… The Balkan Maple is a European native that can reach a height of 40 feet with a slightly narrower spread. Its … in the fall. It can be planted in full or partial sun in well-drained evenly moist soil. It is hardy to Zone 5. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Bordeaux’ is a cultivar of lily-of-the-valley and has larger and more prolific flowers than the species. It blooms in the spring and its bell-shaped flowers are white and fragrant. It is a spreading, vigorous groundcover and can tolerate a variety of light conditions. It prefers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Carex radiata is perennial sedge common throughout Illinois, where it is found in woodlands and ravines. It prefers dappled sunlight to medium shade, moist conditions, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the Midwest, white turtlehead is an upright, clump-forming perennial producing showy pink and white flowers that attract birds … maximum height of 3 feet under partial shade with medium to wet moisture conditions. The plant is ideal for a border. …
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… Greek anemone ‘Blue Shades’ is a rounded perennial that grows to a maximum height of approximately 6 inches. It requires full … shade and moderate moisture conditions. In April the plant produces showy blue flowers. It is resistant to deer and can be used as a ground cover or in a border. …
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… ivory over the season. Native to seasonally wet meadows in western North America, this species is well-adapted to the heavy soil that is periodically saturated after heavy summer thunderstorms. …
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… scientist Jeremie Fant’s latest research. Fant, a molecular ecologist and plant genetics guru, is working with other botanic gardens around the world to develop conservation and reintroduction … contain, by banking their seed or using cuttings to propagate them,” said Fant. “But when this is not possible, these plant collections are maintained by continually crossing with other plants to produce new seed. This is akin to animals in zoo collections. Zoos have used genetic information to develop ‘studbooks’ …
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… Even though this is called a bluestem willow its stems are actually red with a white coating that makes them look bluish. In nature, this willow tree is found growing around streams in the mountains of the southwestern US where it is sometimes called the sandbar willow. While the bluestem willow grows naturally at altitude it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Satin Doll orchid ( Brassolaelia Sea Urchin 'Satin Doll') is the darkest cultivar of this primary hybrid of Laelia anceps and Brassovola glauca . It's a very free-flowering plant with an occasional off-season spike. Lightly fragrant, it is temperature-tolerant and begins blooming during November and December. Northern orchid growers … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- …
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… Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’ is a medium to large deciduous tree, typically growing to 50-80 feet tall with a spreading, generally upward-branching, vase-shaped crown. It is noted for its graceful shape, clean foliage, attractive bark and resistance to Dutch elm … elm ( Ulmus americana ) because of its resistance to Dutch elm disease. ‘Village Green’ is an open pollinated seedling that was introduced into commerce in the 1960s by Princeton …
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