… dramatic banana plant ( Musa x paradisiaca ), a hybrid of Musa acuminata x Musa balbisiana , is a member of the Musaceae family often incorrectly referred to as a tree. It is actually a … arranged spirally around the stems. They unfurl upward and outward at the rate of one per week in warm conditions. The flowers first appear as large, long, oval, tapering, purple-clad buds, … flowers inside. As they open, slim, nectar-rich, tubular, toothed white flowers are clustered in whorled double rows along the floral stalk. Hardy in USDA Zones 9 to 11, the banana plant is …
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… COMMENDATION™ elm is a fast-growing, tough, robust tree with large leaves. This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the … Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Morton Arboretum as a hybrid of …
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… Native to Japan, Chaenomeles japonica ‘Maulei' is an oval or rounded shrub producing orange or salmon-colored flowers in late winter and early spring. The flowers give way to yellow and red fruit that attract birds. … maximum height of 3 feet under full sun or partial shade and dry to moist water conditions and is clay-tolerant. The plant is ideal as a specimen or as a hedge is suitable for espalier …
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… Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Mongon' is also known as Red Dragron™. It has spectacular double red flowers all summer long which … with the dark green foliage. The petals are wavy with very faintly visible veins. This is a tender evergreen shrub or small tree which stands 6 – 8 ft tall and is hardy to zone 10. It was bred from an hibiscus from southern China which is now believed to be extinct in the wild. …
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… Primula ' Supernova Pink' is the perfect primrose for borders, containers, and understory in shade to partial shade gardens. The low-growing (4-6 inches) compact perennial, one of the Supernova series, is fragrant, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Pink blooms are finely edged with white …
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… Iris 'Raindance Returns' is a light blue violet with a white zone at the center of the falls. It blooms in late spring to early summer on stems that stand 14 inches high bearing up to 3 blooms each. It has no fragrance. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to …
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… Iris 'Summer Olympics' is a soft lime yellow tall bearded iris with ruffled petals. The centers of the falls fade to white around the yellow beards. It stands 31 inches high with branched stalks and blooms in early season with a gentle fragrance. It may rebloom. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to …
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… Showy geranium really lives up to its name. From late May to early June, this mounded perennial is smothered with large violet-blue flowers with darker purple veins. The foliage is also attractive, with deeply-lobed leaves. The whole plant is densely hairy, including the … of blooming is done, spent flowers should be removed. It will only bloom sporadically later in the season. …
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… Vanilla, besides being a fragrant extract essential to baking, is a vining orchid native to Mexico. It is not at all difficult to grow indoors given the proper … The large ovate leaves are thick and waxy, and the vines can easily grow to over 100 feet long in the tropics, clinging to trees with aerial roots. The plants are self-fertile and in their native habitat, pollinated by indigenous bees. In cultivation, they are hand-pollinated …
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… 'Sentyabrakaya' , also known as SEPTEMBER SUN™, is a member of the kolomikta species of hardy kiwi vine. They have two distinctive and appealing … kiwis without the fuzzy skin, so you can eat them like grapes. The berries are also denser in nutrients like vitamin C than grocery store kiwis. You will need a male for pollination. And … support. Left unchecked, these woody twining vines can get heavy. They'll they grow well in part shade, but you'll get a bigger crop in full sun. Attention cat owners: kiwi vine is like …
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