… bursting into flame above deep green, glossy foliage with a silvery sheen. A native to Mexico and South America, this tropical gem can grow to 2 to 4 feet in height, but when grown in a … reach a third of that size. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… after the leaves emerge. Fall color ranges from yellow to orangish-brown. This lesser known and grown buckeye deserves broader use in our landscape; it is the best large buckeye. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… turns a bright yellow in the fall. It grows well in sun or partial shade in evenly moist soils and over time will make an impressive clump as it slowly spreads by sucker sprouts. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… of 8 feet with a similar spread. Its lustrous dark-green leaves emerge bronze in the spring and are composed of 5 leaflets. Beautiful, vivid, red-flowered panicles 3 to 6 inches long bloom … known as A. pavia 'Koehnei'. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… the season. This hybrid barberry maintains its foliage well, even in hot Midwestern summers, and is very drought tolerant. It is a wonderful shrub for border or hedge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… to the species, which can grow 5 to 6 feet tall). Grow in full sun, in low-fertility soils, and water only during the most severe droughts once the root system is established. This boltonia is a butterfly magnet. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… white, with a thin lavender-blue line down the center. The flowers have long pedicels (stalks) and are solitary or in small clusters. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… moisture. During most winters in the Chicago area, the stems will sustain freeze damage and should be cut to within a few inches of the soil surface in late winter. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Jam' has deep purplish red flowers with overlapping ruffled petals. It stands 4 -5 ft high and blooms continuously from mid summer to early fall. It is attractive to hummingbirds while … make marshmallow confections. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… visible veins. This is a tender evergreen shrub or small tree which stands 6 – 8 ft tall and is hardy to zone 10. It was bred from an hibiscus from southern China which is now believed … to be extinct in the wild. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
