… crabapple has pink buds that open to white flowers. The red fruit bear in alternate years. This cultivar has a spreading habit typical of its Malus sargentii parentage. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and … and improve airflow. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This shrub, called Viking chokeberry, was developed from a bush native to eastern north America … high levels of antibacterial and antifungal properties of the juice made from the fruit. It is called a chokeberry because the tartness of the berries make a person choke when they try to … eat them. Masses of fragrant white blooms cover this native shrub in spring providing nectar for birds and pollinating insects. Extra large dark purple-black fruit and brilliant red fall …
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… fading to a lighter yellow on Prairie Harvest Buck shrub rose ( Rosa 'Prairie Harvest'). This is another of the Buck shrub roses bred in Iowa specifically to survive the harsh winter … is glossy and deep green in color. Root hardy to USDA Zone 4, it is a reliable selection for the Chicago area. 'Prairie Harvest' is not a grafted rose but is grown on its own roots, …
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… white tepals with a pleasant fragrance adorn Wada's Memory magnolia hybrid in early spring. This cultivar is known for blooming at an early age when the distinctive upright growth habit of the lateral branches is …
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… in mid to late spring with 3¼ inch roundish flowers. The petals are white and the small corona is yellow with a touch of green inside on the base. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own … where he had been admiring himself, Narcissus flowers grew up around the pool. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… 4” soft yellow blooms with a green throat. The petals have ruffled edges. 'Big Time Happy'is one of only a very few truly everblooming daylilies that are available in northern areas. It … blooms and reblooms continuously from mid spring until frost, an unusually long bloom period for a daylily. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and … period. It is easy to grow and does well in either full sun or part shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Hill's juniper is a dense, columnar, slow-growing evergreen shrub, growing 6 to 16 feet high; it is very long … band on the top, and during the winter the plant takes on a purplish hue. It is excellent for use as screen, background, or accent, because it withstands a wide variety of soils and … as well as deer, drought, heat, humidity, pollution, wind, and rabbits. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… A large tree with a decidedly pyramidal shape, it grows to over 50 feet and is easily identified by its slightly drooping branchlets. A stately deciduous conifer, it is used as a specimen plant for large spaces. The European larch produces cones that change from red to yellow to brown in … fall color. The European larch is becoming quite popular in our landscapes. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The Lilac Sunday cultivar of the Chinese lilac bears fragrant pale purple blooms on arching branches. The Chinese lilac is a cross between the common lilac and the Persian lilac. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form …
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… Lilium 'Conca d'Or' is an Orienpet lily: a cross between an Oriental lily and a trumpet lily. It grows 3 to 5 feet … extending well into the center of the petals. 'Conca d'Or' translates to "golden shell." This plant requires full sun and good drainage. After blooming, the stems should be allowed to wither naturally to allow energy to return to the bulb for the next season's blooms. Protect it from rabbits when the leaves emerge in spring. Archived …
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