… The Chinese juniper is a large, versatile evergreen tree growing 50 or 60 feet in height. Cultivars of Chinese … vary greatly in size, shape, needle color, texture and hardiness. While the straight species is seldom used in the landscape, there are many cultivars available. Please click on the cultivar … selections we recommend. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… evergreen shrub reaches about 2 feet in height with full sun and dry moisture conditions. It is non-flowering, but it produces showy black and blue fruit in the winter that is attractive to birds. Resistant to deer, It can be used for erosion control and as an evergreen … very little maintenance. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The Georgia Bush Honeysuckle is native to the Appalachians and is endangered in its native habitat. The lemon yellow flowers are produced in mid-summer and … and light conditions. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Sugar Shack™ buttonbush is a compact form of buttonbush growing to only about 4 feet high and wide. It requires consistently moist soils so is useful in wet areas. From early summer, it bears fragrant, white, rounded button-type flowers … as it flowers on new wood. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… up to 6 inches across. It stands 3 to 6 feet high and blooms from July to September. It is native to the eastern and central United States where it grows in wetlands. It is also known as swamp rose mallow. Some taxonomists give Hibiscus palustris species status. … means “of the swamp” Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… BLUE BUNNY’™ is an upright, deciduous shrub that grows 2–3 feet tall. From July to August, it produces … well-drained soil in full sun to part shade where it will attract butterflies. The plant is hardy to minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit and may need protection during the Chicago winter. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The wire vine is a perennial ground cover that is hardy in USDA Zones 6 to 9. The wiry stems provide a contrast for the glossy green foliage. … to being a houseplant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike' is an improved selection of this species featuring branched inflorescences (usually there is a single spike) of large double flowers in soft blue. Rabbits sometimes nibble the foliage in … in late April to early May. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This tree is a North American native. Our USDA Zone 5 is believed to be the southernmost reach of its range. It grows into a narrow cone (100’ X 15’). … with well-drained soil. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… white blooms. These give way in the summer to red and yellow plums that attract birds. This is a good shade tree and a specimen. Foliage is yellow and orange in the fall. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
