… This is a deciduous shrub native to the Ozark Plateau extending from southern Missouri through northwestern Arkansas to eastern Oklahoma. Ovate-rounded leaves … medium or dark green before turning yellow in the fall. The spidery flowers varying in color from yellow to coppery red are highly fragrant and perfume the garden from January into March. It will eventually reach a height of 8’-15’ and retain an attractive …
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… across, the size of dinner plates. At maturity, the plant stands 3-3 1/2 feet tall and blooms from mid summer to early fall. It is hardy in zones 4 – 9. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek work 'hibiskos' that meant “marshmallow". Apparently at one the confection called marshmallow was made from the sticky root or stem of some plant in the mallow family. …
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… in late summer. A native of the tallgrass prairie, prairie blazing star is distinguished from other Liatris species by the sharply arched bract (modified leaf) below each flower head. Each flower head has five to 10 tufted, lilac-purple flowers that bloom from the top down. The flowers attract butterflies and long-tongued bees, including honeybees, … Below the flower stalk is a stem with short, hairy leaves resembling grass. The entire plant, from corm to stem and flowers, is a tasty treat for rabbits, groundhogs, and voles. …
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… Whorls of flowers in pastel shades from white to dark pink arise from the center; these almost resemble candelabras. They also provide a prolonged display in …
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… A stout barrel cactus from Argentina noted for brown to black thick recurved spines, dull green to blue green color barrel color and flowers that range from white to light pink. Grow in full sun, well drained soils and reduce watering in winter. …
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… northern gardeners, this cultivar dies back to ground level each winter and then re-sprouts from the roots to produce a small flowering shrub from August into September. Flowers on new growth (southern crepe myrtles flower on previous …
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… the ability to attract pollinators. 'Blonde Bombshell' is a yellow flowering clone selected from a field of Asclepias tuberosa . This variety has an improved habit and uniform color from what you'd expect from variations in a seed strain. Incredibly dark foliage holds golden yellow flowers that …
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… or mophead in structure. ‘Doublicious’, which grows 4-6’ tall, has mophead flowers which bloom from May through June on old wood and on new wood from July to October. Flower color is dependent on the soil in which the hydrangea is planted – … persist throughout the winter. Although the plant is hardy to Chicago’s Zone 5, it benefits from a sheltered site, winter mulch and burlap wrap to protect the buds and stems from dying to …
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… in full sun with a very well-drained potting soil in low humidity, it takes years for a plant from seed to reach flowering size. To grow your own, foliar feed no more than one time per month … at the lowest solution recommended. This particular accession was received as a small plant from the Huntington Botanical Garden in San Marino, California, in 1993, and has come into flower … is native to the high desert mountains of southern Chile, and obtains almost all of its water from the morning dews that briefly precipitate water before sunrise. The long, thin, arching …
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… prairie rose in June followed by red fruit in late fall/winter. If possible, use plants grown from seed of local sources; the native range extends from southern Canada down to the Ozark Plateau. Attracts pollinators to the garden. …
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