… partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 30 feet. It is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 80 feet. It is a specimen tree requiring a lot of space. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This tree grows to a height of 49 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a shade tree or a tree for the urban street. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… the heavy malted barley taste. Medicinal uses and herbal restoratives aside, the hop vine is, ironically, a member of the hemp family, Cannabaceae, but is sometimes grouped into the larger and more diverse mulberry family, Moraceae. Native to Europe and western Asia, Humulus lupulus is an attractive perennial vine suitable for Chicago-area gardens. During July, soft green …
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… Introduced in 2013 as part of the LITTLE CUTIE™ Series, Heuchera 'Frost' is a miniature repeat blooming introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Frost Coral Bells has more rounded and smaller leaves than is typical. The leaves are silver and dark green with burgundy veins, the flowers are a delicate … The silver covered leaves emerge more burgundy than green, and mature to dark green. This is a coral bells for full sun to shade and it will bloom all summer. It will attract bees and …
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… Fireball neoregelia is a low-growing clumping bromeliad that has dramatic dark maroon strappy leaves that form a … moisture and can support a range of fauna including insects and frogs. Good quality light is necessary to develop and maintain leaf colors. Since this plant is epiphytic, it is essential that it be grown in freely draining soil. This plant is not hardy …
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… Acacia decora , commonly called showy wattle, is native to eastern Australia. It derives its species name from the plant's decorative … of golden, ball-like, bright yellow flowers in clusters of 15 to 30 blooms, each of which is ½- to 1½-inch long. Showy wattle is a fast grower that blooms from February to April in a frost-free conservatory with full sun …
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… Clerodendrum quadriloculare , or Shooting Star, is a stunning subtropical shrub featuring pink-and-white balls of flowers from 6 to 10 inches across in winter. The foliage, to 6 inches in length, is greenish purple on the top of the leaf, and deep purple underneath. A member of Verbenaceae family, molecular data now suggests this genus is really more closely allied with the Lamiaceae, or mint, family. In subtropical climates this …
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… Coreopsis palmata is one of the earliest of the prairie composites (members of the aster family that have composite … number of native insects and mammals feed upon the nectar, pollen, and leaves of coreopsis. It is not fussy about soil, but excess water and fertilization can lead to floppy growth and poor flowering. The genus Coreopsis is derived from the Greek term koris (bug) and opsis (like), referring to the seeds that are …
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… Aloe acutissima is colorful native aloe from the island of Madagascar where it grows in southwestern coastal … with rocky thin soils. This aloe will tolerate temperatures as low as 25 °F. In areas where it is hardy it can be grown outside or in pots, in colder climates, containers that can be moved to … increase the range and intensity of colors in the leaves, as the common name would suggest, it is commonly called the Blue Aloe. The colors range from green, blue green, red and purple. the …
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