… Q. Shortly after I purchased poinsettias, they began dropping their leaves. What can I do to prevent this from happening? A. Poinsettias will classically drop their leaves if they are exposed to sudden changes in temperature, drafts or overly cool or dry rooms. They also will lose leaves and wilt in response to an extreme need for water. When choosing a plant, pick a healthy, full one with no discoloration on the foliage. …
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… The pink buds of David crabapple open to white flowers. This tree is an alternate year bloomer. The scarlet fruits in fall are showy … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit …
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… Mary Potter crabapple has pink buds that open to white flowers. The red fruit bear in alternate years. This cultivar has a spreading habit … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit …
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… The pink buds of Siberian crabapple open to fragrant white flowers, which are followed by yellow fruit with a reddish blush in the fall. … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit …
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… The variegated turkey oak is notable for its creamy blotches and margins on otherwise dark green leaves. It is native to Eurasia. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and …
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… The variegated wayfaringtree viburnum is notable for its light and dark green leaves bearing splashes of chartreuse and gold. While this … it produces abundant non fragrant white flowers followed by fruit turning from green to red to black, which may all be present simultaneously. Viburnums are a versatile genus of …
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… Spotted Joe Pye Weed is derived from a plant native to eastern North America. The common name refers to the purple spots on the dark green stems of the plant. A tall, architectural plant, it grows … and early fall it bears purplish pink flowers on flat flower heads. The flowers are a magnet for birds and butterflies and so this plant is loved by naturalists and those seeking a native …
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… Also known as snakeroot, comb flower, hedgehog, and to the native Potawatomi as ashosikwimia'kuk, which means "smells like muskrat scent," Echinacea is a quintessential midwestern native that dots prairies from Illinois to Virginia, and Louisiana to Georgia. This late-summer bloom is not only a popular choice of … should allow some of the seedlings to survive in order to keep this plant in their gardens for seasons to come. Herbal Powers Traditionally used to treat a range of infections and …
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… The rosy buds of Walters Siberian crabapple open to flowers with a pink blush that fade to white. The fruit of this vase-shaped cultivar is gold. Walters Siberian crabapple is reported … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and …
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… This elegant fall-blooming monkshood brings stately form and rich blue color to the garden from September well into October, when so many other plants start to die back. In fact, it's the last of the aconites to bloom. There's a bonus for gardeners...those 4 - 5' stalks rarely need staking. Aconitums are commonly known as …
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