… ‘Skylight’ is a semi dwarf shrub typically 6 ft. tall with a spread of 6 ft. The cone shaped flowerheads are … and mature to pink as they age. The blooms continue into the fall. The color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. Skylight does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought - tolerant . It blooms on new wood, so the flowers are not susceptible to …
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… Paeonia 'Vivid Rose' is a popular double with vivid deep pink petals. The stems are sturdy and the plant is vigorous, but the scent is what makes it so special; highly fragrant, it smells more like a rose than a peony. Peony …
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… fading to a lighter yellow on Prairie Harvest Buck shrub rose ( Rosa 'Prairie Harvest'). This is another of the Buck shrub roses bred in Iowa specifically to survive the harsh winter climate of the Midwest. Its disease-resistant foliage is glossy and deep green in color. Root hardy to USDA Zone 4, it is a reliable selection for the Chicago area. 'Prairie Harvest' is not a grafted rose but is …
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… Mexican sunflower is a large annual in the aster family that produces daisy-like flowers from summer until a hard frost. 'Goldfinger' has yellow-orange flowers and is shorter and more compact than the species, at about 3 feet tall. Each flower is about 3 inches across, with a ring of petals surrounding an orange disk. The plants have …
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… In the early spring this tree is covered with scented white flowers making it a pretty tree, just be careful of the thorns! Snowbird hawthorn is small rounded tree that grows to about twenty feet tall and about twelve feet wide. It is densely branched and bears scented double pinkish-white flowers in the spring which turn into …
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… well in partial shade to shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. After the blooms have died, the stalks with the …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' is a United States National Arboretum introduction. It has pure white flowers 6 inches in … fall. Each flower remains open for more than one day, but the plant does not set seed. It is hardy in Zones 5 to 8. Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' has received the Award of Garden Merit from … When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of Korea. …
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… soil. This cultivar has been planted in gardens since 1857. The straight species, which is usually orange, is native to high mountain ranges from Turkey to northwest India, where it is subject to drought most of the year. This is a great selection if deer and rabbits are a …
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… pendulant, orange tubular flowers tipped in yellow that are inflated towards the base. This is among the smallest growing of the Gasteria , commonly known as ox tongues. The plant slowly … that create a solid mass of dark green foliage decorated with white raised dots. This is an easy house plant for a sunny windowsill that does not require much water or maintenance. … Recent taxonomic treatments have moved this plant from Gasteria liliputana and often is referred to as Gasteria obliqua . The genus is closely related to Aloe and, like them, are …
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… This is a pear tree called Sensation Red Bartlett as the fruit is either completely or mostly bright red. This tree is descended from a Bartlett pear tree that was found in Australia in the 1950s to have red …
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