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  • … and a single bulb may produce up to 3 scapes.   Plant it in full sun to part shade.   It is resistant to deer and is hardy in zones 4 – 8.     Alt hough ‘Superstar’ is a cultivar, the species originates from Southeastern Europe.</p> …
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  • … Iris ‘ Again and Again’ is a lovely creamy yellow Tall Bearded Iris with a sweet fragrance. The standards are a pale … sit on top of 3 ft high stems are very wide with lots of ruffles. As the name implies, this is a repeat bloomer. In 2001 Again and Again was awarded Honorable Mention. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The classic fleur de lis which has been a symbol …
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  • … Opening Night&#153; ( Rosa 'Jacolber') is a tall-growing hybrid tea rose—to 4 feet—featuring clear, fire-engine red, 5-inch blooms with just a hint of fragrance. This cultivar produces 16-inch long stems and is perfect for cutting and bringing indoors. The parents of this cultivar are two of the best red hybrid tea roses, 'Olympiad' and 'Ingrid Bergman'. Site this heat-tolerant cultivar toward the back of the flower bed to accommodate its height. …
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  • … in the center and are produced on disease-resistant plants with glossy deep green leaves. This is an offspring of the famous Carefree Wonder rose; the first of the disease-resistant roses that … so easy to grow, they are referred to as landscape roses. This plant attracts pollinators but is not fragrant. It needs full sun, and fertile, well-drained soils, and space around it to encourage good air movement. This is one of a very few, if not the only, deep red roses in the landscape group. …
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  • … The state flower of South Dakota, eastern pasque flower is one of the earliest blooming wildflowers in the Midwest; its hairy fernlike flower stems often emerge when snow is still on the ground and bloom even before the foliage has completely formed. The plant … and the erect flowers, one to each plant, are violet blue, yellow, or white. The name Pasque is derived from the Old French word for Easter and patens means spreading. Plant in well-drained …
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  • … that open to double golden-yellow petals, shading to orange at the center of the flower. This is another of the really tough shrub roses to be released by Iowan and noted breeder Griffith … fungus and mildew on a bushy habit that reaches 4 feet high by 3 feet wide. This color range is more typically found in hybrid tea roses and is a real treat for USDA Zone 5 gardeners (like those in the Chicago area) who prefer not to …
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  • … White Lights azalea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub that grows slowly, reaching a final height and width of about 5 feet. White Lights is completely smothered in pinkish-white fragrant blossoms in mid-spring. Like most azaleas, it prefers a partly shaded site, with protection from afternoon sun, such as on a northerly or eastern frontage. It requires …
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  • … features intensely colored orange flowers that age to tangerine. Introduced in 2003, this is a sport of the yellow-flowered 'Monte Carlo'. With short sturdy stems, it will withstand windy … planted close together in masses, rather than in lines like soldiers. Like all tulips, 'Orca' is at best a short-lived perennial in the flower garden. Its lifespan can be extended if it is planted among herbaceous perennials and shrubs whose water uptake from the soils in summer …
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  • … Iron Butterfly ironweed is a form of Letterman's ironweed which is a perennial plant that is native to Arkansas where it grows in dry rocky sites that may occasionally be inundated. It …
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  • … Tide Pool prostrate speedwell is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Chicago Botanic Garden; it is a cross between Veronica armena and Veronica pectinata ‘Rosea’. Tide Pool speedwell plants …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant