… of asparagus shooting up from the soil. Jersey Knight asparagus grows to about 4 feet high and 2 feet wide and is usually planted as a root in the early spring. After two or three years, thick edible spears …
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… Shining sumac has an exotic compound leaf that is quite shiny and is distinguished by a leafy ridge running along the midrib. Growing to 12' … but provide pollen for native bees. However, the fuzzy red fruits, which ripen in September and October, are attractive. Fall color is spectacular -- a crimson red. The shining sumac is a …
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… Hydrangea macrophylla is a deciduous shrub that grows 3-6’ tall and wide. It features dark green leaves and large … the flowers age. Although the plant is hardy to Chicago’s Zone 5, it benefits from a sheltered site, winter mulch and burlap wrap to protect the buds and stems from dying to the ground during …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hydrangea macrophylla is a deciduous shrub that grows 3-6’ tall and wide. It features dark green leaves and large … the flowers age. Although the plant is hardy to Chicago’s Zone 5, it benefits from a sheltered site, winter mulch and burlap wrap to protect the buds and stems from dying to the ground during …
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 …
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… This is an irregular, vase-shaped, low-growing evergreen shrub with attractive soft gray-green foliage. It prefers full sun, good drainage, and moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA Zone 4. It is a slow-growing juniper, only reaching 3 feet in height and 4 …
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… Pyramidal in shape with attractive black-green needles, Pinus nigra is one of the most popular landscape pines in the Midwest. It is tolerant of clay soils, heat pollution and urban conditions and can be used as a specimen tree, a screen or a windbreak. It is susceptible to diplodia tip …
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… PRINCETON SENTRY® Ginkgo is a large tree selected for its upright conical form. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will develop into upright narrowly pyramidal shaped tree. With increased age, it will mature … height, should not be planted under power lines. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is …
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… This ornamental oregano grows 2 feet tall, thrives in adverse situations, and continues to look beautiful. It is particularly attractive when planted with whites and pinks in the perennial garden, and it blooms from mid summer through fall. It makes an …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwood3' has gorgeous double blue flowers with lacy centers. This is an upright shrub 8 to 12 feet tall. It blooms from mid summer to fall and produces nearly sterile flowers with very few unwanted seed capsules. This is a member of the … named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
