… Narcissus ‘Smiling Sun’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid spring with scented flowers that are 3½ inches wide. The petals are broad and white with a touch of greenish yellow at the base, while the corona is bright yellow and funnel shaped with a flared mouth. The petals are spreading and may be … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
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… Narcissus ‘White Lion’ is in Division 4. It blooms in mid to late spring with 3½ inch double flowers. The petals are creamy white, very broad and arranged in 2 whorls. The corona is light yellow with a white base and a tinge of bright yellow at the rim. The corona segments … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
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… at the ends of 3’ long arching stems clothed with gray-green aromatic foliage. This cultivar is more tolerant of moist soils that other taxa in this genus if grown in full sun. The flowers … hummingbirds, the bruised foliage attracts cats and both repel rabbits and deer. This cultivar is the result of hybridization between Nepeta racemosa and N. nepetella and the offspring are sterile. Propagation is by cuttings or division of the clumps. The first use of the genus name for this group of …
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… The mountain Star of Bethlehem is a native of the dry southern Mediterranean regions from Italy through to Israel where it grows … flowers that appear on eight inch tall flower spikes in May and June. The common name is for the Star of Bethlehem that appeared in the biblical account of the birth of Jesus. Admire … makes it unattractive to rabbits and deer. It prefers sunny well-drained locations and is not reliably hardy in the Chicagoland area. …
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… This thorny shrub is a Heritage red raspberry. Heritage grows to a height of about 5 feet and a width of about 2 … will rot in wet soils, so raised beds may be necessary in areas with heavy clay soil. Heritage is an everbearing raspberry as it bears fruit in the fall on the upper part of the fruit canes in … fruits again in the following late spring on the lower part of those canes. Since each cane is biennial they need to be pruned back at the end of the second fruiting season. …
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… Native to the Midwest, Senna hebecarpa is an upright-growing member of the pea family, which produces golden-yellow spikes of flowers in … by grouse and turkeys. Bees love the flowers, and caterpillars like the foliage, although it is slightly toxic to humans and deer. It reaches a height of approximately 5 feet under full sun and, preferably, moist soil conditions. The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. …
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… Aromatic aster 'Raydon’s Favorite' is a mounded perennial that reaches a maximum size of 3 three feet. From mid-September to … blue flowers that attract birds and butterflies. One of the last species of aster to bloom, it is called aromatic aster because of the sticky, scented glands on the small, narrow leaves. The species is native throughout much of eastern and central North America. It requires full sun and …
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… This species of bladdernut from the eastern Caucasus region is grown for its very fragrant white flowers that produce ornamental "bladdernuts" that persist well into winter. Fall color is a golden yellow on this suckering shrub that matures to 10 feet in height and will eventually form a clump about 6 feet wide. It is very attractive to honey bees. Archeological records indicate this species was grown in …
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… Every gardener is familiar with scarlet sage, a long-time staple in the annual border. Clumps of round, … a bushy 3 feet, with drooping clusters of vermilion flowers. It blooms later in the season and is perfect to use toward the back of borders, where earlier-flowering perennials and shrubs have … will take light to moderate shade. The flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds, and the foliage is deer and rabbit resistant. …
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… This thyme cultivar is used as a culinary herb and is said to be sweeter than the species. It can also be used as a ground cover (it will tolerate … late spring/early summer with pale purple flowers that are attractive to bees. This cultivar is not as winter-hardy as the species. It grows in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in …
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