… 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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… New! Do you enjoy visiting the English Walled Garden in the summer? If so, don’t miss it in fall! Experience the garden in October, when seasonal changes are evident, and the light angles create unique visual effects. …
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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. …
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… wet and dry soils, salty water, and cold winter temperatures. For best results, plant in full sun and rich soil, and protect from cabbage loopers. In medieval Europe, gardeners used to cover the plants with clay pots in early spring to blanch the new foliage and then prepare the creamy white leaves as they would …
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… and the Cockspur hawthorn. It is a medium tree with a rounded crown (30 feet x 30feet). In spring, fragrant white flowers bloom in clusters and give way to glossy, red fruits that ripen in fall and remain throughout the winter. Birds find these attractive. This tree also has …
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… central white petals are produced per flower, with between 41 to 58 flowers per spike in bloom for an extended time in mid-summer. A complex hybrid, in the making for 20 years, this cultivar is sterile and produces no seeds, meaning the life span …
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… Chartreuse green cordate (heart shaped) leaves cover stems that can grow to 10 feet in height in USDA zones 7 and warmer if given partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. … of 8 feet at which point the juvenile chartreuse leaves become dark green and much larger in size. Apetally (without petals) umbels of stamens are particularly attractive to a number of …
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