… var fulgida grows in a clump typically 12 - 24 inches high. It blooms from mid to late spring with loose clusters of fragrant pink flowers at the ends of the stems. The stems and leaves are covered with soft white hairs which give the plant its common name of Downy Phlox. Plant it in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Scots pine is extremely cold hardy (Zone 2). It has a broad conical shape with a mature size of 50’ with an equal spread. The stiff, serrated needles grow in bundles of two and have a 360° twist. …
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… This intermediate bearded iris blooms heavily in spring and then again with a fewer number of flowers in fall, dependent upon a long warm summer. The flowers are white … a striking combination and the flowers produce a spicy fragrance. Full sun, well drained soils with moderate fertilization throughout the season. Prone to iris borers in the Chicago area - …
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… blue flag, is native to the southeastern coast of the United States. It blooms in late spring with light to medium blue flowers. The falls have a yellow blotch and purple veins at the base. … branched, and clump forming. This species is native to wet or boggy soils and will do well with wet feet in full sun or part shade. …
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… completely pendulous. While this plant performs best in bright shade, the leaves become redder with more sunlight. The greenish-white flowers appear in the summer months followed by white fruits. In northern climates this plant can be grown in baskets with careful attention to growing medium and light needs. It must be overwintered indoors. …
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… a chemical, thujone, that has been known to cause convulsions. It can grow to a height of 2’ with a similar spread. The fern-like foliage is aromatic and it blooms in late summer with yellow daisy-like flowers. Deadhead immediately after blooming to control self-seeding and …
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… to form large colonies. It reaches 2 – 3 feet tall and produces yellow daisy-like flowers with black center disks with branched stems from June to September; the stems and the thin leaves are intensely hairy. …
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… deep green leaves in July and August on this rhizome-producing onion. Ornamental onions with rhizomes are typically confined to the late summer flowering group but are much better … spontaneous occurrence in the garden of Mark McDonough—internationally recognized for his work with Allium . It strongly resembles nutans , a native of Siberia, the leaves of which are used as …
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… found growing in praries and margins of wooded areas. They form petite clumps of foliage with narrow leaves. This variety has lavender flowers with wine red pedicels (flower stalks). Like most alliums, nodding onion is not significantly …
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… The female flowers become tiny decorative cones. The leaves are glossy dark green and round, with a distinctive notch at the tip. While this tree is attractive, it does tend to reseed and is considered invasive. This species is slowly being replaced with native alder trees. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
