… Virgin's bower is a sprawling vine that is well adapted to support from a wall or large shrub in the garden. Blooming during the dog days … persist well into winter. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Bordeaux’ is a cultivar of lily-of-the-valley and has larger and more prolific flowers than the species. It blooms in the spring and its bell-shaped flowers are white and fragrant. It is a spreading, vigorous groundcover and can tolerate a variety of light conditions. It prefers damp, shady sites. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Dwarf Hinoki false cypress is an evergreen tree with a dense, pyramidal habit. Growing to only 10 feet at maturity, it has rich green foliage with scalelike overlapping leaves. It is best grown in full sun in moist, well-drained soil and can be used as an accent or specimen plant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the United States, Chelone obliqua is an upright perennial producing showy pink, purple, and white flowers that attract birds in the … of 3 feet under full sun to partial shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. The plant is ideal for a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Bigleaf Goldenray ‘Woerlitzer’s Gold’ is a rounded perennial that grows to a maximum height of 3 feet. It requires full sun, partial or … early fall it produces yellow and orange flowers that attract birds and butterflies.The plant is most useful in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Girald honeysuckle is an evergreen vine with narrow, velvety, sea-green leaves. It is best grown in sun in moderate soil where it produces purple-red flowers with a hint of yellow … are attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… among the dark green, almost black, linear shaped leaves. This slow to spread groundcover is not winter hardy in most Chicago gardens, unfortunately. Tolerates shade and drought, once established. In tropical gardens it is frequently used as a substitute for lawn grasses. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… through mid-October, it produces deep red double blooms. The profuse, deep green foliage is disease-resistant and is thick enough to smother weeds and help control soil erosion on banks. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Blue sage is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 5 feet. It requires full sun and … From July to October the plant produces showy blue flowers that attract butterflies. It is resistant to deer, native to the Midwest and mostly used in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet. It requires full sun and … it produces showy blue-purple flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant is resistant to deer and can be used in a mixed border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
