… throat in mid season. The blooms are large, measuring 6 inches, and are very fragrant. It is attractive to butterflies. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… Yellow Pinwheel daylily is lemon yellow with a greenish throat. The huge, very fragrant 8-inch blooms appear in mid to … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… The giant wood fern or Goldie's wood fern is the largest of the Dryopteris ferns that are native to eastern north America where it thrives … grow to about 4 feet high and 6 feet wide with long dark green gracefully arching fronds. It is tolerant of deep shade and spreads slowly once established. The giant wood fern would provide …
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… The southern wood fern is native to the southern parts of north America where it thrives in the summer heat and high … in height and width, making it a spectacular addition to any garden or fernhouse. This fern is not reliable hardy in the Chicagoland area, needing to be overwintered in a warm, light spot. …
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… Iris cristata has blue to lavender flowers with a distinctive orange blotch. It is a dwarf iris standing only 6 inches high, native to floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It thrives in shade, spreads rapidly, and is resistant to deer and rabbits. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow …
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… This is an extremely adaptable iris with foot-long, strap-like, arching, attractive gray-green leaves. … shape but also from the historical fact that it was grown on thatched roofs in the Orient. It is more shade-tolerant than most irises. Its unusually shaped flowers set this iris apart …
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… Geum ‘Solid Gold’ is also known by its common name of avens. It stands 12 to 18 inches tall and blooms in late … a mounded clump of foliage 10 – 12 inches high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. …
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… of the founding of the Chicago Horticultural Society. Virtually unavailable in commerce it is an 'easy keeper' that is resistant to most pests and diseases. …
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… leading to masses of pearly white berries in the December and January. This native of Brazil is listed as Vulnerable, with wild populations possibly extinct. This epiphyte is used to growing high on tree branches in the Amazon where the tree leaves provide filtered …
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… Smooth sumac is very much like staghorn sumac, with large attractive compound leaves and an irregular growth … hairs. This large native shrub in the cashew family spreads by rhizomes and forms colonies. It is best for a naturalistic setting. …
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