… Aloysia virgata is more commonly known as sweet almond verbena, or incense bush, and originated in Argentina. The … curious gardeners, but also butterflies and bees. Sweet almond verbena is a wonderful shrub to use in container or annual plantings in the Chicago region, but it is not hardy to our USDA Zone 5, but rather to USDA Zones 8, 9, or 10. However, if you find yourself in …
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… 'Clara Curtis' is a very late flowering cultivar of Korean mum with large, light pink to lavender "daisies" … leaf miner insects when grown near a night light that is consistently left on. (This applies to other plants as well.) Mail order firms now ship biological controls to homeowners as well as …
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… The crimson buds of MAY'S DELIGHT® Beeson crabapple open to pink flowers. The foliage is reddish-purple; excellent disease resistance is reported. The light fruit set on this Malus … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit …
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… This white form of Lebanon striped squill is classed as a minor bulb because of its size, but it is a major asset to a well-rounded bulb garden. Tucked between tulips and narcissus, it covers the ground with six-inch spikes of white flowers with a show that lasts for up to three weeks beginning in late March in the Chicago area. The bell-shaped flowers measure about …
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… Blue ginger ( Dichorisandra thyrsiflora ), a member of the Commelinaceae family, is a tropical plant that resembles ginger in growth and habit but is actually related to the spiderworts (genus Tradescantia ). This striking plant is native to the tropical woodlands of North, Central, and South America, especially in the Atlantic forest …
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… 'Fairmount' is a large tree which will mature to a narrow upright pyramidal form and has larger leaves than … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
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… The American elderberry is an attractive and useful plant whose only vice is the tendency to send out runners and pop up … mountainous regions of the west where the red elderberry is more common. It is closely related to the European elderberry. …
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… Pink Lightning has light to deep pink plumes on top of mounded dark green foliage. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers which bloom in mid summer. Pink Lightning is a dwarf astilbe, growing to only 16 inches tall. It does well in partial shade to shade and will add a welcome touch of …
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… Royal Velours is a vigorous, free-flowering, deciduous vine that produces striking red-crimson flowers from May … It is a member of the viticella group of clematis, and as such it shows good resistance to clematis wilt. To prune, simply cut back the stems to a pair of strong buds 6 to 8 inches above ground level …
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… This plant is called Snow Hill wood sage because its white flower spikes on top of the plant resemble the … on a hill. Snow Hill wood sage can flower continuously throughout the summer if care is taken to remove spent blooms. It grows to about two feet tall and about eighteen inches wide and prefers full sun and continuously moist …
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