… is a deciduous shrub developed from the eastern American clethra. While Einstein is famous for his brilliance, this plant salutes his prolific and unruly white hair with prolific fragrant … at the height of summer and which attract butterflies and birds. The flower spikes reach up to 12 inches long and are the striking feature of the plant, along with its lustrous green leaves, and compact form. The shrub grows to 3-4 feet high and wide depending on the location and prefers full sun althoug tolerant of damp …
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… Korean dogwood, as the name suggests, is native to Korea. Its bark is notable for a distinctive alligator patterned texture. Like many other dogwoods, it produces white … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Carnival Candy Apple Alumroot matures to a neat 12 inch by 14 inch mound shape and has foliage colors with an apple red and green theme, with silver accents. Although primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Candy Apple …
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… cultivars with diverse foliage colors, uniform size and good heat tolerance. It matures to a neat 12 inch by 14 inch mounded shape. Carnival Watermelon Alumroot was selected for its wonderful shades of peach, pink and green foliage. Undersides of the leaves contrast with … grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. The Carnival Series was …
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… a hybrid of two Asian species. New growth that appears in spring is deep red before it fades to a dark, shiny green. An abundance of tiny, white urn-shaped flowers hang above the leaves in 4- to 6-racemes in April. If spring is cool, they will last for a few weeks. The buds are formed the previous fall, staying tightly closed and with a pinkish …
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… This is a Bela Lugosi daylily. Bela Lugosi was a film star who was famous for his role as Count Dracula and this plant has very dark reddish-purple flowers, or as some … and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. it is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade in moderate soils. Clumps can be divided every …
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… form of English oak introduced by Schmidt & Son nursery in Oregon. This cultivar was selected for mildew resistance; it is a cross between the English oak and our native white oak. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, long lived, hard wood trees that produce fruit we all know as …
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… that is quite shiny and is distinguished by a leafy ridge running along the midrib. Growing to 6' tall or more with a spread equal or greater than its height, shining sumac forms dense thickets. It is a large shrub for mass planting in open space; it spreads aggressively by underground stems. The greenish-white flowers are produced in late July to August and provide pollen for native bees. Fall color is crimson red. This shrub is a …
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… at three feet tall and wide, its branches are lined with pink flowers from late spring to mid summer. The foliage offers its own dark drama...deep green leaves edged in purple. The … <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special …
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… spring show is particularly striking. Its young leaves still have a strong burgundy tinge to compliment the masses of bright pink spring flowers. By mid summer the leaves become deep … </p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
