… with bright red eyes and overlapping ruffled petals. The foliage resembles maple leaves in shape. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the bottom to the top of the plant instead of just at the top as in some hibiscus cultivars. The plant stands 4 – 5 feet tall and blooms from mid summer until …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shape. The leaves are dark green and lobed. At maturity it stands 4-5 feet tall and blooms in late summer. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. The name Hibiscus came 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
… outward from the center. This is a deciduous shrub that grows 8 - 12 feet tall and blooms in August and September. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower …
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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. …
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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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… 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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… Pinkish white flowers in dense spikes just above the silvery green foliage are loaded with nectar, attracting a large number of pollinator insects. Plant in full to partial sunny locations in moisture retentive soils and allow room for the plant to moderately spread by rhizomes over …
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… shrubs, great for Japanese gardens. This cultivar grows very slowly, reaching only 2 feet in height, with even, dense branching. Mugho pines, or Swiss mountain pines, are European natives … and are extremely cold hardy (Zone 2). Their light green needles are slightly curved and grow in bundles of two. It prefers well-drained, loose soil in full sun or partial shade. It is easily transplanted. …
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… White Obedient Plant is an erect deciduous perennial, growing in sunny moist sites. The plants have square stems and alternate pairs of variable and often toothed leaves, almost stalk-less with white flowers mainly in summer. The flowers will remain in a new position if they are moved on the stalks. They multiply rapidly, so allow space for them …
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… resembling columbine or maidenhair fern. It blooms with tiny, double lilac-pink flowers borne in large, airy, terminal sprays that appear in July and August. The stems are thin and purple and may require staking or other support. It prefers rich, humusy, well-drained soil in light, dappled sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
