… well in partial shade to shade and will add a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while it is resistant to rabbits and deer. After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clematis 'Multi Blue' is a fairly vigorous deciduous climber that grows 6-8’ and produces two types of flowers. The … Grow in sun or part shade in a protected spot to prevent damage to the flowers. Multi Blue is a member of clematis pruning group 2 which does not require major pruning just the removal of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Britain in 1573, it makes a beautiful choice when located in the front of a mixed border. It is, however, prone to flop, so be prepared to provide support. Tube clematis does best in full sun to partial shade and is a member of clematis pruning group 3; these plants flower on the current year’s new growth and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of male peacocks. Distantly related to prayer plants, bananas and gingers, this species is well adapted to humid tropical environments. Tolerant of full sun to partial shade it requires … this plant and its relatives are prone to infestations of spider mites (relative humidity is too low). …
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… Great marsh marigold ( Caltha polypetala ) is a native of northern Europe and the Pacific Northwest from Oregon, up the coast, and to … size. Some authorities believe they are variants of the same species. The native habitat is marshes or ephemeral wet spots in woods. This perennial prefers moist soil and will grow in …
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… plant from Zanzibar in tropical east Africa can form a clump up to 4 feet tall but is usually 3 feet tall. It has attractive rippled, undulating, dark green leaves, smudged with … light levels but grows best and flowers if given bright light and even tolerates full sun. It is hardy to 30 to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Water it sparingly and not at all as temperatures dip in …
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… The common name for this plant is white Dyckia because of the silvery white color of its foliage. That's caused by the silvery … way its foliage twists and curls adds to this plant's appeal. Dyckias are survivors. This one is native to the highlands of central Brazil. It likes full sun, but not hot baking hot sun, …
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… Echium pininana 'Blue Steeple' is one of the "wows" of the Chicago Botanic Garden. This biennial species spends the first year … up a dramatic flower spike with thousands of flowers. A native of the Canary Islands, this is a favorite of bees. At the Garden, seeds are sown two winters before the display, and are … in the nursery. Carefully overwintered, the plants are transplanted to their permanent site in the Garden after the last hard frost, where they produce the immense flowering spike. …
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… or great camass. Two subspecies of Camassia are found in North America. Subspecies leichtlinii is pale yellow and has the most restricted range, while subspecies suksdorfii is known for its blue-to-violet flowers and can be found from British Columbia south to …
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… Buttonwood, also called button mangrove, is an important part of the shoreline ecosystems in tropical America, from Florida to the … in the landscape. It can tolerate brackish soil, high heat, humidity, and once established, it is also drought-tolerant. It has been used commercially along streets, in parking lots, and by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
