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- … One of the world’s most popular and spectacular palms, wild date palm is often used on golf courses, city boulevards, and on the grounds of luxury homes. It has a single trunk, swollen at the base, marked by a diamond pattern created by leaf scars. It is dioecious—having both male and female plants; when fertilized, the female plant produces small …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … moist potting medium and strong sunlight for no more than 4-6 hours per day. This plant is a hybrid because it is illegal to possess the straight species outside of Peru. Hybrids like this one are being …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … carol because it has the perfect shape and size of a Christmas tree. The Tannenbaum mugo pine is a slow-growing mugo pine that eventually reaches a height of fifteen feet and a width of … ground adding to its desirable form. This tree requires a sunny spot and well-drained soil but is a tough reliable plant once established, although it should be watered in hot weather when …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Mayapple, also called "umbrella plant" (along with a dozen other unrelated plants), is a cute woodland plant native to east and central North America. Each 15-inch plant produces a … where the two leaves meet a single two-inch wide-open white flower appears in May. This is followed by a single oval-shaped fruit, not toxic when fully ripe but not palatible either. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … aster ( Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei 'Monte Cassino') grows to 3 feet in height and is covered in white daisy-like flowers on mounded plants with wispy leaves in late fall. A native … soil, and avoid excessive fertilization to prevent plants from flopping over. This aster is beloved by bees and other pollinators stocking up on pollen and nectar before the onset of …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Weeping Pond Cypress is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern USA where it can reach up to 100 feet in … the Chicago region. Given it's native range winter temperature equivalent to USDA zone 7, it is another example of woody vegetation that only survived in the refugia of the south during the …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … June through October on this selection noted for an extended season of flower. Tradescantia is adaptable to many types of soil, as long as it is moist and well-drained. It will grow in any amount of sunlight, from full sun to full shade. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Autumn snowflake is a bulbous perennial native to Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean region. It blooms in late … in spring in well-drained soil in full sun to part shade 3-4 inches deep. 'September Snow' is a selection with pure white flowers. This species was formerly placed in the genus Leucojum …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … This maple is also known as Acer cappadocicum var. cappacodicum or the Cappadocian Maple. It is native to Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. It can grow to a height of 20 feet with a …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Glossy Abelia RUBY ANNIVERSARY™ glossy abelia ( Abelia x grandiflora 'Keiser') is a medium-sized shrub with arching twigs covered in dainty, glossy opposite leaves that are … color. The foliage slowly becomes burgundy in late fall and persists well into winter. It is evergreen in warmer climates. …Type: Garden Guide Plant