… for its striking green and white variegated leaves, it also puts forth flowering stalks in the spring and summer. Buds, protected with showy orange calyxes, open to display white blooms. This stromanthe, just introduced to the gardening world in 2013, is named after Charlie McDaniel, a Florida teacher and avid horticulturalist who had it in his own collection. To this day, we don't know whether he collected it in Brazil or it turned …
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… Milka New England aster Symphyotrichum 'Milka') is hardy in the Chicago area and is grown for the lavender-purple flowers that cover the plant during autumn. It is insect- and disease-resistant when grown in full sun with open space between plants. First used in flower beds at the Chicago Botanic Garden in 2003, this was one of a wave of new aster hybrids …
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… is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern USA where it can reach up to 100 feet in height. Adapted to high water tables, the branches are upright with pendulous lateral branches and leaves. Green leaflets in spring change to a russet-gold color in fall. It prefers acidic soils but with care can be grown in the alkaline heavy clays of the …
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… Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 7 to 12 feet in height with a slightly narrower spread. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring small reddish-purple flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Foliage is gray-green with white margins, sometimes with a hint of pink. White portions of the leaves turn scarlet or magenta in the fall. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected …
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… is a bulbous perennial native to Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean region. It blooms in late summer to fall, bearing nodding, bell-shaped, white flowers atop 10-inch stems. The … create an upright, vase-shaped clump of foliage which persists into winter. Plant the bulbs in spring in well-drained soil in full sun to part shade 3-4 inches deep. 'September Snow' is a selection …
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… are sharply toothed on the margins. Best of all, they are a subtle brown-maroon color. Late in the summer, many small heads of tiny white flowers open on top of the erect stems. The flowers resemble annual ageratum in shape and texture. After blooming, the plant develops seedheads with soft white hairs. This plant will grow even in deepest shade, making it indispensable in the woodland garden with its bright white flowers. …
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… toothed aspect of some aloe hybrids, this dwarf aloe has gentle soft leaves that grow in dense clumps of green and blue green. I reproduces by off-sets quickly and will provide a full green cluster quickly. This is a indoor succulent, the flowers are orange and appear in winter and spring. In full sun the leaves will also develop bronze tips and edges. The foliage will look lovely in …
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… This perennial native anemone grows to a height of 2 feet in full sun to partial shade and dry soil conditions. It has five-petaled white blooms with clusters of yellow stamens surrounding a green center, starting in June and continuing sporadically until late July. The flowers are followed by cylindrical … deeply divided leaves have three to five deeply-toothed segements and long petioles, growing in clusters of three to ten on the flowering stems. It can be used in a border or an effective …
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… is native from Quebec to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Texas. Trunks mature to 2 to 3 feet in diameter. This tree features smooth, medium yellow-green, odd-pinnate, compound leaves, each … pointed leaflets. Leaflets range from 3 to 7 inches long. They turn yellow to golden-brown in fall. Non-showy, monoecious, greenish-yellow flowers appear in April to May; the male flowers in pendulous catkins (to 3 to 5 inches long) and the female …
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… This round bulb grows to a height of 6 inches in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
