… Paeonia caucasica is native to the Caucasus Mountains region, where it grows in forests, along forest margins, and in scrublands. The dark red flowers have a crinkly texture; the flowers have a bluish caste. They thrive in sun or part shade, grow to 2 feet tall and are hardy to zone 4. Peonies are popular garden …
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… is an eastern Asian native shrub can grow to 10’ with a similar spread. It blooms on new wood in late summer with rose-purple flowers. Top growth may die back in the winter, but the roots are hardy to Zone 4. It can grow in full sun to part shade but absolutely needs good drainage. Once established, it is drought …
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… deep yellow midveins and burgundy freckles on the lower end of the petals. The flowers bloom in August on thin, 4-foot tall stems. Lilies like their bulbs planted in shady locations but their "heads" in the sun—an edge of a border or among other perennials is ideal. Protect this lily from rabbits …
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… that enjoys full sun. Tidy tips produces 12-16-inch mounds of divided leaves densely covered in yellow daisy-like flowers with snowy white tips. Once established, it is drought tolerant. It is one of the first species of annuals to bloom in its native habitat. It is not fussy about soils, thriving even in clay, and it attracts butterflies. …
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… Geum ‘Mai Tai’ stands 16 – 18 inches tall and blooms in late April to early June with ruffled, semi-double apricot to peach flowers that fade as they … series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. It is deer resistant and hardy in zones 4-8. Plant it in full sun or part shade. …
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… Breeze Gold’ is also known by its common name of avens. It stands 15 inches high and blooms in May and June with bright orange flowers that face upward. The flowers are semi doubles measuring 1 ¾ inches wide. The foliage forms dense clumps 10“ high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic …
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… Geum ‘Spanish Fly’ is also known by its common name of avens. It blooms in mid May to late June with single yellow orange flowers tipped with red. The flowers are held on thin stems 18 inches tall above a clump of green foliage 10 inches high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic …
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… Irises in the reticulata group grow from bulbs and are among the earliest of all flowers to bloom in the Midwest. Iris 'Joyce', only about 5 inches tall, produces royal-blue flowers in early spring, sometimes when the snow is still on the ground. The lower three petals have a …
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… In late summer and fall, the flat-topped light pink to white flower heads of stardust showy sedum … ( Hylotelephium spectabile 'Stardust') are a great butterfly attractant. Plant this sedum in full sun and in soil that dries out periodically, and avoid excess fertilization that would encourage the …
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… This low-growing, creeping evergreen shrub reaches about 12 inches in height and can spread to 6 feet wide with full sun. It can grow in a number of different soil conditions but cannot tolerate wet soils. It is non-flowering, but … berry-like seed cones. It has spiny, bluish-green foliage that may become tinged with purple in the winter. This is another deer-resistant juniper grown primarily as a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
