… ‘Feuerzauber’ is an initially upright then vase-shaped, 10’-12’ tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 … (native to western China). Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Gingerbread’ is a spreading, 9’-10’ tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 … (native to western China). Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Sunburst’ is a round, bushy, 9- to 10-feet tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 … (native to western China). Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Hanging lobster claw ( Heliconia rostrata ) is native to Central America, where migrating hummingbirds from North America pollinate the … nectar and avoid the messy pollen! Let us hope not too many adopt this approach, because this is a spectacularly ornamental species. Distant cousins of cannas, hanging lobster claws share the … order to thrive and flower. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Aurora’ is an initially upright then vase shaped, 10’-12’ tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 … (native to western China). Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Pagoda trout lily ( Erythronium 'Pagoda') is a perennial bulb that adds grace and beauty to the spring garden. Erythronium is not widely grown in American gardens, yet many of its species are native to the western … 품종은 황색의 3-5 개의 꽃잎이 달립니다. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… leaves. The flowers grow in eight-inch spikes atop sturdy burgundy scapes. Atop each spike is a tuft of red-purple bracts. The six-petaled flowers match the scape color as buds. They open … need to be kept well-watered. They should bloom in late summer, but until then, the foliage is attrctive enough in its own right. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Miss Alice™ paper flower ( Bougainvillea 'Singapore White') is a low-thorn cultivar covered in exceptionally large white bracts (often mistaken as flowers) … in a large container, if Chicago-area homeowners have a frost-free, sunny location in which to site it. The Garden's Miss Alice™ paper flower is being trained to cover a low fence surrounding the checkerboard in the temperate Greenhouse. …
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… ends of its branches; the flowers are deep violet with contrasting pink eyes. Butterfly bush is a half-hardy shrub. Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens, but it puts forth vigorous growth in … system well established. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Behold® Blue Chip butterfly bush ( Buddleja davidii 'Blue Chip'), a half-hardy shrub. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) Butterflies, hummingbirds, and honey … Deer and rabbits, however, don't care for the taste of the leaves or stems. This cultivar is noted for producing very few viable seeds, which makes it an excellent choice for warmer … supplemental watering. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant