… This familiar yellow foxglove is a favorite for cottage gardens and perennial borders. A refined, shorter species, Digitalis lutea has rough …
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… Allium senescens , also known as German garlic, is a tough perennial for the Chicago area with pink or lavender flowers from July through August. The long, strap-like …
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… This silvery plant that does not bear flowers has long, lacy leaves and is used solely for its foliage. Use it to give nice color to the garden bed. One of the more refined artemisias, …
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… butterfly weed. It is native to our Illinois prairies and an outstanding sun-loving perennial for our gardens. …
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… than 2 feet with full sun and well-drained soil. Like other butterfly bushes, it is a magnet for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds that are attracted to its fragrance. Also like other …
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… boxwood are native to Eurasia and North Africa, but its cultivars (like Pullman) are hardy for this climate. 'Pullman' grows to about 7 feet high in full sun to partial shade and moderate …
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… Smoke tree is a small ornamental, deciduous tree or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and plume-like panicles that appear in the summer and look like smoke. …
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… conditions and is clay-tolerant. The plant is ideal as a specimen or as a hedge is suitable for espalier treatment. …
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… English ivy and vinca as well as lesser-known cultivars of clematis and coral bells. Dress for the weather. Prerequisite: Botany 1 OPC, PGL 1, PGL 2, GDC requirement Jill Selinger and …
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… 13; plant this morning glory in moderately fertile, well-drained soil, and provide a support for the stems to twine around. …
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