… Native to Illinois, spotted Joe-Pye weed grows in moist areas where it can reach 5 feet or more; it has a dense, erect habit. This perennial is suitable for large-scale planting or use in a mixed border. The showy, lavender-pink flowers grow in flat-topped clusters 4 to 6 inches wide on this tall, late-flowering plant. They bloom for an …
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… 'Semi-Plena' produces spikes of creamy white flowers on spikes up to 36 inches tall in late spring and early summer. Each spike can carry between 20 and 80 flowers. It is one of the … few North American native bulbs that are widely available for gardeners to plant that thrive in moist to wet soils. Free of most insect and disease pests, it will flower well in full sun or partially shaded conditions. The flowers are showy but not long-lasting, and …
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… This red twig dogwood has branches that are bright red which provide color and beauty beauty in the winter especially against a snowy backdrop. The Baileyi red twig dogwood shrub grows to 6 … 10 feet tall and wide with a rounded open habit. White spring flowers are followed by fruits in mid-summer, and the leaves turn yellow in fall. It is tolerant of a range of soils including boggy and clay soils making it suitable in …
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… Sibirica Bloodgood Siberian dogwood is a selection noted for its deep red winter stems. In late spring it produces yellowish-white flowers which give way to bluish-white fruit in the summer. Foliage is red in the fall. While this plant may grow tall, it is usually pruned heavily in early spring to …
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… Indigo silky dogwood is a cultivar introduced in 1982 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It is a selection of a multi-stemmed native shrub found along streams and swamps. It bears small white flowers in spring followed by indigo blue fruits in summer that are quickly devoured by birds. At its introduction, the suggested use for this …
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… Alleman's Compact redosier dogwood is notable for its rich, red stems in winter and its compact habit, which spreads by stolons or runners. Small white flowers bloom in late spring followed by white to pale blue drupes that appear in mid-summer and are beloved by birds. Most gardeners do renewal or rejuvenation pruning in …
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… Bergeson Compact redosier dogwood is notable for its rich, red stems in winter and its compact habit. Small white flowers bloom in late spring followed by white to pale blue drupes that appear in mid-summer and are beloved by birds. Most gardeners do renewal or rejuvenation pruning in …
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… native tree or large, upright shrub that typically grows 20 to 30 feet tall and occurs in limestone glades, rocky limestone bluffs, and bald knobs in the area of southeast Missouri. Smoketree gets its common name, not from the 6- to 10-inch flower clusters (tiny, insignificant, dioecious, yellowish-green flowers) which bloom in June, but from the billowy hairs attached to elongated stalks on the spent flower clusters, …
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… than the species but shares the same pinkish white small blooms and abundant red berries in the fall as well as the low spreading habit. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are … a stiff, dense branching structure, small, glossy leaves of fine texture, and abundant fruit in the form of small pomes, which are generally in shades of red/orange but may also be cream or black and may persist into winter. Generally …
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… creeping cotoneaster is a dwarf form with a spreading habit. Pink buds open to white flowers in May and June. This is considered the same plant as Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem.' Members … a stiff, dense branching structure, small, glossy leaves of fine texture, and abundant fruit in the form of small pomes, which are generally in shades of red/orange but may also be cream or black and may persist into winter. Generally …
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