… thorns? Yes! This hawthorn tree was bred to not have thorns so it would be safe to plant in around children's play areas. CRUSADER™ cockspur hawthorn is derived from the hawthorns native to north-eastern America. It bears attractive white flowers in the spring and edible red fruits in the fall and is a large broad tree with horizontal …
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… Burle Marx philodendron is a low-growing shrub or vine that has shiny bright green heart-shaped leaves and reddish stems. It grows in clumps about two feet tall and two to three feet wide and prefers partial sun and moderate … Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx who championed the use of native plants in modern landscape design. Philodendrons are not hardy in Chicago but are easily overwintered as …
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… Native to midwestern swamps and marshes, pepper vine is a deciduous bushy vine that grows as a ground cover or a vine growing 35 feet or more. The dark green compound foliage is up to 6 inches long and wide and turns pale yellow in fall. The leaflets are toothed, dark green on the upper surface and lighter green on the … flowers are followed by clusters of pea-sized, bluish-purple, inedible berries up to 5/8 inch in diameter, which are attractive to birds. The plant grows best in full to part shade and moist …
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… Artemisia vulgaris 'Janlim' Oriental Limelight™ is a cultivar of the common herb mugwort and is used in gardens for its beautiful green and cream variegated foliage. Its leaves are aromatic, making … dried and used as an insect repellent. This cultivar produces dense panicles of white flowers in late summer to early fall. Horticulturally speaking, this is an easy plant to care for but it …
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… which give an extra soft, fluffy appearance. The stems reach a height of 15 to 18 inches in mid summer. 'White Wings' does well in partial shade to shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while it is resistant to rabbits and deer. This is …
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… foliage. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny, densely packed flowers which bloom in late spring to mid summer. The tall, upright stems stand 30 to 36 inches high. 'Amethyst' does best in consistently moist areas with shade to partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer. It is attractive to …
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… foliage. The soft, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers which bloom in early to mid summer. The stems stand 24 inches tall. 'Snowdrift' does well in shade to partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough. It is resistant to rabbits and deer, but attractive to …
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… an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 70 feet with a 35 fot spread. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color are shades of red. One of the best known trees of eastern North …
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… This is a sterile interspecific hybrid, so its flowers will bloom for a long time. By contrast, one of … hand, var. elatum has scapes approaching 5 feet (150 cm) and compound bulbs of 5 or 6 cloves. In its native habitat in Central Asia, the bulbs are pickled. Its leaves are broad, somewhat oblanceolate, and in …
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… and 4,000 white-and- purple Dutch crocuses ( C. vernus 'Remembrance' and 'Jeanne d' Arc') are in spectacular bloom in the Evening Island meadow in April. This cultivar goes by many names, including 'Yellow … and just plain Crocus 'Yellow'. It has been in cultivation for so long that its exact origin is unknown. The meadows won't be mowed until all crocus leaves have fully withered. The leaves …
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