… Red Racer hellebore flowers around Easter (early spring) with abundant large red flowers so it is commonly known as the Lenten Rose. Red Racer is a very hardy plant that produces abundant 3-4 inch dark wine-red flowers that gradually fade to dark green. The dark green foliage is evergreen and overall the plant can form a mound about 18 inches tall and up to two feet wide. It prefers moist cool shady conditions, so is well-suited to understory …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… more than 200 million years ago. I’m the only one left. I’d say I’m aging well. Don’t mean to brag— it’s simply fact. FOUND: Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata) As Beyoncé … kin and I are some of Earth’s oldest living organisms. One of my elders in Colorado is 2,500 years old. FOUND: Queen Sago Palm (Cycas circinalis) I don’t mean to embarrass you by being naked. It’s not my fault—I’m a gymnosperm, which literally means “naked …
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… Hybridized by Kail-Rudolf Beckmann in 1991, the Maren poinsettia is an early- to mid-season cultivar with medium vigor. Its traditionally shaped bracts are a … At a height of 12 to18 inches and a spread of 12 to14 inches, it is a good midseason selection to perk up holiday displays. It attracts butterflies and is deer resistant. Although historically …
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… This plant is commonly called obedient plant or false dragonhead. The dragon's head shaped-flowers can be … of habitats. It is extremely adaptable regarding soil type, moisture, and sunlight and grows to about 30 inches high and 30 inches wide. It is well suited to rain gardens as well as other informal gardens, perennial gardens and borders. …
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… The species name of swamp white oak( bicolor ) refers to the two-tone appearance of the leaves - the upper side is dark green and glossy while the underside is whitish and fuzzy. Acorns ripen annually in the … turn yellow in the fall, but there is a fair amount of variability. Swamp white oak is native to Illinois and in the wild is found growing on moist sites, but it is adaptable to urban …
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… ‘Feuerland’ is a cherry red cultivar with yellow centers. It opens bright red and slowly ages to burnt orange … its cheerful color lights up the area. Its leaves are finely divided and fernlike. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, it is resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. Its 2-foot height …
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… ‘Ilvomindy’ is sold under its trademark name of MEGA MINDY™. This is a compact shrub 4 ½ to 5 ½ ft tall with a spread of 4 to 6 ft. It has large, conical flowerheads held upright on strong stems. The flowerheads are a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Fragrant sumac is a spreading shrub with three-lobed leaves. It is grown mostly for the attractive leaves that … which was in Glenview, Illinois. It grows 2-3 feet tall, but straggles along the ground to six feet or more. It makes a good low hedge for defining spaces or filling in a corner. … sumac is tolerant of dry soils and some shade once established. It is actually related to poison ivy, but most people are not sensitive to this species. Wearing gloves when pruning is …
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… VANILLA SPICE summersweet (or sweet pepperbush) is a cultivar of a deciduous shrub that is native to the eastern US. Its name is derived from the prolific fragrant white flowers that appear at … and that attract butterflies and birds. The flowers are produced on vertical flower spikes up to a foot long. The shrub grows to 6 feet high and wide depending on the location and growing …
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… Iris 'Rosalie Figge' This is a tall bearded iris that stands 37 to 39 inches tall. It has violet standards while the falls … and in 1999 it received Award of Merit. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. Iris is the name of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
