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  • … This perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple and white blooms that attract butterflies in July and August. It belongs in a border and is also attractive to birds. …
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  • … This shrub grows to a height of 8 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has white blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It belongs in a hedge or a border. The blue fruit is attractive to birds. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This shrub grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and white blooms in May and June. It belongs in a hedge or a border. The blue fruit is attractive to birds. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This bulb grows to a height of 8 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has yellow blooms from July to August. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … The orange jessamine or mock orange is native to China, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, where it is cultivated for its fragrant flowers that open prior to rain as a response to a drop in air pressure. In hot climates, the fragrant coolness that …
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  • … 'Brautschleier' is also known as Bridal Veil® or false Spirea. The classic white plumes sit on top of dark green foliage, reaching a height of  18 to 28 inches. The lacy white panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers that bloom in early summer. 'Brautschleier' does well in partial shade to shade, where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is attractive to
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Bressingham Beauty has beautiful plumes of hot pink in early to mid summer. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers. In the early spring, the foliage is burgundy but turns dark green in the summer. The compound leaves are deeply cut and fern-like. … Bressingham Beauty grows tall, reaching a height of 3 ft. It does well in partial shade to shade and will add a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is attractive to butterflies …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The fullmoon maple has a spherical growth habit and beautiful leaves, similar to those of Japanese maple, rounded with up to 11 sharply pointed lobes. It makes a magnificent specimen plant. Its flowers, which are tiny and purplish-red, are produced in April. Fall color is quite noteworthy, ranging from yellow to red. Fullmoon maple is a relative of the Japanese …
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  • … The male fern is native to moist woodlands of the northern hemisphere including Illinois where it provides … into dark green leathery fronds 2-4 feet long. At maturity each plant can form a clump up to 4 feet high and 3 feet wide. The male fern requires consistently rich moist, but well-drained …
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  • … PETITE DELIGHT® beebalm grows 12 to 18 inches tall and about 12 inches wide in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub … flowering. In an evaluation of beebalms at Chicago Botanic Garden, PETITE DELIGHT® was found to have 2-inch flowers over two-thirds of the plant, and it had fair mildew resistance. Overall … it received a fair-to-good evaluation for planting in the Chicagoland area. PETITE DELIGHT® is especially suited to smaller-scaled gardens or in the front of mixed border locations. Beebalm …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant