… stately plants, hybrids of our native rose mallows, are prized for their use as structure in a perennial border. Everything about them is large, from their rich green, three-lobed lobed … stripes and a crimson eye. The blossoms have conspicuous columnar reproductive structures in the middle, making them appear quite tropical. The flowers are followed by attractive seed … remain on the plant through winter. They prefers moist, and even wet, soils but can manage in average garden soils with regular deep watering in hot dry conditions. …
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… leave with burgundy undersides and bright pink stems. The leaves are arranged on the stem in a flattish fan shape which highlights the vibrant coloring of this plant. It can grow to about … to maintain bright leaf color but not necessary for plant survival. This plant is not hardy in Chicago and is generally treated as either an annual or is lifted and overwintered in a suitable pot in a warm sunny location. …
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… the air with the fragrance of chocolate. Plant this nonhardy perennial native of Mexico in full sun after the danger of late frosts has passed; it is insect- and disease-resistant. Once thought to be extinct in the wild, the chocolate cosmos, according to recent reports, may have been rediscovered. In the meantime, long-lost fertile populations have survived in New Zealand gardens for years, as …
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… fronds with lacy light green foliage and an upright sturdy trunk. The leaf bases are covered in short spines. Like most ferns, it prefers protected locations with rich, moist, well-drained soil and partial sun. In its native habitat it can grow to 60 feet high and 35 feet wide but in cultivation it tends to grow to 15 to 35 feet high and about 12 feet wide. It is deciduous in …
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… is a dark reddish-violet with large orange-yellow signals. It stands 42 inches tall and blooms in mid to late season. This is a Louisiana iris hybrid, native to the bayous and wetlands of the Gulf Coast. They thrive in moist soil and partial shade and are often hardy all the way north to Canada. In 1975 it received Honorable Mention from the American Iris Society. Typically the flowers are …
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… pumila is yellow or shades of purple with yellow or light blue beards and blooms very early in the season. It has been bred extensively with tall bearded irises, giving rise to a wide variety of cultivars that vary in height from dwarf to middle range. A true pumila iris has no stem, because the floral tube … of royalty throughout history, was an adaptation of the iris flower. The yellow flowered clump in the Landscape Garden Rock Garden area was wild collected in Georgia (Sakarvelo). …
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… crests on the falls and a strong fragrance. It is among the last of the reticulated irises in bloom in the spring. The flowers stand only 4 to 8 inches high and are perfect in a rock garden or scattered in the lawn. Iris reticulata , is native to Turkey, the Caucasus, …
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… 'Vi Luihn' has large, stunning cobalt blue flowers in late spring. It stands 34 inches high and blooms in mid to late season. In 1975 Vi Luihn was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society. Siberian irises lack …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Ampallang’ was bred by John Boggan in the 1990’s. It has wine-red flowers with spotted throats. The leaves are dark green. Kohlerias … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria has scarlet flowers with a hint of yellow in the throat. The leaves have dark purple veins. It was bred by Gunilla Svenson from Sweden. … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
