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  • Dahlia 'Bashful'
    … on a plant that grows to 2½ feet by the end of the season. This is a great little dahlia for bedding, containers, and cut flowers. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago area, and tubers …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Cytisus x praecox 'Allgold'
    … not everyone finds pleasant. Not reliably hardy in the Chicago area, this plant is also noted for its tolerance of salt spray and poor, acidic soils. The very small leaves are deciduous …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Cercidiphyllum japonicum
    … heights of 40 to 60 feet. Its habit varies from oval to wide-spreading, making it a fine tree for a large space. The beautiful rounded leaves are evenly scalloped; they emerge reddish-purple …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Tsukumo'
    … a year, rarely exceeding 18 inches, so do not prune unless necessary. These plants are good for rock gardens and miniature landscapes. In its native habitat in Japan, Sawara false cypress …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Carpinus caroliniana
    … native to Illinois woodlands, attains heights of 25 to 40 feet when mature. A good choice for naturalistic gardens, in fall, the American hornbeam displays leaves of various colors, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Buxus 'Wilson'
    … with a bluish cast in summer that changes to a rich black-green in mid-winter. It is notable for its excellent cold hardiness, compact, oval-rounded habit, delicate foliage and good growth …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Caesalpinia ferrea
    … away to reveal patches of gray, creamy white and green, like a sycamore. The hard wood is used for furniture, flooring, fence posts and guitars. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Caltha palustris
    … and attract many early pollinating insects, although in the Midwest, they bloom too early for most butterflies. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Calycanthus x raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
    … at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina. The flowers are rich claret-colored, except for ivory tips on the inner ring of petals. The flowers are much larger and showier than the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Anthurium superbum
    … The common name for Anthurium superbum is Ironclad Birdsnest. "Birdsnest" refers to the shape of the plant and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant