… Narcissus ‘Punchline’ is in Division 7. It blooms in mid to late spring with 2 – 3 flowers on each stem. The flowers … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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… Narcissus ‘Stainless’ is in Division 2, the large cupped narcissus. It blooms in mid to late spring with 3¾ inch white … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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… Narcissus ‘Sun Chariot’ is in Division 2. It blooms in early to mid season with 4½ inch flowers. The petals are bright … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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… Narcissus ‘White Medal’ is in Division 4. It blooms late in the season with white flowers that are 4½ inches across. The … flowers are doubles with multiple whorls of petals and corona segments. It is hardy in zones 4 to 7. 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 tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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… Narcissus ‘Mount Hood’ is in Division 1. It blooms in mid spring with 3 ¾ inch flowers. The petals are white and broad. … is cylindrical with an expanded mouth and a flanged rim. It opens light yellow and matures to white. 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 tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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… Carousel little bluestem is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This grass variety was … Illinois. Carousel was selected for its rounded, bowl-shaped dwarf habit, superior resistance to lodging in winter and attractive mixed fall color of copper, pink and tan. It is drought …
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… the top of white snakeroot (was: Eupatorium rugosum ) for much of the fall. The plant grows up to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Chicago-area gardeners should take care to deadhead this plant before the seeds are dispersed (toward the end of October) to prevent … to slightly dry soils. Butterflies, bees, wasps, and moths all cover this plant when it is in full bloom—it is truly a pollinator magnet. A toxin (tremetol) found in this plant is …
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… Honeybells is a fairly large hosta (2 feet high by 3 feet wide) with elliptical, wavy, shiny green leaves. … with highly fragrant pale lavender flowers. Like other hostas, it prefers moist soil and shade to partial shade. It is a native of Japan. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
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… Noted for its yellow margins that resist burning, Olive Bailey Langdon is a large (3 feet tall by 5 feet wide) blue-leaved hosta with wide, light green to yellow margins. It is a sport of H . 'Sieboldiana' and blooms with purple flowers in summer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
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… Red kalanchoe ( Kalanchoe) is one of about 125 species of tropical, succulent, perennial flowering plants in the … their ease of propagation, low water requirements, and wide variety of colors. They can grow to 2 feet in height and width with blossoms that are typically borne above the leaves in large, … clusters of five petals with yellow stamens. The flowers can last anywhere from seven days to a month. The large, smooth, leathery leaves are 2 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide, with …
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