… bicolored flowers are set against darker colored bracts on this nonhardy salvia, which is typically used as a bedding plant in Chicago area gardens. Well-branched and compact, this heat and humidity tolerant Salvia cultivar is a great selection for gardeners looking for 'easy keepers' for their annual display. The …
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… rose from June to frost, with an especially strong flush of flowers just before frost. This is a sport of the popular shrub polyantha rose 'The Fairy' and shares its vigor and disease resistance.The bright glossy green foliage is scaled with the flower size. Plant this rose in full sun and in fertile soils, and water …
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… This tree is found only the Black Hills of South Dakota. It grows to 40’ in height and 15’ in width. It does not tolerate heat well and shouldn’t be grown south of Zone 6. It is considered to be a better ornamental tree than the straight species, Picea glauca , because it …
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… twist. The blue-green needles vary greatly in length (1½ to 4" long). It needs full sun and is tolerant of a range of soil types as long as they are well-drained. It is also very wind tolerant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Christmas Fern is a terrestrial evergreen fern producing narrow, lance-shaped green fronds 24 inches long. … shuttlecock, and look good in a woodland garden. Keep them neat by cutting off dead fronds. It is resistant to deer and good in a border. …
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… Native to Brazil, rose cactus is a shrubby cactus with a woody stem growing 6 feet, bearing pink flowers with yellow centers … Nearly indestructible, the plant requires full sun or light shade and well-drained soils. It is drought resistant and hardy to zones 9-11. …
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… fragrant, white flowers from mid-summer up to the first frost of fall. The sweet fragrance is strongest in evenings and early mornings. This is a great plant to attract pollinators of all sorts to the garden. This annual native to …
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… summer. The flowers are lightly fragrant and attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. It is hardy in zones 4 - 9. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the many bright colors of some …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… summer. The flowers are lightly fragrant and attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. It is hardy in zones 4 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the many bright colors of some …
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… Pasqueflower is great for rock gardens. In late March or early April, large, six-petaled flowers are produced … plant forms a basal rosette of leaves that are extremely hairy when young. The pasqueflower is a true harbinger of spring. One of the earliest perennials to bloom. …
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