… spur on this large (to 4 feet) orchid. This hybrid combines the size of Angraecum sesquipedale with the more compact habit of Angraecum superbum . Grow in very well drained orchid mix in sunny, consistently warm humid conditions with good air movement and avoid letting water stand in the leaf axils for best results. …
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… Baby Blue Ice Sawara Cypress: A native of Japan, ‘Baby Blue Ice’ is a dwarf conifer with dense, silvery-blue foliage. An eye-catching gem for the small garden, it will form an upright habit with age, reaching 3 feet tall by 2.5 feet wide in ten years. It withstands heavy pruning, is …
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… garden or at the woodland edge. Its flowers, which are quite numerous, bloom in the spring with a breathtaking true blue petals surrounding a small yellow eye. With flowers as early as April, they often extend into early June. …
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… Glow mirror bush that is named for the its shiny green leaves that are highly variegated with patches of yellow, orange, red and burgundy. Evening Glow is a low-growing tender shrub reaching about 5 feet high and 4 feet wide with a pyramidal form, although it is amenable to pruning to shape. It is not hardy in Chicago …
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… The blooms of Mardi Gras™ sneezeweed ( Helenium 'Helbro') open yellow with orange-red edges to the petals but mature to red with yellow edges. The combination of younger and older flowers provides a bright, colorful …
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… 'Antong Two' is a miniature cultivar that grow to only 3 -5 feet high. The flowers are white, with ruffled petals and large red blotches at the center which bleed outward. It blooms continuously from mid summer to fall with each flower lasting up to 3 days. It is sold commercially as LIL' KIM. Hibiscus syriacus is …
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… starting in June. The flowers tend to hide among the small stem leaves. Not to be confused with the invasive purple loosestrife, this plant is a valued native plant, growing in meadows and along shorelines. It is shorter in stature, with opposite leaves that are broad at the base and attached to a four-angled stem. …
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… Intensely fragrant dark magenta flowers with a maroon sheen adorn the stout spikes of this 1922 sport of the cultivar 'Jan Bos'. Wonderful foil for contrasting with a range of other flower colors in the garden. Plant in full sun and well-drained soils, and …
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… This low-growing, creeping evergreen shrub reaches about 6 inches in height with full sun. It can grow in a number of different soil conditions but cannot tolerate wet soils. It has bluish-green foliage that may become tinged with purple in the winter. It is non-flowering, but it occasionally produces berry-like seed …
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… Dense white spikes veined in green provide continuous landscape color with the pale pink flowers appearing sporadically to add to the appeal. This non-hardy shrub can … to the garden and is relatively pest free. Sunny to partially shaded locations are preferred with soils that stay on the moist side. …
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