… flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural mutations or “sports” are also common, and new … Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic …
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… flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new … Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural mutations or “sports” are common, and new … Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic …
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… good growth habit with large 3-inch scarlet blossoms covering 80% to 100% of the plant for about 6 weeks in mid summer. It had fair to good mildew resistance and experienced no winter injury. Overall it received a good evaluation for planting in the Chicagoland area. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you … bloom in mid summer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees and butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a …
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… Garden, Mahogany beebalm was found to have 3 inch blossoms covering 40-60% of the plant for about 6 weeks from early to midsummer. It had very poor mildew resistance and some winter injury was observed. Overall it received a poor evaluation for growing in Chicagoland conditions. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you … flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a …
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… Botanic Garden this beebalm was found to have 2 inch flowers covering 80-100% of the plant for about four weeks from late June to late July. It had fair to good mildew resistance and suffered some winter injury and received a fair to good evaluation overall for growing in the Chicagoland area. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you … flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a …
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… use in their gardens to create rivers of blue in their landscape designs. Despite the tendency for the foliage to come into growth in fall, this plant is reliably hardy in the Chicago region. … three or more years is stunning. This is another of the early spring bulbs ideally adapted for use underneath deciduous trees in the Chicago area, because the bulbs complete their need to create carbohydrates for next year's bloom before the trees leaf out. Rabbits nibble the foliage, but voles avoid the …
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… where it can reach 5 feet or more; it has a dense, erect habit. This perennial is suitable for large-scale planting or use in a mixed border. The showy, lavender-pink flowers grow in flat-topped clusters 4 to 6 inches wide on this tall, late-flowering plant. They bloom for an extended period of time, then transform into fluffy seeds that will fly around the garden … out. Greatly beloved as a butterfly magnet, it is useful in native gardens and restorations for its height and beauty. …
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… speckled with pink and creamy white. Poinsettias have flower bracts that are often mistaken for flower petals because of their groupings and colors but are actually modified leaves. The … are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At the same time, they require abundant light during the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia, called cyathia, are unassuming, grouped …
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… and open land from the Caribbean well into South America. In fact, one of the common names for it is Brazilian aloe. </p> <p>After maturing for years, it flowers just once, but dramatically, on a single stalk that can reach 25 feet high. The white, fragrant bloom goes on for weeks. Then, instead of seeds, it produces plantlets along the flowering stalk to begin the …
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