… Pink Cotton Candy betony is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … and vigorous growth. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… cultivar appeared in a garden setting. Full sun brings out the best foliage color. This plant is fine in average soils; it is disease- and deer-resistant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This deer-resistant needled evergreen is native to Japan, Korea, and China. It prefers shade and moist, well-drained soils. It is called plum yew because its edible fruits resemble small plums, and its needles resemble the … Taxus ). While it tolerates heat, it does not tolerate full sun. It should be planted in a site protected from the wind. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and …
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… This is the unusual white-flowered form of our native turtlehead. It has dark green foliage on a … clumps are topped with white snapdragon-like flowers. It tolerates wet or dry conditions and is good way to blending late season color into the garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… 'Maryl') features pink tubes ending in red spoons surrounding a golden yellow disc. It is a strong upright grower and is best grown as a spray (none of the lateral buds are removed). Plant this mum in full sun and … a bushier, shorter plant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This buckeye is native to Japan and China. It is large (60 feet high, 40 feet wide) compared to other buckeyes. It blooms with panicles of … of this tree are poisonous. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Deeply cut dark-green leaves form a mound of foliage. This plant is ideal as a ground cover in a shaded spot. The blooms of the species plant are rosy-white; … salmon-pink, rose and lavender flowers. The attractive divided foliage of Chinese astilbe is topped by narrow, upright spikes of flowers. Chinese astilbe brightens shady corners of the garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Lady fern is a North American native that can tolerate dense shade and rabbits. The twice-pinnate fronds … with fine teeth on the leaf segments. It can tolerate drier soil than other ferns, but if it is planted in a sunny spot, it needs to be kept constantly moist. It should be kept out of the … to prevent frond breakage. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Madagascar Ocotillo is a small tree or large shrub with short, vertically-paired leaves and spiraling rows of spines. … stem and are more of a 'plant geek' interest than ornamentally showy. The grayish-white stem is relatively thick. If plants of both sexes are present a crop of small nuts may be forthcoming. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… blue-and-white flowers open above the fern-like foliage in spring on this Colorado native. It is a short-lived perennial in nature and in cultivation, so gardeners should allow the seeds to … Plant this perennial in full sun, and moderately moist and fertile soils. This species is prone to diseases in hot and humid summers. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
