… This tree grows to a height of 15 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its pink and white blooms from March through June are followed by edible red fruit. It is a specimen and is attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
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… This tree grows to a height of 40 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms from March through June attract butterflies and are followed by brown fruit. It is a specimen and is attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
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… This perennial rises to a height of 4 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It has white blooms with a red eye that attract butterflies from July through October and is resistant to deer. It is a specimen in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dense spikes of white flowers tipped in red-violet near the growing tip of the plant. Related to Vanda orchids, it also requires warm to hot temperatures, high humidity, good air movement and excellent soil drainage for repeat bloom. It is large growing and may need support. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… woodland wildflowers that emerge, then quickly go dormant—live their lives. If you want to see some of the spring woodland flowers in bloom, you often have to be there on the day they appear. In your local forest preserves, as in the McDonald Woods at … find are petals scattered on the ground, and you realize you have to wait another year. This is particularly true of species like bloodroot ( Sanguinaria canadensis ), whose blossoms only …
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… To keep cut flowers fresh, place them in room-temperature water as soon as possible. With a sharp … or pruners, make an angled cut and remove 1 inch from each stem. Make this cut while the stem is under water. Cutting on an angle increases the surface area for water intake. Add floral preservative to the vase water. Most preservatives contains an acid (to neutralize alkaline tap water) and an …
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… This mounded perennial grows to a height of about 18 inches with full sun and moderate soil conditions. In September and October it produces showy pink and purple blooms. It’s good for a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… This round evergreen cactus grows to less than 6 inches in height. It requires full sun to partial shade and dry conditions. In late winter and early spring it produces salmon-colored blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen bulb is native to South Africa will grow up to 3 feet high with bright indoor light and moderate moisture conditions. In midsummer it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Greenish-white flowers in racemes mature to purplish black berries attractive to birds on this woodland native member of the Ginseng family. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
