… Aloe 'Guido' is an amazing drought tolerant succulent with show stopping patterned leaves. The short tidy … from summer to fall delicate spikes of coral to salmon colored bell shaped flowers. This is a diminutive aloe forming clumps of rosettes only 6-8' tall. Very suitable for indoor … only in the Chicago area. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… silky tufted seeds airborne. It can be used as a specimen in a border or butterfly garden and is resistant to deer. Swamp milkweed is a native plant found growing through much of eastern and central North America. Like other … all sorts of insects. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Asimina triloba ‘Prolific’ is a native plant that grows either as a small understory tree or a multi-stemmed shrub 15-20 … June, producing edible, yellowish green fruits that resemble bananas. ‘Prolific’ pawpaw is a heavy-bearing variety with large, early ripening fruit that can be eaten raw or used in ice … in full sun to part shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Great marsh marigold ( Caltha polypetala ) is a native of northern Europe and the Pacific Northwest from Oregon, up the coast, and to … size. Some authorities believe they are variants of the same species. The native habitat is marshes or ephemeral wet spots in woods. This perennial prefers moist soil and will grow in sun or shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… or great camass. Two subspecies of Camassia are found in North America. Subspecies leichtlinii is pale yellow and has the most restricted range, while subspecies suksdorfii is known for its blue-to-violet flowers and can be found from British Columbia south to … ( Veratrum species). Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… sweetly perfumed flowers with a distinctive dark burgundy blotch. This native of east Africa is not reliably hardy in Chicago-area gardens. Gardeners may purchase corms in their local garden … frost has passed. This species was reclassified as Gladiolus murielae by botanists in 1973 but is still frequently sold in the nursery trade under the old name of Acidanthera bicolor var. murielae . Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… can attain heights of over 50', has a distinguished habit with coarse, irregular branches. It is good for parks and other large, open spaces. This tree produces huge twice-compound leaves with a tropical look. Each leaf can measure up to 3' long and is further divided into seven to nine segments of eight to 14 small leaflets. The fruits are long … A tree for all seasons. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… can attain heights of over 50', has a distinguished habit with coarse, irregular branches. It is good for parks and other large, open spaces. This tree produces huge twice-compound leaves with a tropical look. Each leaf can measure up to 3' long and is further divided into seven to nine segments of eight to 14 small leaflets. 'Espresso' does not … A tree for all seasons. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Allgold’ is a spreading, many-branched shrub, 9’-10’ tall, that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 … (native to western China). Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Aphrodite’ is a spreading, 9’-10’ tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 … (native to western China). Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
