… Deep wine-colored flowers with lightly fringed petals usually mature about 4 inches in size on a plant that tops out at 5 feet. Plant this dahlia in full sun and in moderately rich, moist, well-drained soil. Pinch back the central growing tip to encourage …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… like leaves surround the large upright pure yellow heliconia bracts during Chicago's winter in protected greenhouses and conservatories. From each water storing bract, small pale colored true flowers appear in succession attracting pollinating insects but particularly hummingbirds looking for nectar. … requires full sun, consistently moist soils and high humidity. Challenging but not impossible in a very large container. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… daylily has a delightfully fragrant tangerine orange color. The large 6½-inch flowers appear in mid to late season. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Rosi' has huge lavender flowers in mid summer to fall. This is a shrub or small tree that grows 8 -10 feet high and is hardy in zones 5 – 9. Hibiscus syriacus 'Rosi' is sold commercially as FULL BLAST. The name Hibiscus … from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “marshmallow.” The sticky root or stem of some plant in the mallow family was used at one time to make marshmallow confections. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… relative to coral bells, it forms a low mound of large, maple-shaped leaves, bronze-green in spring, later becoming deep green with crimson edges before disappearing in winter. Small, white, bell-shaped flowers appear in early- to midspring before the leaves. Mukdenia requires evenly moist soil and partial shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white flowers from mid-summer up to the first frost of fall. The sweet fragrance is strongest in evenings and early mornings. This is a great plant to attract pollinators of all sorts to the … This annual native to southeastern Australia should be planted after the soils have warmed in late spring, and in full sun and fertile soils. …
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… bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. It grows 16 – 30 inches tall and blooms in early June to early July with scarlet flowers that face upward. The flowers are semi doubles measuring 1 ¾ inches wide. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is Deer and rabbit resistant, while attractive to butterflies and is hardy in zones 4 – 9. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Geum ‘Wet Kiss’ blooms in mid May to late June with orangey red semi-double flowers that fade to a peachy orange. The … and held on burgundy red stems 18 inches high above a clump of green basal leaves. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktails™ series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a white form of Geum rivale or Water Avens that grows to 12 - 24 inches high. It blooms in late spring with small nodding greenish white bells held on short wiry stems above a clump of … As the flowers mature, the hanging bells will straighten up. Geum rivale ‘Album’ does best in moist soil and partial shade. It is hardy in zones 3 to 7. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the body of the cactus can range from green to blue green with a gray glaucous overlay. Grow in full sun in well drained soils and reduce watering during the winter time. Needs a winter cool period in order to flower well with temperatures below 50 degrees F. Native to the Chihuhuan Desert …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
