… grow to 4 feet tall and feature thin, red flower stalks in late summer and fall. This species is not invasive, unlike many other taxa in this genus, but it does need a large space. Use 'Fire … bed. This cultivar earned a 2010 Plant of Merit award from the Royal Horticultural Society and is used frequently in landscape designs by James van Sweden and Piet Oudolf. …
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… Clematis alpina is a woody vine that uses twining leaf stalks to wind around whatever support it can find. The … shade with moderate watering, as long as it has good drainage and the soil around the roots is protected from the heat of the sun. …
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… Full Moon tickseed ( Coreopsis 'Full Moon') is a complex hybrid of eight different North American species of Coreopsis. It features 3-inch, … year to establish the root system; thereafter, water only during periods of drought. This is one of the first of the new hybrids created by Darrell Probst that focus on hardiness, disease …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with brown and yellow appear. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of purple hybrid catalpa is its cigar-shaped fruit, nicknamed the Indian bean. It is a low-maintenance deciduous tree that grows in part to full sun and attracts birds. …
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… Native to North America, pink turtlehead attains heights of 2 to 3 feet. It is naturalized in moist areas or in the back of the perennial border. About an inch in length, … and early fall. The large flowers are a late-season surprise. One of pink turtlehead's assets is the great variability of its use, from perennial border to water's edge. Its lovely pink …
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… inner whorl of petals above relatively wide glossy green leaves. Like other snowdrops, this is an ideal candidate for naturalizing underneath the canopy of large deciduous trees like oaks … its life cycle before they leaf out in spring. An extract of the leaves, galanthamine , is used in some European countries to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Other compounds are toxic, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in full sun and in average soil that retains moisture during periods of drought. Staking is recommended if garden conditions are exceptionally windy or the soil is too wet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grows to 8 – 12 feet tall and blooms in late summer until late fall, but does not set seed. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. Hibiscus syriacus 'DVPazurri' may be sold commercially under the name … When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
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… This species is native to São Paulo State in Brazil. The flowers resemble daylilies, with 4 to 5 crayon orange … a star-shaped yellow-green. The long orange filaments are tipped with white anthers. Patience is required to grow this species, as bulbs may take a long time to sprout. Once they do, water …
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… Pale green flowers mature to white and take on a pinkish cast with age. Best performance is achieved in partial shaded, moist garden soils. The foliage is persistent in very mild winters but deciduous most years in Chicago. Deer find the flowers and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
