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  • … their white hearts. It's bushier than most monkshoods, and the flowers often branch out more from the central stem than is typical. While it can handle full sun if you keep the soil moist, … food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the poison made from this plant's roots, which was used to tip hunting arrows. Medicinal (and poisonous) uses of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … It's native to just a few places - deep canyons in the Arizona dessert where it's protected from the sun and picks up moisture from small rivulets and streams. In the garden, it's a strong vertical accent in the shade …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … multi-season interest -- 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. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (seven of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … multi-season interest -- 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. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (seven of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … interest -- 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. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … interest -- 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. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … interest -- 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. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … interest -- 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. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The dwarf crinkled male fern was developed in England from a fern native to the moist woodlands of the northern hemisphere. It has crinkled fronds and … It requires consistently moist but well-drained soil, full to partial shade, and protection from freezing and drying winds. It is adaptable to clay soil as long as it is not sitting in …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … centers that form 1½-inch dense, multi-flowered clusters. The ¼-inch yellow-green stems arise from tuberous roots and grow to 2 feet tall, bearing thick, green leaves. Native to Tanzania and … because all members of the Euphorbia genus produce a milky sap called latex that ranges from being a mild irritant to being very poisonous. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant