… A large tree with a decidedly pyramidal shape, it grows to over 50 feet and is easily identified by its slightly drooping branchlets. A stately deciduous conifer, it is used as a specimen plant for large spaces. The European larch produces cones that change from … clusters along the branches; it has a beautiful golden-yellow fall color. The European larch is becoming quite popular in our landscapes. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… stems make this plant a beautiful textural addition to the perennial garden, even when it is not blooming. However, in late summer, tall, sturdy stems arise from the foliage with huge … flowers. With its dramatic flower spikes, bigleaf goldenray Desdemona makes a bold accent, is an excellent pond-side plant, and is a bold, textural plant for shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… Prince Charming Solomon's seal is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … IL, for its vigorous growth, compact habit, attractive foliage and profuse white blooms. It is also notable for its adaptability to a variety of light and soil conditions. Archived Copy: …
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… This plant prefers full sun and moist soil, and when provided with these conditions, it is insect- and disease-resistant. Bees and migrating butterflies swarm the flowers to obtain the … nutrient-rich nectar, while a number of small birds enjoy feasting upon the seeds. Goldenrod is deer resistant and is not responsible for triggering allergies. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… This plant is called Lamb's ears because the leaves are soft and furry like a lamb's ears. Lamb's ears ( Stachys byyzantina 'Big Ears') is a plant the Garden included in its study of cultivated varieties of lamb's ears. The Garden is now evaluating the performance of 'Big Ears' and 'Silver Carpet' in a green roof setting. …
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… Adam's Columnar yew is a type of Japanese yew that retains a tight columnar form growing to thirty feet in height and … that are typical of Japanese yews. The female trees bear red drupes in the fall. This yew is very tolerant of even deep shade but cannot tolerate poor drainage. With its columnar form and tolerance of shade it is suitable as a screen or hedge or street tree. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… This is a dwarf, low-growing, spreading, evergreen shrub that typically grows tall with a 5' spread. … plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones (these are poisonous). This is a cross between Japanese yews ( Taxus cuspidata ) and English yews ( Taxus baccata ). It … soil in full sun to part shade, but can tolerate a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. It can also tolerate full shade and considerable pruning. Archived Copy: This content …
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… This is a spreading cultivar that can reach a height of 6’, but a width of 20’. Female plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones (these are poisonous). This is a cross between Japanese yews ( T. cuspidata ) and English yews ( T. baccata ).It prefers … soil in full sun to part shade, but can tolerate a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. It can also tolerate full shade and considerable pruning. Archived Copy: This content …
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… This tree was selected in, and introduced in 1951. It is a slow-growing cultivar that reaches 8’ in the first 10 years, eventually maturing to a dense … color throughout winter. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It is not fussy about soil pH but is intolerant of dry conditions. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, …
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… Native to the Midwest, red trillium—also called bloody butcher—is a woodland plant that is easy to grow in rich, well-drained soil in part to full shade. A spring bloomer, it produces … resemble those of a hosta and the purplish brown flower petals resemble a claw. The plant is clump-forming and requires regular watering. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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