… perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and dry to medium moisture conditions. In July and August it produces green and purple flowers that attract birds. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover. …
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… Fully double fuchsia-pink fragrant flowers appear in early summer and again in early fall if the spring flowers are dead-headed (removed). More tolerant of heat and humidity …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… congested cupped branchlets contrast with upright open branches featuring reddish stems. Plant in a sunny location in moist but well drained soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms attract butterflies in May and June. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bluish-green foliage. Its name is derived from the wine-red growth that sprouts from its tips in the spring. Grow as a specimen plant in full sun and well-drained, moderate soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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… Q. Please give me some information on the flowering witch hazel that blooms in March. A. Vernal witch hazel, or Hamamelis vernalis , is a dense native shrub or small tree that is the earliest woody plant to bloom in our area. The straplike, fragrant flower petals are found in unusual color combinations of yellow, orange and red. Witch hazel not only tolerates partial …
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… fragrance of the newer selections but making up for it with a profusion of 6-inch-wide flowers in raspberry-red with a green-and-yellow throat and white edging,” Ault said. A reliable and hardy perennial, ‘Scheherazade’ begins flowering in July through August on vigorous, disease-free stems that can tower above 7 feet; visitors will find this lily in the Bulb Garden. …
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… Do not fertilize lawns in summer. Early fall is the best time to apply a 3-1-2 ratio fertilizer. During drought or times … grass plants’ crowns will remain alive with only 1 inch of water. Mow grass at a high level in hot summer, 2½ to 3 inches. Grass clippings can be left on the lawn and gently raked to avoid clumping. Avoid using herbicides in hot weather. Always read directions carefully. Pull out annual weeds, such as crabgrass, …
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… with lighter foliage or brilliant colors. Like most elephant ears Kona Coffee is not hardy in the Chicagoland area and can either be overwintered indoors, or the rhizomes can be dug up in the fall, stored in a cool dry place and replanted the following season. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
