… has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “marshmallow.” The sticky root or stem of some plant in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 3-4’ tall and wide. Depending on soil type, it features either pink or violet sterile florets from May through August. Florets mature to a deeper pink or violet. Plant in moist soil in part …
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… alkaline soils of the Chicago region they are pink. As the flowers age their color changes from light blue to mauve, creamy white and finally a pale pink (in acidic soils). The leaves are …
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… with purple-brown eyes put on a show and attract late season pollinators. This plant is native from New York to Texas, but it is uncommon, preferring undisturbed rocky outcroppings. In …
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… on burgundy stems top Korean meadowsweet ( Filipendula koreana ), a 3-foot-tall perennial from eastern Asia. The attractive foliage is palmate and resembles large maple leaves. It is …
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… ocymifolia 'Savannah Sunset') produces bright orange, fuzzy, tubular flowers in whorls from mid-summer through fall. A native of Africa, this plant is not hardy in the Chicago area, …
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… its native Hawaii, resembles salvias in many respects, with its spikes of deep magenta flowers from August through October. A nonhardy perennial, this plant will still reach up to 4 feet in …
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… are hardy to zone 3 and not fussy about soil, but newly-emerging plants may need protection from nibbling rabbits. …
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… Horticultural Society gave Iris graminea the prestigious Award of Garden Merit. It is native from central Europe to Russia and the Caucacus region. …
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… Iris histrioides var. major and has received the Award of Merit and a First Class Certificate from the Dutch Royal Bulb Growers Association. …
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