… The Purple Cabbage palm is not really a palm at all although its wide purplish leaves growing off a thick woody central stem are reminiscent of palm leaves. The cabbage palm is native to New Zealand where it can grow to 35 feet in height and 20 feet in width. In northern climates like Chicago it is usually treated as an annual or as …
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… Phlox stolonifera ‘Blue Ridge’ is commonly known as creeping phlox. It grows 6 - 10 inches high, forming a dense mat of foliage … blooms in spring with a showy display of lavender blue flowers. Plant it in partial shade. It is attractive to butterflies and is hardy in zones 5 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in …
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… Phlox subulata ‘Blue Hills’ is commonly known as a moss phlox or creeping phlox. It grows only 6 inches high, forming a dense … of dark green foliage. It blooms in spring with a showy display of lavender blue flowers. It is resistant to deer and is hardy in zones 3 – 9. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in …
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… Rosa 'Distant Drums' is a shrub rose producing bronze-centered orchid pink petals that shade to lavender at the tips in a spray that can include dozens of flowers on one stem. This is another of the Buck series of hardy shrub roses that is known for dark green, disease-resistant foliage on a plant growing to 4 feet in height by 5 feet in width and is perfectly hardy in the Chicago region. …
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… This oval evergreen shrub grows to a height of 12 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border and is attractive to birds. …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms from May through August. It is a specimen in a border and is attractive to birds. …
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… leaves emerge early. The plant grows 9 feet in height with a spread exceeding its height, and it is highly admired for its wonderful horizontal branches. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring small reddish-purple flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and …
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… Narcissus ‘Virginia Sunrise is in Division 2. This is a dwarf cultivar that blooms in mid spring with ‘very large flowers. … corona is bright orange.with a very frilly rim. This cultivar was hybridized by W. F. Leenen and registered by Combibulbs of the Netherlands. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for …
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… Narcissus ‘Pinza’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid spring with 3¾ inch flowers. The petals are a vivid yellow and the corona is bright yellow with an orangey yellow base which blends into a broad band of … orange at the rim. The corona is cup shaped with a slightly flanged rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for …
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… Arabesque is a Kurt Bluemel eulalia grass introduction with a compact form. Its mature size is a clump 4 to 5 feet high. This ornamental grass begins blooming in August and has fluffy silver pink plumes. The foliage turns tan in the fall and remains decorative through winter. The dry winter foliage should be trimmed back in the …
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