… or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and plume-like panicles that appear in the summer and look like smoke. Nordine Red has ruby-red foliage that turns a deep red-purple in the fall. At maturity it will reach 6 to 8 feet in height and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. It can be used as a specimen or in a …
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… Strongly upright cups are light green in color with a pink blush in full sunlight. Strong 6" long lateral shoots end in pups and, over time, extend a single plant to colony sized. Not hardy in the Chicago area this …
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… Thick petaled flowers in a yellow-peach blend and a green throat provide a spot of color in midsummer in Chicago landscapes. Like other daylilies, this cultivar thrives in full sun and average soils. …
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… features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lace cap or mophead in structure. Let’s Dance Easy is a mophead hydrangea which will bloom on both old and new wood … again to green and can be used as cut or dried flowers. Flower color is dependent on the soil in which the hydrangea is planted – blue in acidic and rose-pink in in alkaline soils – and the color will change as the flowers age. …
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… features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lace cap or mophead in structure. Let’s Dance Easy is a mophead hydrangea which will bloom on both old and new wood … again to green and can be used as cut or dried flowers. Flower color is dependent on the soil in which the hydrangea is planted – blue in acidic and rose-pink in in alkaline soils – and the color will change as the flowers age. …
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… AMBER JUBILEE® Ninebark is a variety of Eastern ninebark that has summer foliage in shades of gold. yellow and orange, becoming purple in the fall. Eastern ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the south-eastern parts of North America, where it is found along streams and in dry areas such as woodlands and rocky areas. Ninebark is named for its peeling bark on mature …
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… gets its name from the abundant clusters of pure white flowers that cover this mounded shrub in late spring. The blue-green leaves turn orange-red in fall. This shrub blooms on new wood so may be pruned in later winter if needed. The genus Spiraea consists of small- to medium-sized flowering shrubs …
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… 'Blanc Double de Coubert' is a hybrid rugosa rose originally introduced in 1893 that's still winning awards in our day. The semi-double roses are a very pure white, wrinkled a little like tissue paper, and highly fragrant. In fact, "rugosa" comes from the Latin for wrinkled, but it refers to the wrinkled appearance of …
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… cure the bite of a mad dog. Unlikely. But it is true that this rose's hips are unusually high in antioxidants and it was used for a variety of medical purposes over the centuries. Even in the 40's, it appeared in you WW II victory gardens as a source of Vitamin C when fresh produce was scarce. Its single …
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… Agaves are rosette-forming perennials growing in the desert and mountainous regions of North, Central, and South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Most … bluish-green, sword-shaped leaves, banded with bright white margins. The leaves, which vary in length and emerge from a very short trunk, reach 2 feet long and 3 inches wide, while the …
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