… 'Orange Cocotte' is classified as an Asiatic lily. It grows strongly upright to 3 feet and is topped by very showy panicles of up-facing cantaloupe-orange flowers with six petals each. An interesting note about this cultivar is that the snowy white stamens are sterile—not producing any of the yellow pollen that often …
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… Paeonia 'Ursa Minor' is an herbaceous peony suitable for smaller gardens. Its bomb-style bloom consists of tightly spaced raspberry cream petals and although small, is perfectly proportioned as well as fragrant, making it the perfect cut flower. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. 'Ursa Minor' is a mid- to-late season bloomer. It grows …
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… Narcissus ‘Pink Wonder’ is in Division 11a. It blooms in mid season with 3¼ inch wide flowers. The petals are yellowish white and very broad. The corona is a pale orange yellow shading to pale yellowish pink at the rim. The corona is split to the base with the six corona segments arranged in two whorls of three each and …
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… Whitewater speedwell is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … 12" to 18" wide in a single season. Over time, it can cover a more expansive area. The plant is dense enough to suppress weeds and tough enough to tolerate some foot traffic. The ½" glossy …
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… The Fraser fir is native to the Appalachian Mountains. It is a relatively small tree compared to other firs with a mature height between 30 and 50 feet. … the tree whole, but slowly disintegrate as the seeds are dispersed. Their most common habitat is mountainous regions, where they enjoy cool summers and good, rich soil. Archived Copy: This …
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… tubular flowers have a dusky plum-purple upper lip and a white lower lip. Beneath each flower is a spiny bract that is white with green veins. This perennial is marginally hardy in the Chicago area and may not flower after an extremely cold winter. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moisture conditions. In late spring it produces insignificant yellowish-green blooms. It is commonly used in a hedge or a border. This boxwood is more tolerant of sunlight and alkaline soils than the common boxwood. In spring, very small … with a thin (1- to 2-inch) layer of mulch due to their shallow root systems. This cultivar is one of the most cold hardy. It also retains its dark green color better during the winter. …
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… This variable native species of larkspur is the one most frequently encountered east of the Mississippi River. Flower colors range from … white. The flowers may also feature a white 'bee' at the center of the flower, but again, this is not always the case. Plant this larkspur in full sun, dry to moderately moist soils and allow … of the plant are poisonous and avoided by grazing livestock, deer, rabbits, etc. This plant is not recommend for the production of honey as some of the pollen carries the poisonous …
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… Dicentra eximia is also known by its common name Fringed Bleeding Heart. It is a wildflower native to North America that typically grows 15 inches high. It blooms in late … to form a drop of blood, thus giving the plant the common name “bleeding heart”. The foliage is grayish green and deeply cut. The flowers are resistant to deer and rabbits and hardy to zone …
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… This species is a shrubby succulent threatened with extinction in its native Tanzania due to habitat loss. The … pairs at the tips of the shoots. It needs full sun and dry moisture conditions. This succulent is one of about 2,000 species in the euphorbia family, many of which are succulents in Old World tropics and deserts. A characteristic of euphorbias is milky sap in the leaves. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
