… also known by its common name Louisiana Iris. This is a striking two tone pinkish red beauty with large darker red falls and yellow signals. It thrives in consistently moist or boggy soil, … thrive on moist soil and partial shade. Typically the flowers are quite large, wide and flat with distinctive gold markings in the center. The Louisiana hybrids are often hardy all the way …
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… this 4- to 8-inch-tall hybrid of Iris winogradowii and Iris histrioides is beautifully etched with darker blue to sea green markings with a splash of lemon yellow on the "falls"—the three lower petals of the iris flower that may …
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… Iris 'Kinshikou' is a pseudata iris with a lovely blend of unusual colors. The falls are a soft rose over yellow creating an almost … are a deep yellow surrounded by a dark wine eyelash pattern. The stalks stand 37 inches high with 3 branches and at least 6 buds on each stem. Kinshikou means “golden monkey”. A pseudata …
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… of shell pink buds open to white flowers on this medium-sized, semi-evergreen rhododendron with small to medium-sized leaves. Rhododendrons have a tough time of it in most Chicago gardens. … all of the odds stacked against it. From late April to early May, the plants are covered with masses of small to medium-sized white flowers. Ideally, plant in acidic, well-drained, …
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… sonnets, is a bushy shrub rose that produces fragrant flowers in a show-stopping red with fuschia undertones. Approximately 140 petals are loosely packed into each one, giving flowers a peony-like form. A thorny rose with mid-green petals, it grows 3-4 feet...just right for tucking into a sunny border. Like all …
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… ( Rosa 'AUSmary') is a loosely petalled, strongly fragrant, pink double-flowered shrub rose with medium green foliage. In ideal conditions it grows very bushy and upright to a full size of … winter hardy. Mary Rose® was named after Henry VIII's flagship, which sank in 1545 in battle with the French at the Solent. The wreck was rediscovered in the 1830's when a partial recovery …
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… blooming in flushes every six weeks or so. The charming pink rosettes bloom in clusters, with a strong Damask scent. In some ways, this is a tough, versatile rose. It's hardy to Zone … resistance of modern roses, so it's particularly important to ensure good air circulation with proper siting and pruning. …
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… until frost. She's often used in mixed borders, where her soft pink and white flowers mix well with other plants, but she can also be grown as a climber reaching up to about 10 feet. She'll … (not wet); follow a regular program against fungal diseases like black spot; mulch annually with compost; and provide winter protection against sudden freezes. …
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… fragrant flowers are semi-double (averaging 11 petals), 2.5-3 inches across, and bright pink a with a prominent white eye. It produces small but persistent rose hips in late summer to fall. Foliage is dark green and disease-resistant. Like all roses, it's happiest in full sun with consistently moist soil and good air circulation. A slow-release fertilizer at the beginning …
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… BLUE KAZOO™ spirea gets its name from its blue-green foliage, which emerges tinged with bronze. Fall foliage is red. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped …
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