… Bilberry Ice spiderwort is a low-growing clumping perennial plant that is derived from native North American plants. It … Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only a morning. It grows to about two feet in height and up to three feet in width. In an evaluation of spiderworts conducted at the Chicago Botanic Garden, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jeannene spiderwort is a low-growing clumping perennial plant that is derived from native North American plants. It … Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only a morning. It grows to about eighteen inches in height and up to three feet in width. In an evaluation of spiderworts conducted at the Chicago Botanic Garden, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from the downy coating on the calyxes—the little cups from which the tiny florets emerge. This is an extremely popular annual bedding plant, although technically it is a perennial native to Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, and hardy to USDA Zone 7. The cultivar 'Victoria Blue' has been around for several decades and has stood …
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… Lycoris chinensis known as the Golden Surprise Lily has medium yellow to golden-orange spidery flowers with curved and ruffled petal edges. It is native to China and is hardy to zone 5. Slowly increases over time through production of daughter bulbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus syriacus 'Flogi' has deep pink flowers with red throats. It grows to 6 -8 feet tall and blooms from mid summer to September. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Floru' has deep violet pink flowers with red throats. It grows to 8 -12 feet tall and blooms from mid summer to early fall. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated …
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… Dainty pink to white semi-double flowers grace this tree in early spring and again in fall. Like other … cherries in the Chicago region, it requires excellent soil drainage and typically begins to decline after 30 years of age. Fall color is yellow, sometimes with peach tints. Other than wood borers, this tree is basically pest free. …
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… Maple, Red-Twig Korean Maple or Ussuri Maple. This small tree (30 feet in height at maturity) is native to east Asia. It is not picky about soil conditions. It adds color to the landscape with bright red stems and yellow fall foliage. …
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… Virgin's bower is a sprawling vine that is well adapted to support from a wall or large shrub in the garden. … Blooming during the dog days of summer with frothy masses of small white flowers, it continues to provide ornamental interest with feathery fruits that appear in fall and persist well into …
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… This beautiful groundcover shrub rose grows up to 2 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From mid-June through mid-October, it produces deep red double blooms. The profuse, deep green foliage is disease-resistant and is thick enough to smother weeds and help control soil erosion on banks. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
