… Heatherbun is a dwarf, rounded cultivar that grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Its name derives from its medium-green foliage that turns an attractive heather purple to plum purple in winter. It is easily grown in average, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. This plant functions well as a …
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… this plant before the seeds are dispersed (toward the end of October) to prevent reseeding in their gardens. This native perennial grows well in full sun, tolerates some shade, and can thrive in moderate to slightly dry soils. Butterflies, bees, wasps, and moths all cover this plant when it is in full bloom—it is truly a pollinator magnet. A toxin (tremetol) found in this plant is …
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… Spikes of delicate six-petaled magenta flowers top two- to three-foot plants starting in June. The flowers tend to hide among the small stem leaves. Not to be confused with the invasive purple loosestrife, this plant is a valued native plant, growing in meadows and along shorelines. It is shorter in stature, with opposite leaves that are broad at …
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… LUCKY™ FLAME IMPROVED Lantana Bright orange, apricot and yellow flowers in small balls on the sides of the stems thrive in the heat and humidity of summer when grown in full sun. The compact size is ideal for containers or annual displays. The flowers are pollinator magnets, attracting …
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… Dense white spikes veined in green provide continuous landscape color with the pale pink flowers appearing sporadically to add to the appeal. This non-hardy shrub can get large in warmer climates, but in the Chicago area, that is unlikely. It attracts pollinators to the garden and is relatively pest free. Sunny to …
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… Native to the United States, this coneflower is an upright clump-forming perennial that grows in both moist and dry soils to 3 feet tall, often forming large colonies in the wild. It features orange or yellow daisy-like flowers and blooms profusely from July …
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… Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel' is a cultivar developed in Germany and sold in the United States under the translated name of blue hills sage. Six-inch-long spikes of …
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… Chinese Sedum is a mat-forming 3-inch succulent which turns a showy bronze and burgundy color in fall. Its … to pale pink flowers appear from July through September. It can be grown as a ground cover in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil and is perfect for a rock garden or a dry slope. …
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… At 2 feet in height, Vivid obedient plant ( Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid') is shorter than the straight species and produces lavender-pink flowers in vertical rows on spikes to 10 inches in height. This salt-tolerant cultivar attracts …
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… Big bluestem, ( Andropogon gerardii ) is a dominant grass of tallgrass prairies in the Midwest. It forms deep-rooted clumps and is best used for naturalizing or soil retention. When in bloom, the flowering stems reach to 6 feet or taller. The flowers are 3- to 5-part spikelets …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
