… It's what's often called a landscape rose, just 2 feet high, but 5 feet wide, making it ideal for mass plantings or covering sunny slopes and banks. Clusters of small pink and white single … full sun. Since it tolerates salt as well as heat, you can even use it in a parkway planting. For best performance, keep the soil reasonably moist, and apply a slow release fertilizer in …
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… if ingested. These tender bulbs can grow to a height of about 18 inches and are suitable for borders or understory plantings for deciduous trees. They are not reliably hardy in the Chicagoland area. …
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… The HEARTLAND™ swamp white oak is a relatively recent introduction bred for anthracnose and mildew resistance. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. …
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… The variegated turkey oak is notable for its creamy blotches and margins on otherwise dark green leaves. It is native to Eurasia. The … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. …
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… BISHOP'S CASTLE™ is an English shrub rose from the breeder David Austen, who's famous for combing the very full flower form and fragrance of English shrub roses with more recent … good idea, especially if you can't give it full sun or it's crowded too close to other plants for good air circulation. In addition, most growers recommend using fertilizer. …
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… is described as exceptional. Given it's mature height of 5 to 6 feet, it can be a good fit for the back of the border, or a specimen. Like all roses, the more sun you give it, the more … good idea, especially if you can't give it full sun or it's crowded too close to other plants for good air circulation. In addition, most growers recommend fertilizing in spring and midsummer. …
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… fade to bronze-green in partial shade. Either way, the mounded foliage is a dramatic backdrop for the tall stems of clear white tubular flowers in the early summer garden. If the seeds are … of its maroon foliage. It is best planted in groups of three or more. A maroon-leaved beauty for the early summer garden …
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… Lewis' mock orange is named for the scientist and explorer Meriwether Lewis who first collected specimens. It is also known as Indian arrowwood for its utility to the tribes of the western parts of North America where the plant originates. …
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… This species is named for the large leaves, shaped like arrowheads. The species name, sagittata , references the … humid days. This perennial is not hardy in the Chicago area, but cuttings can be easily rooted for the next summer. …
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… in early spring on a shrubby bush. The very small red fruit, when ripe, are too astringent for people to eat, but birds love them. When Carl Thunberg first described this species, most … Macau, Shanghai—and relied upon Chinese entrepreneurs to bring them Chinese garden plants for purchase; ergo, the common name that celebrates the city of origin of the trader but not …
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