… fall. The flowers are sterile and ‘self clean’ (fall off by themselves), while the foliage is deep green and disease resistant. Plant this shrub rose in full sun and well-drained but moist … a minimum of a 3-foot radius between this rose and other plants. Height in the Chicago region is about 3 feet during a normal year. This is an All American Rose Society Selection and is recommended as a landscape rose. Landscape …
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… Narcissus ‘Little Gem’ is in Division 3 and blooms in mid to late spring. The petals are white and the small corona is a pale creamy yellow with a band of bright orange near the rim. Noted narcissus hybridizer J. … that dries somewhat during the summer dormancy period. It contains compounds in its sap that is distasteful to deer, rabbits, chipmunks, and other herbivores. Divide the clumps after 4 to 5 …
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… Narcissus ‘Mary Gay Lirette’ is in Division 11a. It stands 14 - 16 inches high and blooms in early to mid season with 3¾ inch … scented flowers. The petals are white and roundish with a small point at the tip. The corona is a light yellowish pink and is split to the base. The six corona segments closely overlay the petals forming an inner and an …
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… Narcissus bulbicodium var. conspicuus is in Division 13. It stands only 4-6 inches high and blooms with fragrant yellow flowers. The six petals are very small but the funnel shaped corona is very prominent and gives the flower its common name of hoop petticoats. It is native to Spain and Portugal and is hardy in zones 5 – 9. Plant bulbs in full sun to partial …
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… ‘Kansas’ is a classic herbaceous peony with an unforgettable double red bloom. Reliable, vigorous, and abundant, it makes an excellent cut flower. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Kansas’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 3 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… Polygonatum commutatum or Solomon’s Seal is a native woodland perennial to 3 feet in height producing up to 20 clusters of pendent white … individual plants over time will grow into good sized colonies. Each arching stem is clothed in 6” long by 4” wide green leaves in parallel rows. Unlike many other spring woodland … will not go dormant when the heat of summer sets in. Free from most insects and diseases, it is unfortunately often eaten by deer. The genus name derives from the Greek polys(many) and …
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… TRIUMPH® Japanese snowball bush viburnum is a deciduous shrub that grows to a height and width of 6'. In May, it produces white snowball-shaped flower clusters. The flowers attract butterflies. The foliage is deep green with prominent venation that gives the leaves a pleated appearance from which the Latin species name plicatum is derived; fall color is reddish-purple. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs …
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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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… moist soils in a slightly shaded setting. The plant will slowly clump up over time if it is moderately satisfied with the site you have selected or will rapidly increase clump size if it is very satisfied with its location. Unsatisfactory locations result in plant death; this is not …
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… Baby Joe Pye weed is a cultivar of a native plant of the eastern parts of North America. As its name suggests, Baby Joe is a diminutive form reaching only 2 feet in height and 3 feet in width. It bears lavender-rose … and not flop over. This plant requires consistent soil moisture and prefers full sun. It is an excellent plant for a border and will naturalize freely. …
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