… the ground. It has deeply furrowed, corky bark . Though Miyabe maple is listed as endangered in its native habitat in Japan, several cultivars are considered hardy, adaptable urban street trees. The dark green leaves turn golden in fall. RUGGED RIDGE® Maple has exceptionally furrowed bark and was introduced by J. Frank …
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… reach a height of 8 feet with a similar spread. Its lustrous dark-green leaves emerge bronze in the spring and are composed of 5 leaflets. Beautiful, vivid, red-flowered panicles 3 to 6 inches long bloom in May. The brown seeds that mature in October look like the eye of a buck. Its fall color is another attractive feature of red …
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… white-flowered form of Allium stipitatum, native from Turkey to the Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia. Flower spikes grow to 4 feet tall and feature white flowers with a dark … plant comes into flower. The key to keeping this and many other ornamental onions long-lasting in the garden are soils that do not stay wet in summer. …
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… resembles the foliage of the edible asparagus plant. Although it produces white flowers in mid-summer followed by red berries, it is grown mainly for its arching foliage that can reach 4 feet and turns yellowish-gold in the fall. Grow it in full to part sun where it will add texture to the garden and flower arrangements. …
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… both male and female parts and one plant alone can produce fruit. Plant Bailumn bittersweet in full sun and average soil where it will grow 15-25 feet and produce greenish-white flowers in May-June followed in the fall by gorgeous orange fruits with yellow seeds. …
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… dark green foliage. Great selection for containers and towards the front of flower beds. Plant in full sun, well drained soils and provide moderate fertilization for best results. If left in the garden, songbirds will gather to devour the seeds that ripen in late fall. If cut and dried, the dark color and unique shape make for attractive dried …
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… JOY'S PRIDE™ redbud is a cultivar that features deep lavender blooms in spring before its heart-shaped foliage emerges. Dark purple seedpods appear in the fall and may persist into winter. This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland … Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Morton Arboretum. …
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… produced at almost every node along its arching stems. This root-hardy shrub can be planted in partially shaded to full sun locations that provide constant moisture. During most winters in the Chicago area, the stems will sustain freeze damage and should be cut to within a few inches of the soil surface in late winter. …
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… out for the elaborate coloration of its foliage. The new leaves unfurl from wine-red canes in brilliant stripes of yellow, red, pink and green, all edged in burgundy. Then the flowering stalk rises, opening into the rich golden orange bloom. It’s hard … a species, Canna indica , that was once grown primarily for its rhizome roots, a food source in the ancient civilizations of Central and South America. …
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… at all. Needle-like leaves grow along thin, sprawling stems that lie across other plants in moist prairies. It resembles Sprenger's asparagus. The leaves have a prickly feel like Galium aparine . In late summer, tiny five-petalled cupped flowers appear. The petals are white, with a thin … line down the center. The flowers have long pedicels (stalks) and are solitary or in small clusters. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
