… This beautiful disease-resistant, yellow-flowered shrub rose grows up to 4 feet in size with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From mid-June through mid-October, it is covered with flowers whose color won't fade in full sun. Disease resistance in yellow-flowered …
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… The common tansy is a Eurasian native that was cultivated in ancient times for medicinal purposes. Be aware that the plant contains a chemical, thujone, that has been known to cause convulsions. It can grow to a height of 2’ with a similar spread. The fern-like foliage is aromatic and it blooms in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Its leaves are quite beautiful; each is compound with three leaflets. It is a wonderful specimen plant. As its name implies, the … these spring flowers are not very showy. It has attractive fall colors that range from yellow to orange to red. With its outstanding exfoliating ash-brown bark, this tree can dazzle the landscape all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The horse chestnut is native to the Balkans. This cultivar was developed in Switzerland in 1819. It has double white … water requirements. It should be noted that this is a taprooted tree which makes it difficult to transplant and will cause it to take a long time to get established. …
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… Lebanon striped squill is classed as a minor bulb because of its size, but it is a major asset to a well-rounded bulb … it covers the ground with six-inch spikes of pale blue flowers with a show that lasts for up to three weeks beginning in late March in the Chicago area. The bell-shaped flowers measure about …
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… The 'Barabit's Nana' form, selected by Dr. Elemer Barabits, is a compact, shrub like form with larger than normal fan shaped leaves. It is perfect for rock gardens or patio planters and will slowly mature to small 6 foot by 4 foot shrub. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Gnome' is a dwarf form with an upright shape. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will mature to small 4 foot by 2 foot shrub like tree. This dwarf form would work well in small gardens. The … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
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… This plant is an echinacea which is native to eastern north America. It gets its name from the center of the … such as a sea urchin. Magnus coneflower produces large fragrant dusty purple flowers on 2- to 3-foot stems with dark green leaves. It prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained soils …
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… Paeonia suffruticosa, ‘Yae-Zakura’ is covered in double soft pink flowers up to 9” across. This cultivar can eventually reach 7’ x 7’ in size but is slow to establish. Young plants should be planted 4” – 6” deeper than they were previously grown – one …
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… Winter Sunset shrub rose ( Rosa 'Winter Sunset') produces orange buds that open to double golden-yellow petals, shading to orange at the center of the flower. This is another of the really tough shrub roses to be released by Iowan and noted breeder Griffith …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
