… This maple is very similar to Acer japonicum and is also known commonly as the full moon maple. It can reach a height of 20 feet with a similar … to red. The round, palmate leaves are bright yellow, sometimes with red margins. Fall color is orange-red with some purple tinges. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Angelica is an upright perennial that grows to a maximum height of 6 feet. It requires full sun or partial … greenish-white blooms that attract butterflies. These give way to showy fruit. The plant is a biennial, and it is used primarily as a specimen or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nothing is more striking than the tall robust flowering spikes of the century plant. Despite the common name, flowering is more frequent when the plant is supplied with adequate moisture and nutrition. Pollinated by bats the flowers have a musky …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Manchurian pipevine is native to the mixed forests of Manchuria and Korea. It is a woody vine that can grow to over 15 feet high and about six feet wide, and in warmer climates it is deciduous. The name refers to the large Dutch pipe-shaped flowers that are yellow or green …
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… This corm is marginally hardy in the Chicago area. It can reach a height of 24 inches with an 18-inch … spread. It blooms in mid to late summer with arching stems of bright yellow flowers. It is not fussy about soil type or conditions as long as it is well drained. It should be planted in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to eastern North America, pink turtlehead is an upright perennial producing showy pink flowers that attract butterflies in the summer and early fall. Hot Lips is a selection with intense rosy-pink flowers. It reaches a maximum height of 40 inches under full sun to partial shade and moderate water conditions. The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bryum Moss is one of the most common mosses and is one of the species identified in the moss garden in the Japanese Gardens. Its dense tufts can … dry. They prefer moist, fertile material to grow on. This moss needs partial to full shade. It is a ground cover. …
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… This shrub is a mid-western native, winter-blooming, deciduous shrub with a rounded habit. It typically grows to 10' tall with a somewhat larger spread. It is noted for its extremely early (January-March) bloom of fragrant, yellow flowers, purplish new growth, medium green summer foliage and yellow fall color. The bloom period is fairly long - up to 4 weeks. …
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… 'The Path' has large, yellow orange flowers which blend inward to a bright pink. This is a tropical shrub that reaches a height of 6 to 8 feet and blooms continuously in a mild climate. It is hardy in zones 10-11. It was bred from a hibiscus from southern China which is now believed to be extinct in the wild. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Muscari paradoxum is also known as Bellevalia pycnantha. It blooms in spring with deep blue flowers densely … bunch of grapes, hence the common name Grape Hyacinth. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is resistant to deer and rabbits and is hardy in zones 5 – 8. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
