… A fully budded azalea plant is a promise of six to eight weeks of continuous flowering in the middle of winter! Azaleas are popular holiday plants for this very reason; they provide nonstop color throughout the darkest winter months and, with … plant in a bright window, out of direct sun, for winter. Outdoors in summer, a shaded spot is best. Water — Constantly moist soil is extremely important. Humidity — Mist foliage during winter …
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… Wisteria frutescens is a climbing vine that grows to a maximum of 30 feet. It grows under full sun with moderate water conditions. In spring, it produces large hanging clusters of fragrant, pea-like purple and lavender blooms, giving way to brown fruit in the fall. The plant can be used as a hedge with support and is resistant to …
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… Ivory tower wisteria is a climbing vine that grows to a maximum of 30 feet under full sun with moderate moisture conditions. In spring it produces white flowers, giving way to brown fruit in the fall that are attractive to birds and butterflies. The plant can be used on …
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… environment. Plant in full sun in locations that typically dry out during the height of summer for best results. …
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… Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’ produces spikes of soft lavender-blue flowers up to 36 inches tall in late spring andearly summer. Each spike can carry between 20 and 80 flowers. It is one of the few North American native bulbs that are widely available for gardeners to plant that thrive in moist to wet soils. Free of most insect and disease pests, … unless the bulbs are prepared according to a narrow set of guidelines, their flavor is at best tolerable. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… cherished in midwestern gardens, parks, and streetscapes for the steady color they bring even to the gray and brown winter. Yet as much as we love to drape them with holiday lights, they often get less respect and care than color-shifting roses and Japanese maples. Evergreen trees and … some plants, such as some varieties of Colorado spruce, the waxy coating refracts light in a way that makes the needles appear more blue than green. Only a couple of species of conifers are …
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… near the end of tulip season (historically near the end of May in the Chicago area). Tulips, for annual displays, can be planted just about anywhere; however, for naturalizing, a position in full sun with well-drained soils that tend to the dry side after mid-June is best. The Dutch, consummate tulip growers, leave the green flowering stalk on the plant until it …
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… foliage gets a brownish cast in winter. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It is not fussy about soil pH but is intolerant of dry conditions. Archived Copy: …
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… is generally used as an accent plant because of its stiffly arching branches. It can grow to a height of about 10 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. In late spring it produces yellow flowers that give way to brown fruit in the summer. The fern-like foliage turns an attractive yellow in the fall. …
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