… Heart’ is a golden-leaved form of the common bleeding heart. It has greenish gold foliage and grows 2 to 3 feet tall. It blooms in late spring with rose pink, heart-shaped flowers that … protruding from the bottom of each heart-shaped flower that is reminiscent of a drop of blood and gives the plant the name “bleeding heart.” The flowers are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. The plant is hardy in zones 3 to 9. Archived …
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… 10 tufted, lilac-purple flowers that bloom from the top down. The flowers attract butterflies and long-tongued bees, including honeybees, bumblebees, and leaf-cutting bees. Below the flower stalk is a stem with short, hairy leaves resembling grass. The entire plant, from corm to stem and flowers, is a tasty treat for rabbits, groundhogs, and voles. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Large creamy white upright facing flowers are spotted and then the petals rimmed in dark chocolate brown to stunning effect. Originally bred for the … their worth in the garden. Newly planted bulbs will produce four to eight flowers per stem and increase the number of flowers as the plants age in the garden. Plant in full sun to at least half day full sun for best flower production and protect from rabbits, chipmunks, deer, etc. who find the foliage and bulbs tasty. Archived …
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… Horsetails reproduce by spores and do not have flowers; their green spores are produced in a flesh-colored cone at tip of fertile stem. Its thick stands of shoots can choke other plants and requires prolonged effort to remove from sites due to rhizomes. The fertile stems of common … to block spore dispersal by the wind. The spores have appendages on them that curl when wetted and uncurl when dried, which helps disperse the spores and move them deeper in the soil. Archived …
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… that tolerates a wide range of soils. The lower leaves are up to a foot long; coarsely toothed and broadly ovate with a long winged petiole, the leaves become progressively smaller and more narrow up the stem. The flowers attract butterflies, especially migrating monarchs, and the taste of the leaves repels deer. It is native to the cooler regions of Asia, from Japan …
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… by skilled instructors, you will choose a design (leaf, heart, twisty, pickle, or medallion) and two of 28 colors, then shape molten glass into a unique keepsake. All materials, safety gear, and instruction are included. Participants must be age 10+ (with parental supervision). The class involves working with open flames over 2,000°F, requires standing for up to 30 minutes, and basic finger dexterity. This is a fast-paced, single-attempt experience - embrace …
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… of this species back to Kew Gardens in 1899 from China. Lemon-yellow flowers in late spring and early summer are followed by intense red fall foliage. This species earned an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1914 and an Award of Garden Merit in 1925. Rosa hugonis is a tough, reliably hardy and extremely thorny shrub rose to 6' in the Chicago region, and is among the first of the shrub …
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… flowers blooming from May through October with dark chocolate brown discs atop stiff stems and hairy leaves; the word hirta means hairy. Related cultivars are commonly called gloriosa daisies—they are larger-flowered and come in shades of red, yellow, bronze, orange, and bi-colors. Plant in full sun, they withstand heat and self-seed. Bouquets are presented to …
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… blue to purple spikes atop the broad-leaved, aromatic foliage. Plant this salvia in full sun and average soil, and water enough to establish the root system. They will produce flowers all summer long, but may … leaves repel deer. Compared to the popular 'May Night', the spikes of this cultivar are taller and more of deep purple with red-black bracts. It is named after a city in Germany and is also …
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… its tolerance of higher pH soils. The flowers, which open in spring, are pale pink, fragrant and well over 2" in diameter. The leaves are dark green in summer, turning yellow, orange and crimson in fall. Native to Korea and Manchuria, the royal azalea is a rounded deciduous shrub that grows 6' to 8' tall and 6' to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
