… a chartreuse throat. The delightfully fragrant blooms are 6 inches across and appear early in the season. In milder climates, the foliage is green all year round. Each flower lasts only one day, but there are multiple buds on each …
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… Iris 'Many Mahalos' is an intermediate bearded iris with lovely orange blooms and deep orange beards. It stands 19 inches high and blooms prolifically in late spring. It may rebloom later in the season, from mid summer until frost. Many Mahalos means “many thanks” in Hawaiian. …
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… Iris 'Takamagahara' is a soft pale lavender with strongly contrasting yellow signals and dark violet eyelashes. It stands 37 to 40 inches tall and blooms in mid season. The name Takamagahara means “Heaven of the Legend”. This is a pseudata iris, a … Typically they have branched stems with multiple buds on each stem. Pseudata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while …
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… Narcissus ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ is in Division 4. It blooms late in the season with an average of 4 strongly scented flowers per stem. The flowers are doubles, 2 …
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… white flowers appear above the green finely dissected foliage as temperatures start to warm in late spring to early summer. Not reliably winter hardy in Chicago gardens, this cool season annual is usually sold as a potted plant early in spring for planting outdoors. As temperatures warm, …
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… Snowwhite Fantasy mock orange bears large fragrant double white flowers in May to June and reblooms in the late summer to fall. It is a medium-sized deciduous shrub, growing to about six feet in height and about five feet in …
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… Narcissus ‘Pipit’ is in Division 7. It blooms in mid season with 2 or 3 flowers on each stem. The flowers are 2¾ inch wide with pale yellow … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
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… Gold Fingers Miagos bush is a variegated version of the Philippine Miagos Bush. The leaves are palmate and compound with … borne terminally and open to reveal cream colored flowers. This small tropical bush can grow in clumps to about four or five feet in height and about three to four feet wide. This plant prefers good light and moderate moisture …
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… tall, Japanese pagoda tree has a nice rounded outline. Also known as Japanese scholar tree, it is a great specimen tree for the home landscape. Creamy-white fragrant flowers, borne in 6" to 12" pendulous panicles, adorn the tree in late July and August. The twisted fruits, which resemble pea pods, are also unique: they start …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… At the top of the list of why we garden is for the joy it brings. Yes, there is the effort of physical labor, and true, some plants … Take a good look at your yard and garden areas. Be brutally honest about which areas are in full sun, partial shade or dense shade. Remember that the angle and intensity of sunlight … spot might accommodate rhododendrons, azaleas or other marginal plants requiring a special site. Examine your soil carefully. This is especially true for new homes, where much of the good …
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