… Carolina allspice, or sweetshrub, has untoothed, opposite, ovate leaves with a pleasant, spicy aroma. The flowers, blooming in May and June, have numerous overlapping … strap-like petals and a fruity scent. The flowers are usually an unusual shade of dark red with a hint of maroon and sit atop short branchlets. Leaves can be 4-6” long, with a rough texture. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in …
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… A brilliant colorful tropical sunrise does echo in its dark red veined and centered leaves with contrasting gold and chartreuse edging. A definite tropical vibe. The color development varies with time and sun exposure. Green to start, with red veins, more red tones with more sun and towards the end of the summer, but the …
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… 'Sagae' is a large (3 feet tall with a similar spread) hosta with a vase-shaped habit. Its foliage is dark green with creamy or yellow margins dependent on amount of sunlight. This hosta was named Hosta of the …
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… Nymphaea 'Barbara Dobbins': A hardy waterlily with 6-inch peachy-pink flowers and leaves that emerge maroon, changing to grassy green mottled with a few spots. Flowers earlier in the season have more of a yellow tinge, becoming peachier as summer progresses. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern …
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… best when planted in sunny, moderately moist, and fertile soils, protected in early winter with a mulch of shredded leaves or decomposed bark. The Chicago climate is really tough on this … continues to evaluate their new releases. "Quartered flowers" refers to a cup-shaped flower with the inner petals divided into quarters; this characteristic was a favorite of rose growers (French Bourbon aristocracy among them) before the introduction of the tea rose, with its long, pointed buds that open to symmetrically distributed petals. Quartered flowers …
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… This hybrid lily is marginally hardy in the Chicagoland area. It can reach a height of 2’ with a spread of 4’. It blooms in late summer/early fall with a cluster of fragrant pink, trumpet-shaped flowers. It prefers average, moist, well-drained …
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… This cultivar with pinkish red blooms produces two, simultaneous flower stalks, each with 6 flowers at the tip - ergo, the cultivar name. Place flowering plants in the brightest …
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… Large purple-violet flowers with a dark black blotch are produced throughout the summer on this ornamental annual poppy with bluish-green leaves. This is a pollinator magnet. Plant this flower in full sun and in …
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… A robust candelabra primula, one of the earliest to flower, with about six whorls of large flowers, just as its name implies, a lovely pale pink, with a red eye. The foliage dies down for the winter, reappearing in early spring. 프리뮬러의 한 품종으로 …
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… New! Reconnect to the earth the way nature intended at this mini wellness retreat with certified holistic health coach and yoga instructor, Pam Gross. Using natural healing … unplug and relax into the Garden through soulful yoga, nature bathing, harvesting, and cooking with healing herbs. Meet with Garden horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden and learn …
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