… Giant daisy ( Leucanthemella serotina ) is a sprawling perennial from southeastern Europe that can reach 6 feet in height and up to 3 … and October. Giant daisy grows best in full sun and moist soils, attracts butterflies, and is prone to no serious pests or diseases in the Chicago area. …
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… The Chinese juniper is a large, versatile evergreen tree growing 50 or 60 feet in height. Cultivars of Chinese … vary greatly in size, shape, needle color, texture and hardiness. While the straight species is seldom used in the landscape, there are many cultivars available. Please click on the cultivar …
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… evergreen shrub reaches about 2 feet in height with full sun and dry moisture conditions. It is non-flowering, but it produces showy black and blue fruit in the winter that is attractive to birds. Resistant to deer, It can be used for erosion control and as an evergreen …
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… Royo red cedar ( Juniperus virginiana 'Royo') is a low-growing, spreading plant featuring silvery foliage in fall and winter accented with pale … and well-drained soils and provide room for it to spread. Bagworms can be problematic if it is planted in large masses, or under the illumination of night lights. …
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… The oxblood lily plant is grown from bulbs, thrives in full or partial sun and grows 11-15 inches tall. The plant is dormant in late summer and produces leaves when fall rains begin. In the following July …
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… white blooms. These give way in the summer to red and yellow plums that attract birds. This is a good shade tree and a specimen. Foliage is yellow and orange in the fall. …
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… This tree is a North American native. Our USDA Zone 5 is believed to be the southernmost reach of its range. It grows into a narrow cone (100’ X 15’). …
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… Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike' is an improved selection of this species featuring branched inflorescences (usually there is a single spike) of large double flowers in soft blue. Rabbits sometimes nibble the foliage in …
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… Native to Europe and Africa, horsemint is a wild, fast-growing herb that reaches about 1 foot tall. Leaves of the plant are long and … small white-to-lavender flowers appear at the end of the stems from July to August. Horsemint is so named due to the unpleasant scent of the leaves. …
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… 'Darlow's Enigma', a rose with mysterious origins, is a climbing rose that is both shade tolerant and long blooming. It grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide, and flowers …
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