… flowers on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘May Apple’ is an herbaceous peony with pinkish-white single flowers reminiscent of apple blossom pink. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid and late – ‘May Apple’ is an early season bloomer. It grows to 30” tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… flowers on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘Moonstone’ is an award winning peony produced in 1942. The double pale pink almost white flowers are produced on strong stems with a sweet fragrance. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid and late – ‘Moonstone’ is a mid-season bloomer. It grows to 36” tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘Margaret Clark’ is an herbaceous peony with dense dark pink flowers whose exquisite blooms are ideal for cutting and displaying in a vase. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid and late – ‘Margaret Clark’ is a late season bloomer. It grows to 34” tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. Small in stature, ‘My Petit Cherie’ is an herbaceous peony with fragrant pink semi-double blooms. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid and late – ‘My Petit Cherie’ is a mid-season bloomer. It grows to 22” tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… Grefsheim spirea ( Spiraea × cinerea 'Grefsheim') is one of the earliest blooming spirea and is notable for its refined habit. Its arching branches are covered in small white flowers in the spring. It has been given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society and is one of the more widely planted spirea at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The genus Spiraea …
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… sandy loams or gravelly clays, which provide good drainage. Hardy to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, it is an erect, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree that reaches 10 to 12 feet in height. Its dark gray bark is smooth and sometimes mottled with brown, with obscurely angled branchlets that soon become … (circular or cylindrical), with spreading, stiff, cream-colored hairs. The feathery foliage is pale green with cream-colored tips. Masses of bright yellow heads of ball-shaped flowers are …
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… This plant is called a Stoplight Foamy Bells because the leaves have the colors of a stoplight and during … high. The plant grows to be about a foot wide. In order to preserve the striking colors it is important to limit the amount of direct light, although a few hours is optimal. This plant likes cool moisture rich, but well-drained sites and has similar …
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… in your own back yard? Not the grocery store kind. But the fruit of 'Hardy Red' kiwi vine is a cousin. The berries have the same sweet-and-sour taste, maybe a little sweeter. And they're smooth skinned so you can eat them like grapes. 'Hardy Red' kiwi vine is female, and that's important if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, because you'll need a male vine for pollination. 'Hardy Red' is hardy to -25, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. And it's happy in full …
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… Did you know you can grow kiwis right in your own back yard? The fruit of 'Issai' kiwi vine is a cousin of the familiar grocery store kiwis. The berries have the same sweet-and-citrus … them in your mouth like grapes. There's more good news. Unlike so many kiwi vines, 'Issai' is self polinating. It doesn't need a male vine nearby to bear fruit. 'Issai' is hardy to -25, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. And it's happy in full …
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… Viburnum farreri or fragrant viburnum is native to the northern provinces of China. It is one of the treasures made available to gardeners through the efforts of Reginald Farrer, … until the middle of the twentieth century. This medium-sized shrub of an irregular habit is the first and last viburnum to bloom, with clusters of tiny pink buds that open to very …
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