pristine white flowers with a magenta lip. Prefers it warm with bright light.
Vanda parviflora ...
The brilliant yellow displays in February and March, which distinctly precede the coming of spring and add color to the winter's end, are mainly from these species.
The brilliant fall foliage colours of New England are the result of bright, dry, sunny autumn days combined with cool nights, acting on species capable of producing spectacular autumn colours, such as maples, dogwoods and American oaks.
This brilliant flower, named for its scarlet red spikes, blooms in late summer. This colorful species typically occurs along river and stream banks and can also be found in swamps and along lakeshores.
Dozens of brilliant medium-sized blossoms are held on top of durable, branched stems and make a compact bushy habit up to 80 cm/32".
Flower Color: Brilliant orange-red with yellow flowers in clusters
Height: 3 to 4 feet
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Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant' : Brilliant Showy Stonecrop - Whole Plant
Sedum spectabile 'Carmen' : Carmen Showy Stonecrop - Whole Plant
Sedum spectabile 'Stardust' : Stardust Showy Stonecrop - Whole Plant ...
The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
[147]? A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
This plant has many brilliant red, large, tubular flowers in an elongated cluster on a simple erect stalk which is 2-4' (60-120cm) in height. The flowers are 11/2" (3.8cm) long, 5 petalled with 2 lips;upper with 2 lobes, lower with 3.
Brilliant Red Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima'
Chokecherry
Amur Prunus maackii
Canada Red (Schubert, Shubert) Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'
Common Prunus virginiana
Western Prunus virginiana var. demissa
Cinquefoil ...
When they initially blossom, the petals have a light vermillion color that transforms into brilliant vermillion. The petals are also tousled and waved. Some petals slant to the fore, while some others grow straight.
LEAVES: Deciduous, 1-3" long, dark green in summer, brilliant red in fall
SIZE: 15 to 20' tall, width similar
HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 8
HABIT: Mounded to horizontal
GROWTH RATE: Medium, approx 6" per year
FLOWERS: Not significant ...
The leaves are edged with coarse tears, and the female plant bears brilliant red berries.
Ilex opaca: American holly - Grows to 50 ft. with 3 inch, dull green leaves. The fruits may be red, oragne or yellow. Hardy in zones 6-9.
Most species are native to the Old World; many are cultivated in gardens for their brilliantly colored if short-lived blossoms. Many of the species have several varieties and show a wide range of colors, especially in red, yellow, and white shades.
The Poinsettia pulcherrima of gardens (Euphorbia pulcherrima of botanists), a native of Mexico and Central America, with its brilliant scarlet bracts, stands unrivalled amongst decorative plants. The white-bracted sort, var.
Tagetes erecta 'Perfection™ Gold' produces blooms of brilliant gold on an upright plant. The 'Perfection' series adds nice garden height to the landscape.
Holly, the most important of the English evergreens, forming one of the most striking objects in the wintry woodland, with its glossy leaves and clusters of brilliant scarlet berries, ...
Leaf: Opposite, simple, deciduous, ovate to obovate or elliptical, 3 to 5 inches long, entire to wavy margins, green above and paler green below, distinctively arcuate veins, turn brilliant red in autumn.
Field Marks: This shrub is recognized by its opposite, glandular-dotted, toothed leaves and brilliant violet-blue fruits.
Habitat: Wet to dry soils in woodlands, thickets, fencerows, and rights-of-way.
Habit: Shrub up to 9 feet tall.
During the breeding season, the male exhibits a brilliant golden glow on his body and fins.
Females deposit up to 4,000 adhesive eggs over filamentous algae and submerged weed beds. After spawning, the eggs are abandoned.
Ilex or Hollyhocks are evergreen shrubs to small trees with brilliant, dark green foliage with usually serrated margins and most decorative bright red to purplish-red berries on older plants.
Frost may be expected when the night is clear, the stars brilliant, the air still and the thermometer registers less than 45 degrees by nine o'clock.
Dodonaea microzyga (Brilliant Hop Bush)
Dodonaea viscosa (Hopseed Bush, Hop Bush, Akeake)
Erythrophysa alata
Euphoria longan (Longan)
Harpullia pendula (Tulipwood, Black Tulip, Tulip Lancewood)
Hypelate trifoliata (White Ironwood) ...
The flowers are a brilliant medium violet color and work very well for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds into the garden. Need other perks to convince you to plant this in your garden?
The aptly named Winter King hawthorn truly looks regal in its frosty home, bedecked with brilliant red fruit upon its silvery frame. Its summer months can be equally effective when clusters of white flowers form against the lustrous green leaves.
Japanese maples add greatly to a garden in autumn, when many acquire brilliant tints of yellow, red, orange and purple.
Skin brilliant purple, changing to deep blue-black when mature. Resists bruising. Ripens early, several weeks earlier than Mission. The pulp parts readily with its bitterness and is exceedingly rich when pickled. Excellent for oil and pickles.
Reality - This is a brilliant marketing gimmick, where hosta vendors have convinced customers that one particular division is worth 10 times another identical looking division.
Hairy, violet, tubular flowers with purple ends and two brilliant red petals, held on one-sided racemes.
Leaf attributes:
Hairy, lance-shaped, green leaves.
Growth habit:
Clump forming.
Light:
Full sun.
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They are brilliant red. Blooms first appear in late summer and continue into mid fall. The showy flowers begin opening at the bottom of a terminal flower spike and continue to the top. The flowers are near the base on each side.
The small, hard, brilliant red seeds with a black spot are very toxic due to the phytochemical abrin (consisting of 5 glyco-proteins); a single seed if broken, can cause blindness or even death if ingested.
Celosia are noted for their brilliant "rooster comb" plumes. Celosia makes a very showy, unusual display in borders and as edging.
In September, those thousands of small white flowers turn into brilliant orange to red pea-sized fruits. The fruit display, like the flower display, is exceptional and typically lasts until early January when they are eaten by birds.
Flowers: Flowers of are a brilliant yellow and open in mid-summer. They are followed by edible purple or red fruits, called tunas. These are the prickly pears, although not as large and tasty as the prickly pears of O.
Amaryllis is one of the most brilliantly colored spring bulbs. The cultivated kinds are largely hybrids or variants and often of complex parentage.
Blooming Time: Blooming time: December-May. Amaryllis can be forced to bloom anytime of the year.
It is not as brilliant or striking to the eye as the first type of light, but can be used more freely and is particularly effective with large trees that have gnarled, twisted-looking branches and limbs.
The large, up to 15 cm (6 inches) hibiscus-like flowers are a brilliant lemon with deep purple centres borne n long pedicels at the apex of the plant. Flowers are produced in the warmer months. The flowers are pollinated by insects.
The adult insect has large lace-like wings and brilliant green eyes. The females lay their eggs on the end of delicate stalks which they attached to the underside of leaves and branches where the aphids are feeding.
 See also: Green, May, Orange, Pink, Varieties
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