… Elegans sets the benchmark for large, blue-green-leaved hostas. Introduced in 1905, it is noted for the size, texture, and substance of its foliage. Considered a slow grower, Elegans may take several years to reach its mature size of 3 feet in height with a spread of 4 feet. Its white flowers appear in …
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… Household Plus and Individual Plus: 10 a.m. – noon All membership levels: noon – 2 p.m. Open to the public: 2 – 4 p.m. Brighten your spring with orchids and other plants from the Orchid Show, … to buy an orchid? Don't miss the post-Orchid Show plant sale! Many of the plants featured in the Orchid Show will be available for purchase. Please bring your own bag. Exact change, …
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… Native to South America, Barbara Karst paper flower ( Bougainvillea × buttiana 'Barbara Karst') is a … woody tropical vine that features abundant masses of deep magenta red flowers (bracts). The impressive colors of this climber are the result of the three bracts that surround each cluster of flowers. In their middle is the actual slim, yellow, tubular flower that usually lasts for only a few …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sprays of green cladophylls (leaf equivalent for asparagus) provide for an oriental effect in the landscape. Often used as complements to bonsai displays it can, eventually reach a large size (5'). Use as an accent in the tropical …
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… Lavender-pink flowers are borne in large, tiered, terminal clusters in July and August on this chance seedling discovered growing on the banks of the Harpeth River near Nashville, Tennessee. For those interested in planting native species, selections from the wild that receive cultivar status are referred to as 'nativars'. This plant was selected for the clean, green foliage that obviously was very …
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… Rosa canina, commonly known as the dog rose, was already being cultivated by the Romans, not so much for its flowers as for its fruit - the rose hips - which were thought to cure the bite of a mad dog. Unlikely. But it is true that this rose's hips are unusually high in antioxidants and it was used for a variety of medical purposes over the centuries. Even in …
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… 'Montmorency' is one of the most popular varieties of sour cherry, producing abundant crops of red juicy cherries favored … pies. It is self-fertile, so it doesn't require other trees for pollinating. This tree grows to a height of about 20 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It produces clusters of snowy white blooms in April or early May, followed by edible red fruit in late June to early July. Although it is an …
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… Cynthia Busby Intern Cynthia is a Windy City Harvest Apprenticeship student and intern at the Windy City Harvest Youth Farm in Washington Park. She is interested in learning and sharing information about urban agriculture … Harvest Youth Farm in Washington Park. She loves working with students and teaching them how to grow produce. Renee Howarth Outreach Intern Renee is a fourth-year student at Loyola …
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… Growing only 2 to 3 feet tall, Hypericum kalmianum has a nice mounded habit and attractive bluish-green leaves. It's a fine-textured plant for the shrub border or for use in a foundation planting. Extremely showy, 1 to 1-1/2 inch, bright-yellow flowers cover the plant …
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… Riesenschirm Joe Pye weed is a form of a plant that is native to the moist meadows and stream margins of eastern north America. 'Riesenschirm' was developed in Germany and its name translates to 'Giant Umbrellas,' a reference to the large (8 inch …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
