… flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected areas if you live in Zone 5. It is an exceptional small ornamental maple. This tree was discovered as a witches' broom mutation … ('Bloodgood'). Its non-dissected leaves are clumped into masses, forming tufts. Its foliage is dark maroon during the summer, changing to a brilliant red in the fall. Archived Copy: This …
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… and central North America, the red maple can reach a mature height of 40 to 60 feet and is used as a shade tree. In early spring before the leaves emerge, tiny red flowers cover the … chlorotic, yellowing from an inability to uptake manganese from the soil. Their native habitat is moist woods and riverbanks, where soil is moist with pH usually below 6. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, …
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… October Glory red maple is one of the most popular red maples in cultivation. It has strong branches that form a … clusters of tiny red flowers. Newly emerging leaves are red, but soon become green. Fall color is reliably a bright red-orange, and after turning color, the display can last for a month or … are native to rich, damp, acid soils, this cultivar has proven tolerant of poorer soils. There is a nice specimen of this maple located on the west side of the road north of the Visitors …
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… flowers in spherical umbels and attracts butterflies in July and August. While the usual color is pink, 'Ice Ballet' was selected for its glistening white flowers. The leaves are narrow, … silky tufted seeds airborne. It can be used as a specimen in a border or butterfly garden and is resistant to deer. Swamp milkweed is a native plant found growing through much of eastern and central North America. Like other …
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… silver- and blue-striped, awl-shaped juvenile foliage on a slow-growing plant. Boulevard is perfectly placed in the Model Railroad Garden, Dwarf Conifer Garden, and other areas where its … in mind if planting Boulevard outdoors.) This false cypress can tolerate some shade when it is young, but it typically grows best in full sun with moderately fertile, well-drained soil. This species comes to us from Japan and is noted for producing a number of cultivars distinguished by differently colored needles and a …
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… This is the plant for which Chicago is named. In Illinois Indian language, its name was Chicagoua. This name probably was applied as … in 17th-century Jesuit linguistic manuscripts. The leaves emerge in April, and then the plant is edible; but when flowers emerge, the flavor turns very pungent, and most people would deem it …
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… on this tree? In colonial times these fruits were called 'haws' and that's why this tree is called a hawthorn. (It has thorns too.) The Washington hawthorn is native to eastern north America where it would grow in open areas and on the margins of … have turned into berries that are loved by birds and other animals and the fall foliage is notable. It can grow to about thirty feet in height and width and while it prefers full sun it …
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… and just plain Crocus 'Yellow'. It has been in cultivation for so long that its exact origin is unknown. The meadows won't be mowed until all crocus leaves have fully withered. The leaves … six weeks after flowering—to turn sunlight into the energy that each bulb will store until it is needed to power next spring's show. Crocus naturalizes easily, especially in well-drained soil that is kept on the dry side when bulbs are dormant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Diervilla x splendens is a hybrid between Diervilla lonicera and Diervilla sessilifolia . The name was published in … shade of red-orange. Plants have dense foliage, with upward and outward growth. Fall color is orange. The bush honeysuckles are small native American shrubs that are unrelated to the weedy … of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. Diervilla sessilifolia is named for the very short petioles on the leaves, is also distinguished by four thin ridges running along the branches. COOL SPLASH™ has showy … variegated leaves with a broad margin of cream white. Compared to a variegated dogwood, it is much lower-growing, with a compact, spreading growth habit. The summer-blooming bush …
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