… This cultivar is smaller than other horse chestnuts (less than 30 feet). It has small, white flowers in dainty … water requirements. It should be noted that this is a taprooted tree which makes it difficult to transplant and will cause it to take a long time to get established. …
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… This is a musclewood or hornbeam tree. If you look carefully at the trunk you'll be able to see the … for superior fall color with the tree turning almost completely orange or red. It grows to about 25 feet tall and wide with a gently rounded form and is tolerant of a wide range of …
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… flowers which appear extra early in the season. The small blooms are 3 inches, and the foliage is only 18 inches tall. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each … and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… The giant wood fern or Goldie's wood fern is the largest of the Dryopteris ferns that are native to eastern north America where it thrives in moist, protected woodlands. This fern can grow to about 4 feet high and 6 feet wide with long dark green gracefully arching fronds. It is …
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… are produced along the pendulous stems in profusion during late summer into fall leading to masses of pearly white berries in the December and January. This native of Brazil is listed as Vulnerable, with wild populations possibly extinct. This epiphyte is used to growing high on tree branches in the Amazon where the tree leaves provide filtered shade. …
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… Maybrook is one of the smaller flowering lady slipper orchid hybrids with a brilliant white flag veined in … plant is attractive even when not in flower. Well drained yet moisture retentive media needs to be allowed to dry slightly during the dormant period following flowering. Bright light, cool temperatures …
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… The queen of phlox, this species is a tall perennial native to lightly shaded woodlands of eastern and central North America. … flowers grow in large, conical panicles, with hundreds of five-petaled blooms atop each two- to three-foot stem, from July to September. In hot, humid weather, mildew may develop on the …
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… cone scale has a three-pointed bract. A well-grown Douglas fir in a snowclad winter landscape is a sight to behold. Douglas fir is native to mountainous areas of the West Coast; in the Pacific coastal regions, it can attain heights of …
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… Deep Red zinnia ( Zinnia elegans ‘Benary’s Giant Deep Red’) features fully double, deep red 4- to 6-inch blooms on thick, sturdy stems. This plant thrives in the heat and humidity of Chicago summers (nice to know at least one species is enjoying Chicago's often humid summer). This cultivar is highly disease resistant and attracts …
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… number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- … and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- …
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