… Hydrangeas like well-drained but consistently moist soil. This hydrangea is suitable for smaller gardens and the flowers are suitable for cutting and floral arrangements both fresh and dried. Prune in late winter as needed as this …
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… This cultivar of the common fig is known for being slightly more cold hardy and surviving outdoors in Chicago in protected enviornments. … eaten fresh or used with other components in dishes while the leaves can be used as a wrapper for steamed or cooked dishes. Another of the plants important to enough to be cited in the Bible. …
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… Castor aralia, native to Japan and eastern Asia, is an upright oval tree for the plant connoisseur with a taste for the unusual. The stout branches are armed with a scattering of stout thorns. The leaves are …
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… soil. Free blooming, deeply cupped, and delightfully perfumed, this red English Rose is a gift for the garden! A rare combination of very plush, fully double blooms and a very deep crimson … with great cold hardiness, glossy, healthy foliage, and strong, upright growth.Named for the passionate, brooding character in Emily Bronte's classic, Wuthering Heights, this rose …
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… Milka New England aster Symphyotrichum 'Milka') is hardy in the Chicago area and is grown for the lavender-purple flowers that cover the plant during autumn. It is insect- and … at the Chicago Botanic Garden in 2003, this was one of a wave of new aster hybrids promoted for growing as seasonal potted plants and cut flowers to compete with chrysanthemums. It has also …
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… cedars native to the forests of the Pacific north-west of the US. This cultivar has been bred for its neat growth form reaching a height of about 25 feet and a width of 8 feet. This tree … be pruned in late fall. Fertilize in early spring with a specialist slow-release fertilizer for conifers. …
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… are deep red at the bases. In the north these plants can be grown in pools and then brought in for the winter. They can be cut back severely for use the following spring, but they must not be allowed to dry out. …
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… October has arrived. Late season flowers are particularly important to pollinators preparing for winter regardless of whether they migrate like Monarch butterflies and some hummingbirds or store away honey for next spring's young like honeybees. …
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… 18" in height. This exciting new species was discovered in Peru, well beyond the typical range for this genus fairly recently. In cultivation it requires cooler temperatures, reliably moist potting medium and strong sunlight for no more than 4-6 hours per day. This plant is a hybrid because it is illegal to possess the …
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… Russian sage is a wonderful, fragrant addition to the garden, blooming for more than two months in the late summer and fall. Small blue flowers contrast with gray, … root system has become established in the second year of growth, this becomes a perfect plant for very hot, dry, sunny garden settings. Plantings can reach 5 feet in height and spread an …
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