… In fall, from mid-September to mid-October, this hardy perennial is covered with creamy white … flowers are tubular and cleft at the tips. The leaves are deeply serrated. Plant this aster in full sun and in average soil. At 20 inches in height, this Asian native plant does not need to be staked. The …
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… Bressingham Beauty has beautiful plumes of hot pink in early to mid summer. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers. In the early spring, the foliage is burgundy but turns dark green in the summer. The compound leaves are deeply cut and fern-like. Bressingham Beauty grows tall, …
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… for a summer-blooming bleeding heart. Its gray-green foliage is deeply dissected and ferny in appearance. Unlike the flowers of bleeding heart, the gently nodding blossoms of corydalis are pale yellow and white. Their bloom peaks in spring but continues sporadically until fall. The plant has a tidy appearance and will seed prolifically all over the garden, in between pavers, and even in the lawn. It is perfect for a cottage garden, where you want the …
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… Zinnia Clear lemon yellow single daisy shaped flowers cover the mounded green foliage starting in late June and extending into mid-September. This cultivar is stout stemmed and well branched making for a sturdy plant less prone to breakage in large containers and flower beds. A delight in the world of pollinators, it attracts a wide range of species throughout it's long period of …
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… flowers top out the gray-green foliage on this hardy bulb native to the higher elevations in the Middle East. It was discovered in 1585 and has been featured in landscape gardens ever since. Bulbs purchased for annual display use will flower well in a …
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… Common witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ), a native of woodlands in eastern and central North America, grows as an understory large shrub. In the home landscape, it can attain heights of 15 to 30 feet and has an oval-rounded shape. In mid- to late October, fragrant yellow flowers with four strap-like petals emerge from a …
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… firebush or Hummingbird bush, can be found from Florida all the way down to Argentina and is in the same family as the coffee plant (Rubiaceae). The bright,non-stop summer bloom is is an eye-catcher that draws both butterflies and birds...including hummingbirds. In the areas where it's native, it's also considered a useful plant. The berries are edible, and … to moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of four to five feet. Since it's a tropical, in most parts of the country we'll have to grow it in containers we can bring in for the winter. …
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… daylily has pink and cream bi-tone colored flowers with a green throat. The 3 petals differ in color from the 3 sepals. The blooms appear early in the season and measure 4.5 inches. Each flower stays open for at least 16 hours. Our Diane is nocturnal. The blooms open up in the late afternoon and close the next morning. Although each flower lasts only one night, …
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… DOLCE® Cinnamon Curls Alumroot is an outstanding dark orange alumroot selection introduced in 2013. Grown for its foliage, Cinnamon Curls Alumroot has dark orange, thick, highly ruffled … a dense mound 8 inches tall by 12 inches wide. Insignificant cream colored flowers appear in early summer and increase the height to 18 inches. Best if grown in full sun to partial shade, it works well in containers, the front of mixed border plantings …
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… Spanish bluebells, bulbs native to the Iberian Peninsula, come in a variety of colors. Dainty Maid is rosy pink with a hint of lavender and dates back to 1944. Flower spikes measuring 12 inches tall are covered in dainty, bell-shaped flowers in April. They are good for mass planting and reliably hardy in the Chicago area. In its native …
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