… Lavender flowers are flecked with purple spots in June on Wolong Chinese roof iris ( Iris tectorum ' Wolong'), a handsome selection made by Jim Waddick from natural populations in Wolong, Sichuan Province, China, in 1989. Plant 'Wolong' in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soils, and avoid …
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… Masses of mauve to lavender blue flowers are produced in clusters of two from late winter thru to early summer on this tropical vine native to Central America. In tropical climates the vines can get huge, making spectacular displays along roof lines, on arbors or trained up trees. In cultivation plants in large pots can be pruned to a more shrub like appearance. This plant …
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… water-absorbing plants selected for the Rainwater Glen. An Illinois native plant, it grows in marshes in northern Illinois, in the bald cypress swamps in southern Illinois, and near rivers, stream, and ponds throughout …
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… produces large flowers with white centers spiraling out to the bluish lavender petals. Grow in large containers or in seasonal displays in the ground in northern gardens. …
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… Aurea will reach 6 feet at maturity and has pink-purple new growth that turns golden yellow in the summer. It blooms in the spring with chains of bright yellow flowers. Its flowers are fragrant. It can be used as a garden shrub or in a mixed border. It will grow in full sun to partial shade. Cotinus coggygria ‘Nordine …
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… hot pink polka dots, is so delightful. This lovely Heuchera hybrid would be a lively feature in any shady garden. It can be used in full sun to part shade. As with many colorful alumroot selections, the variegation or spot color evolves over the growing season, in this case the spots become larger and creamier in color as the leaves mature. Introduced by …
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… ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and bright. It bears bright purple 3/4 inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Prairie ironweed grows to a height and width of about six feet in sunny …
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… This perennial bulb blooms in early- to midspring with bright yellow, star-shaped flowers on 6” stems. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. It should also be planted in an area that does not accumulate …
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… Blue Vanda It’s the blue orchid everyone covets, discovered in Burma in 1837 and famously illustrated in lush, full-size color in The Orchid Album, published between 1882 and 1897. …
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… Garden’s clivia was discovered by Major Robert J. Garden, who collected specimens of the plant in 1855 while stationed in Natal. He sent them to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, where Sir William Hooker named the new species Clivia gardenii in honor of the collector when it flowered in 1856. Clivia is a genus in the Amaryllidaceae …
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