… Hardy kiwi vine 'Cordifolia' is female, and that's important to know if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, because you'll need a male vine for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Second Wind is a medium to large (4-foot wide by 2-foot tall) hosta with very dark green foliage of good … its vigorous growth rate. It is a sport of H . 'Whirlwind.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
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… Cambridge Red beebalm ( Monarda 'Cambridge Red') is a large perennial growing up to 4 feet tall. It's topped with clusters of red tubular flowers in mid to late summer and is one of the oldest cultivars resulting from crosses between the Eastern …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has pale yellow flowers lightly spotted with tiny flecks of purple. The coloring is darker in the center of the petals, and lighter at the edges. The stems stand 4 to 5 feet tall with 5 to 10 blooms on each stem in July and August. Lilium kessselringianum is native to the Caucasus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… takes its common name from the soft fuzzy reddish covering on its winter buds. This species is native to the southern U.S. White flowers in May are followed by fruit that goes from green to pink to blue and persists into winter. Fall foliage color is deep burgundy. The EMERALD …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the American beech once covered a large part of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. It is a large and imposing tree at maturity with low, wide-spreading branches. Its fruit, a … of American trees. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …
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… Vertical vines bring an added dimension to gardens–they soften hardscape, conceal unpleasant structures and provide lushness, through their foliage and flowers, to sites where other plants would find it difficult, if not impossible, to grow. Vines can be … in the ground. Vines require very little lateral room at planting time since their growth is mostly up and outward. They can work their way into tight spots before breaking loose on a …
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… Acacia farnesiana is a deciduous shrub native to Mexico, Central America, and naturalized in Australia that grows to a maximum height of 29 feet. It thrives under full sun and dry moisture conditions. From fall …
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… The mauve purple ray petals transition to golden orange tubular florets at the center of each bloom becoming slightly laciniated at maturity to create an anemone form Dahlia 'Wannabee'. A 2004 introduction, 'Wannabee' is a striking addition to a container or bedding location. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago …
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… blue-and-white flowers open above the fern-like foliage in spring on this Colorado native. It is a short-lived perennial in nature and in cultivation, so gardeners should allow the seeds to mature and disperse to ensure future generations. Plant this perennial in full sun, and moderately moist and fertile …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
