… The leaves and rhizomes have a sweet scent. The inconspicuous yellow-green flowers grow in short spikes and bloom from July to September. This plant grows to 12 inches in height and forms a tuft about 9 inches in diameter. Grow in moist soil in full sun to part shade or use it at the edge of ponds or bogs …
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… a miniature, globular evergreen shrub with light green needles of a very fine texture, growing in fronds. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Plants grow only 1 inch a year, rarely … not prune unless necessary. These plants are good for rock gardens and miniature landscapes. In its native habitat in Japan, Sawara false cypress is a large evergreen tree, growing to between 50 and 70 feet in …
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… Beautiful heart-shaped leaves in dark green, patterned in silver with deep purple veins and undersides make a striking subject for a hanging basket or trellis. In site of its common name, it is not related to begonias but to grapes. In its native southeast …
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… noted for it's beautiful reddish maroon new growth. Mike Yanny, propagator for Johnson Nursery in Wisconsin named the cultivar in honor of the source of the seedlings: Jewel Nursery in Lake City, Minnesota. The bush honeysuckles, in the genus Diervilla , are small native …
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… of this peony form dahlia. This is a good cut flower with long stems, which won its class in exhibition. It is an iconic dahlia -one of oldest dahlias being grown and shown - bred … but not introduced until 1927, winner of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in that year. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago area so tubers must be dug, cleaned, and stored over winter. Plant in full sun in …
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… 'Elegant Explosion' daylily explodes with a dynamite sparkling orange-gold color beginning in midsummer. It may re-bloom later in the season. The 4 inch, dramatically re-curved blossoms have heavily ruffled petals. 'Elegant Explosion' is nocturnal, opening in late afternoon and closing the next morning. Although each flower lasts only one night, there …
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… Hyperion Elite daylily has large yellow blooms measuring 6½ inches in diameter. The flowers, which appear in early to mid-season, open in the late afternoon and stay open for 16 hours or more before closing the next morning. …
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… Mando is in Division 1. It blooms in early to mid spring with sweetly scented bright yellow flowers. The flowers are 3 ½ inches … King Alfred by Dutch growers which has become virus infected. Mando does best when planted in full sun in moderately rich soils. To allow Mando to dry out during its summer dormancy, …
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… gentian ( Gentiana scabra var. buergeri ). This native of Japan and northeast Asia grows best in full sun with moderate soil fertility. Plant this gentian in full sun and in well- drained, neutral-to-acidic soils and maintain a moist soil throughout … in Japan for centuries. A Japanese scroll of Buddhist sutras (Heike Nokyo) created in 1164 C.E. features a number of stylized drawings of plants, including this species. …
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… This intermediate bearded iris blooms heavily in spring and then again with a fewer number of flowers in fall, dependent upon a long warm summer. The flowers are white and the standards (upright petals) are described as being 'washed' in violet-blue whereas the falls are heavily veined in the same violet blue color - a striking …
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