… Deep indigo blue flowers are produced throughout the summer on this perennial from the Caucasus Region. Plant in full sun in moderately rich, well drained soils and permit to reseed to provide replacement plants for this often short lived perennial. …
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… It is densely branched, has a moderate growth rate, is light-fruiting and shows resistance to frost cracking and anthracnose. It develops the attractive exfoliating bark expected of planetrees. This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® … Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Morton Arboretum from a controlled cross …
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… This bright red cultivar features smaller central upright bracts in contrast to larger outside bracts that are slightly pendulous, giving a ruffled appearance to the plant. For indoor longevity, place it in a location with bright light, away from air …
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… Ruby redosier dogwood is a cultivar introduced in 1988. It was selected for its layering habit, bright red stems and uniform rounded form. Like the species, it bears small white flowers in spring, white fruit in summer beloved by wildlife, … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Mountain ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the western parts of the US, where it is found in shady slopes and north-facing canyons. Ninebark is named for its peeling bark on mature …
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… ‘Sharonii’ is one of the more rewarding Heliconia . The brilliant red-orange “lobster claw” flowers go from April to September, each one lasting three months. That red-orange we think of as the flower is … covering for the true flower inside, which is pollinated exclusively by hummingbirds in South America. The dark green leaves, with their red midribs and maroon undersides are …
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… a native of China and was discovered by Augustine Henry, for whom it is named, and introduced to the U.S. in 1901. It features deep green willow shaped leaves. Its white flowers and red fruit turning to …
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… ‘Harvest’ is a tree peony with a stunning 3-inch flower, starting as pale orange and maturing to a warm yellow. The young foliage has a reddish cast. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing flowers and, once established, will grow to mature size …
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… Blue Mammoth is one of the largest blue-green hostas (3 feet tall by 4 feet wide), with thick and slug-resistant … plant. It is a sport of Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … natural mutations or “sports” are common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their …
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… Reddish-pink buds open to white flowers on Donald Wyman crabapple. The fruit is glossy red and persistent into winter. … Garden. It was discovered as a chance seedling at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in the early 1950s and named in honor of Donald Wyman, Ph.D., who had recently retired as …
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