… Durand clematis is a smaller-flowered, non-twining, deciduous vine that spreads 3 to 6 feet. It is known for its … From July to September it features 4-inch bluish-purple flowers with creamy centers. Plant in full sun to partial shade, and prune it to the ground in early spring. While it can be trained to climb on a support, it is most effective when used as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… NORTHERN CHARM™ boxwood features deep green foliage with a bluish cast in summer that changes to a rich black-green in mid-winter. It is notable for its excellent cold hardiness, compact, oval-rounded habit, delicate foliage and …
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… Dicentra ‘Armore Pink’ grows 9 – 14 inches tall and blooms in the spring with pink heart shaped flowers that hang from long, arching, leafless stems. The each flower has an inner petal which protrudes from the bottom and is reminiscent of a drop of blood, thus giving the plant the name “bleeding heart. The plant can be ephemeral and disappear when the weather warms but it will regrow in fall or the following spring. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. It is attractive to hummingbirds and …
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… RED ROVER™ dogwood is a shrub that has purple leaves during the summer which turn bright red in the fall. RED ROVER™ is a rounded shrub that grows to about 4-5 high and 4-5 feet wide. In the summer it bears white flowers that are loved by pollinators such as butterflies and bees …
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… Pampas grass is one of the most beautiful and imposing grasses of the plains of South America. Giant clumps of grass produce flower spikes that can reach 12 feet in height. Ivory Feathers® pampas grass ( Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila') is a dwarf selection that … clumps 5 feet tall, with feathery ivory flower spikes to 8 feet tall. It is not winter hardy in the Chicago area. In warmer climates such as California, Hawaii, and New Zealand, it has …
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… Pink Lavender Appeal daylily has large pink-lavender flowers with green throats in mid season. The large 6-inch flowers sit atop the foliage, which is only 16 inches tall. Pink Lavender Appeal is an unusually large flower for such short foliage. … one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and …
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… that can be used like other fluffy flowers like Baby's Breath or Statice. Mature size is about a foot tall and 18 inches wide, the flowers increase the height to 24 inches. It is a prolific bloomer, flowers appear in late spring and summer. It will perform well in sun to part shade, less sun to more shade in areas with scorching summers. It will attract …
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… Muscari armeniacum ‘Saffier’ stands 6 -8 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with conical racemes of medium blue buds . The buds never actually open fully and the plant never sets seed. The mouth of each floret is pale green and constricted, thus preventing pollinating insects from entering. The plant … only by division and has a longer bloom time than flowers that rush to set seed. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is resistant to deer and other critters and is hardy in zones 4 – 8. …
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… Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance' is from west Turkey and the Aegean Isles. It stands 8 inches high and blooms in May with a fragrant, densely packed conical raceme that resembles an upside down bunch of … are thinner and more tubular than the flowers of most other species of Muscari. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is hardy in zones 5 - 8 and is resistant to deer. …
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… Narcissus ‘Little Beauty’ is a dwarf narcissus that blooms very early in the spring. The petals are white and the corona is … the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
