… Phantom Joe Pye weed is a form of a plant native to the moist meadows and stream margins of eastern north America. Phantom is a small form of Joe Pye weed reaching about 2 to 3 feet in height and about 1-2 feet in width making it an excellent plant for small gardens and borders. Its purplish-pink …
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… at the ends of 3’ long arching stems clothed with gray-green aromatic foliage. This cultivar is more tolerant of moist soils that other taxa in this genus if grown in full sun. The flowers … hummingbirds, the bruised foliage attracts cats and both repel rabbits and deer. This cultivar is the result of hybridization between Nepeta racemosa and N. nepetella and the offspring are sterile. Propagation is by cuttings or division of the clumps. The first use of the genus name for this group of …
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… The mountain Star of Bethlehem is a native of the dry southern Mediterranean regions from Italy through to Israel where it grows … flowers that appear on eight inch tall flower spikes in May and June. The common name is for the Star of Bethlehem that appeared in the biblical account of the birth of Jesus. Admire … makes it unattractive to rabbits and deer. It prefers sunny well-drained locations and is not reliably hardy in the Chicagoland area. …
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… Red Charm peony ( Paeonia ‘Red Charm’) grows up to 2.5 feet high and is covered with deep-red, ruffled, double flowers from the end of May through the first part of … peonies, it prefers a sunny position and constant moisture during the growing season but is otherwise free of pests and diseases. The plants produce additional "eyes," or growing points, … and the peony went on to win an award from the American Peony Society in 1956. 'Red Charm' is still described as one of the best of the deep-red flowered peonies. …
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… Paeonia 'White Cap' is an American Peony Society Gold Medal Selection. Its Japanese-style blossoms display deep … pink staminodes. The fragrant flowers rise above the foliage on stiff stems. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. 'White Cap' is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 32 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… Aromatic aster 'Raydon’s Favorite' is a mounded perennial that reaches a maximum size of 3 three feet. From mid-September to … blue flowers that attract birds and butterflies. One of the last species of aster to bloom, it is called aromatic aster because of the sticky, scented glands on the small, narrow leaves. The species is native throughout much of eastern and central North America. It requires full sun and …
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… This species of bladdernut from the eastern Caucasus region is grown for its very fragrant white flowers that produce ornamental "bladdernuts" that persist well into winter. Fall color is a golden yellow on this suckering shrub that matures to 10 feet in height and will eventually form a clump about 6 feet wide. It is very attractive to honey bees. Archeological records indicate this species was grown in …
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… This thyme cultivar is used as a culinary herb and is said to be sweeter than the species. It can also be used as a ground cover (it will tolerate … late spring/early summer with pale purple flowers that are attractive to bees. This cultivar is not as winter-hardy as the species. It grows in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This thyme cultivar is used as a culinary herb and is said to be sweeter than the species. It can also be used as a ground cover (it will tolerate … wide. It blooms in midsummer with pale pink flowers that are attractive to bees. This cultivar is not as winter-hardy as the species. It grows in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in …
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… 'Husker Red' is one of the most popular Penstemon varieties because of its bronze-red emerging foliage. The … in bright sun but will fade to bronze-green in partial shade. Either way, the mounded foliage is a dramatic backdrop for the tall stems of clear white tubular flowers in the early summer … hummingbirds at the edge of a border or as an accent plant because of its maroon foliage. It is best planted in groups of three or more. A maroon-leaved beauty for the early summer garden …
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