… 3-inch canary-yellow flowers with a pea green throat. With slightly ruffled petals, it blooms in early to mid-summer. In milder climates the foliage is green all year long. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk 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 …
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… red, spider type blooms with golden yellow throats. The flowers are huge, measuring 8 inches in diameter, and sit atop tall 36-inch stalks. This culitvar is a striking addition to any … one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. The plant is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. It was awarded Honorable Mention in 2009 by the American Hemerocallis …
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… to a mixture of darker yellow and green. The undersides are a red purple. The flowers emerge in late spring/early summer and are ivory in color. This Alumroot does well in partial to full shade. Big Top Gold Alumroot a is a polyploid cultivar derived from Heuchera …
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… to fall with huge flowers measuring 7-8 “ across. The leaves are very similar to maple leaves in shape. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the top to the bottom of the plant instead of just at the top as in some other hibiscus cultivars. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word "hibiskos" that …
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… open from nearly black buds. The petals have a crinkled texture. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the bottom to the top of the plant, rather than only at the top like some older cultivars. The plant grows to 4 feet high and blooms in mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 4 -9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “marshmallow.” …
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… 'Diana' is a United States National Arboretum introduction. It has pure white flowers 6 inches in diameter. It grows up to 10 feet high and blooms in mid summer to early fall. Each flower remains open for more than one day, but the plant does not set seed. It is hardy in Zones 5 to 8. Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal …
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… mildew disease that devastated the crop not too long ago. Healthy plants featuring flowers in shades of violet thrive in shaded to partly shaded landscape settings, containers, and window boxes from early summer through the heat and humidity of July and August and into the end of the season in mid-October. Other than drought, they tolerate most of the conditions found in Chicago-area …
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… Narcissus ‘Mount Hood’ is in Division 1. It blooms in mid spring with 3 ¾ inch flowers. The petals are white and broad. The corona is cylindrical … the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
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… Nyssa sylvatica is a beautiful shade tree native in all but the coldest parts of the eastern United States. Common names include sourgum, black … and pepperidge. Sourgum has large, glossy, alternating, ovate leaves, broader towards the tip. In autumn, the foliage reliably becomes a brilliant scarlet-red. The tiny yellow-green flowers … are unpalatable to humans, but relished by birds and bears. Its cousin Nyssa aquatica is found in wetter habitats with a more restricted southerly range. The trees require moist, rich soils …
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… a fern-like appearance. Its green leaves turn attractive shades of orange, yellow, and red in autumn. Greenish-yellow flowers bloom in terminal panicles in early summer. Only female plants produce showy, pyramidal fruiting clusters (to 8" long) of …
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