… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Cannova Orange Shades canna lives up to those … leaves resembling those of a banana plant. Cannas love heat and humidity. Plant it in a sunny location in rich, consistently moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage reblooming. Cannova Orange …
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… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Water canna ‘Erebus’ lives up to those standards. It … with creamy stripes resembling those of the banana plant. It is versatile as well. Plant it in full sun in moist soil or along the water’s edge, or submerge it directly into a pond. It isn’t hardy in …
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… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Water canna ‘Intrigue’ lives up to those standards. It … lance-shaped leaves resembling those of the banana plant. It is versatile as well. Plant it in sun to part shade in moist soil or along the water’s edge, or submerge it directly into a pond. It isn’t hardy in …
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… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Orange Punch canna lives up to those standards. It can … leaves resembling those of a banana plant. Cannas love heat and humidity. Plant it in a sunny location in rich, consistently moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage reblooming. Cannas are not …
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… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Australia canna lives up to those standards. It can … leaves resembling those of a banana plant. Cannas love heat and humidity. Plant this canna in a sunny location in rich, consistently moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage reblooming. Cannas are not …
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… Sedges are plants with grassy leaves that tend to grow in clumps. They differ from grasses in having flowering stems with sharp edges, usually triangular, and separate male and female … are over 1,000 species world-wide and over 130 species native to prairies, woods and streams in the Chicago area. Most have limited appeal in a cultivated garden, but this non-hardy New …
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… Brocaded Gown has creamy yellow blooms with ruffled edges. The large 6” blooms appear in June to July. In milder climates it is green all year long. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and there are several stalks on each plant.The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and …
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… Ostrich fern is an upright, arching, deciduous fern that is easy to grow in damp to wet soil in partial to full shade—it can also tolerate a fair amount of sun. One of the largest and most popular of the ferns, it grows 2-3 feet in most gardens but can reach 6 feet in the wild. The name ostrich fern refers to the long …
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… features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lacecap or mophead in structure. Mariesii Variegata, a lacecap cultivar that grows 4 to 6 feet tall, has large green … It blooms from May through August. Its spectacular blooms change color depending on the soil in which it is planted–blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline soils–and are surrounded by a ring of white. Planted in …
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… Jacob's ladder is a biblical name for a heavenly plant. It grows up to 2' in height with attractive foliage, divided, with 19 to 27 leaflets per leaf. Drooping dainty blue flowers hover over the plant in early summer. This is a clump-forming perennial, mainly hairless but slightly hairy near the … lax but near the flowers they are open, forming erect, bell-shaped lavender blue flowers in early spring. Smaller plants can grow in the front of the border, with taller ones behind …
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