… Masai spurge is a colorful, perennial, succulent plant with miniature, orchid-shaped, bright red blooms with yellow centers that form 1½-inch dense, multi-flowered clusters. The ¼-inch yellow-green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or gravel. The soft fuzzy leaves are long, narrow, and in pairs along a 2-foot stem tinged with purple. Spherical clusters of yellow-green flowers appear at the top of the plant in early … of this species is the bumblebee, and it is a favorite of the milkweed longhorn beetle. As with others in the family, the leaves contain bitter, milky sap. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 24 to 36 inches high. The foliage is dark green and mounded. The leaves may be tinged with bronze when young. 'Straussenfeder' does well in shade to partial shade where it adds a … deer. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed heads are often left in place for winter interest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 9-14 finger-like lobes, connected at the base to a long red petiole. The plants are covered with small scattered bristles and have red stems that grow in a zig-zag fashion, changing … sprouts. If grown outdoors they will want filtered sun and need to be kept well-watered, but with good drainage. …
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… STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI® Tatarian dogwood features variegated foliage (medium green with a creamy white margin) and strawberry red stems in winter. Clusters of small white flowers in late spring are followed by whitish fruit with a tinge of blue. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in …
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… formal, decorative dahlia, introduced in 2015. The numerous petals are rich coral-red, with a yellow base, and can measure 5 inches across. The flowers grow on bushy plants with sturdy stems 2 1/2 feet tall, which means staking the flowers should be unnecessary. Wild …
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… The 'Barabit's Nana' form, selected by Dr. Elemer Barabits, is a compact, shrub like form with larger than normal fan shaped leaves. It is perfect for rock gardens or patio planters and … is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Gnome' is a dwarf form with an upright shape. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, … is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets which are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold locations. Hellebores prefer cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. …
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… Carnival Watermelon Alumroot is one of ten Carnival Alumroot cultivars with diverse foliage colors, uniform size and good heat tolerance. It matures to a neat 12 inch … for its wonderful shades of peach, pink and green foliage. Undersides of the leaves contrast with a bright pink. Although primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
