… deeply cut foliage. This cultivar likes full sun and blooms from mid- summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds anad resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stand 2’ tall with dark green fernlike foliage. It blooms from early summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies, bees and hummingbirds while resistant to deer, rabbits and drought. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of …
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… The golden shield fern or scaly male fern is native to the moist woodlands of eastern Europe and western Asia where it is an evergreen plant. It grows into a classic shuttlecock form with yellowish-green fronds when young, maturing into dark green fronds. The base of each frond is covered with distinctive tawny scales. This slow-growing fern can grow to about 3-4 feet high …
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… Iris ‘Cache of Gold’ is a soft golden yellow with yellow beards tipped in white. It stands only 11 inches high and blooms in early to mid season. It may rebloom later in the season. This is a Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris which typically has flowers that are less than 4 inches wide. … 2006 Cache of Gold was awarded Honorable Mention and in 2008 it received Award of Merit. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The classic e‘Fleur de Lys” which has been a …
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… blue beards. It blooms in very early to mid season with a mild fragrance and may rebloom. This is a standard dwarf bearded iris that stands only 10 inches high with light green sword like … Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society and in 1987 it received the Award of Merit. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. The classic …
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… Radiance Autumn Fern is derived from an evergreen fern native to the woods and forests of Eastern Asia. Its name refers to the radiant new growth which is a mix of pinks, oranges and reds in color, maturing to shiny, bright green in mid-summer. In … turn coppery providing interest for at least three seasons and in frost-free areas the fern is evergreen. It reaches about two to three feet in height and width and is suitable for massed …
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… Echium fastuosum or Pride of Madeira, is a member of the Boraginaceae family, featuring spikes of blue flowers in spring. A native of … of Madeira in the Canary Island chain, this species has escaped cultivation in New Zealand and is on a watch list in Victoria, Australia - at the same time it is rare and endangered in it's native habitat. The leaves carry bristly hairs that can cause …
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… The flora of Madagascar is as different from the flora of Illinois as possible, and silver thicket is a real curiosity. The entire shrub is a mass of thorns. There are no leaves, just pale, frosty blue-green branches and twigs that …
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… Golden chain tree is a small deciduous tree or large shrub that is noted for its pendulous axillary racemes of yellow, wisteria-like flowers that bloom in spring. It is a hybrid cross between L. alpinum and L. anagyroides . It typically grows 25-30’ tall as a …
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… Cori Mistflower is a cultivar of a native plant of the eastern parts of North America. It is an extremely adaptable plant and will tolerate a range of soils types from sandy to clay, and growing conditions from full sun to part shade as long as the soil is kept relatively moist. Cori Mistflower grows from a rhizome and creeps fairly quickly so it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
