… terniflora ) features masses of small, cross-shaped, pure white, lightly fragrant flowers in late summer when grown in full sun or partial shade. The flowers are followed by billowing masses of silvery, silk-like seeds in late fall. This perennial is excellent for use as an informal vine or trained formally on …
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… Spikes of intense red-violet flowers are produced in profusion throughout the summer on Miss Ruby butterfly bush ( Buddleja davidii 'Miss Ruby'), a … a more compact habit than other butterfly bushes. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) This selection came from the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina. It was the first-place winner in the Buddleja trials of the Royal …
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… altissimum ) offers large drifts of milky-white flowers for about six weeks beginning in late summer. Found growing throughout much of Illinois, tall boneset, which is in the same genus as Joe Pye weed, grows 4 to 5 feet tall. Each plant has a long single stem topped by branching flower heads. It is very similar to late boneset, but differs in the leaf bases, which taper to a narrow base. The flowers attract long-tongued bees, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to purple and frosted between the veins with a silver cast. The foliage is prone to bleaching in full sun and would be most attractive in full to part shade. The white foamy flower panicles appear in late spring to early summer and add several additional inches of height. Both flowers and …
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… Heuchera richardsonii var. grayana or Prairie Alumroot, is native to the Midwest; found in Illinois, Missouri and the adjacent states. It is a variety of the species that was described and named in 1933 in honor of Dr. Asa Gray, who first discovered the variant. It differs in a few small measurable …
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… primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Cocomint … by Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage color grow in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or borders and mass planted in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
