… Charm’) begins producing large pink flowers that dance in the breeze atop long, wiry stems from late summer until frost. A hardy perennial, this species requires constantly moist soil in a …
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… suckering shrub attains heights of 6 to 10 feet. Renewal pruning will prevent the plant from becoming too leggy. Use this plant in the home landscape in mass plantings or borders. Small …
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… tall herbaceous border with masses of large clear yellow daisy flowers with inky dark centers from very late summer and into fall. Stout stems support the flowering display without need for …
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… with simple, alternate, untoothed, frosty green leaves topped by a cyme of tiny white flowers from late April through May. The flowers may have 4, 5, or 6 petals. The plants form colonies, …
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… fertile soil, after all danger of frost has passed. The native range of this cultivar extends from Mexico down to Panama. The genus Tithonia celebrates Tithonus, companion of Aurora, goddess …
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… blue to purple, three-petaled flowers last only for a day, but open in succession on the plant from May to June. It prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soil in part shade and will tolerate …
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… the Midwest. ‘Album’ grows to 4 feet tall and features pure white flowers with pink stamens from May through August on strong upright stems. Smaller branching lateral spikes create a …
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… and water it until the root system becomes established. This cultivar flowers continuously from late spring up to the first hard frost. Songbirds love the millet-like seeds. Wheat celosias …
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… in the Chicago region. Gardeners replant rooted cuttings each spring that can be obtained from specialist nurseries. Mums require full sun, moderate moisture and fertilization, and—in the …
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… silvery-green foliage with pendulous cones of pink blooms that attract myriads of butterflies from early summer to mid fall. It grows to a maximum height of seven feet with full sun and …
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