… through mid-October, it produces deep red double blooms. The profuse, deep green foliage is disease-resistant and is thick enough to smother weeds and help control soil erosion on banks. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… among the dark green, almost black, linear shaped leaves. This slow to spread groundcover is not winter hardy in most Chicago gardens, unfortunately. Tolerates shade and drought, once established. In tropical gardens it is frequently used as a substitute for lawn grasses. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This is a popular old-fashioned juniper. It grows to about 5 feet with full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. It is extremely cold hardy. It has a spreading habit with gray-green foliage and can be used for … screen, and specimen. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Bigleaf Goldenray ‘Woerlitzer’s Gold’ is a rounded perennial that grows to a maximum height of 3 feet. It requires full sun, partial or … early fall it produces yellow and orange flowers that attract birds and butterflies.The plant is most useful in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Arrow-leaved aster is an herbaceous perennial that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet under full sun or partial … summer and early fall, it produces blue flowers that are attractive to butterflies. The plant is most useful as a bedding or border plant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Tansy Chrysanthemum ( Tanacetum macrophyllum ) is an upright herbaceous perennial that grows to a maximum height of 3 feet. It is native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant thrives in dry to moderate moisture … bloom with a yellow center. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Pond cypress is a beautifully conical, upright, deciduous conifer adapted to heavy wet soils and high water tables. Native to more southern regions, it is another example of perfectly hardy trees that only survived the last Ice Age in the Deep … soils with poor aeriation. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Adams intermediate yew ( Taxus x media ‘Adams’) is an evergreen tree that grows to a maximum height of 20 feet under full sun or partial shade … produces green flowers that are ornamentally insignificant and later become brown seeds. It is most often used as a screen or a hedge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Blue sage is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 5 feet. It requires full sun and … From July to October the plant produces showy blue flowers that attract butterflies. It is resistant to deer, native to the Midwest and mostly used in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet. It requires full sun and … it produces showy blue-purple flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant is resistant to deer and can be used in a mixed border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
