… dating to 1938. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that … numerous petals produced at the end of a long lax stem floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated …
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… about 50 species Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that … petals produced at the end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated …
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… and Panama, Barbados gooseberry is frequently grown as an ornamental or for its fruits in the American tropics, Bermuda, California, Hawaii, Israel, the Philippines, India, and … with spiny branches reaching 33 feet long. 'Godseffiana’, a cultivated variety produced in Australia, is bushy, with broad yellow-green variegated leaves displaying scarlet and copper … on the upper surface and purplish or rosy-red on the underside. Its white flowers are borne in panicles and its fruits are yellow or reddish when fully ripe. Drought-tolerant and …
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… formed on strong, vigorous plants that produce a heavy crop of flowers each spring. Hybridized in 1979, it won the prestigious Dykes Award for the outstanding tall bearded iris in 1985 and is still one of the most sought after pink irises of all time. Grow in full sun in moderately fertile soil, and plant with the top part of the rhizome above the soil …
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… The falls are darker and ruffled, and yellow at the base. It stands 22 inches high and blooms in mid to late season, while the thin, grass-like foliage remains a highlight throughout the summer. In 1974 Ruffled Velvet was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society, and in 1980 it won the Morgan Medal. Siberian irises lack the beard of colored hairs at the base of …
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… long inflorescences that are produced from mid-June to early July, when few other shrubs are in bloom. The flowers have a faint but pleasing fragrance. The deep orange-red fall foliage peaks in early November and lasts through a very hard frost. It grows to about 4 feet in height and width. This shrub is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant …
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… This lovely old damask rose, 'Celsiana,' dates from 1750. Like most damasks, it blooms in lovely fluffy clusters of semi-double pink roses with a strong old rose fragrance. As … stamens. It doesn't repeat, but if you don't deadhead, you'll get bright red hips (seed pods), in late summer that persist well into winter and feed the birds. 'Celsiana' is a relatively large rose, up to 6 feet tall and 4 feet across, so give it room either in back of the border or as a specimen. To thrive, it needs full sun, consistently moist soil, …
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… Campbell™ hybrid rugosa rose ( Rosa 'Morten') produces clusters of red flowers ranging in size from five to 15 blooms on a 6-by-8-foot bush rose. This rose does best when planted in full sun and moderately fertile soil. The wrinkled leaves are moderately resistant to black … Rugosa roses and their hybrids are salt tolerant (the species grows along the shoreline in Asia); thus they are perfect for use along Chicago-area roadways that are subject to …
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… masses of bright orange flowers on a glossy leaved deciduous shrub that rarely gets over 2.5' in height. Best grown in full sun with moderate fertilization. This dwarf cultivar is grown almost exclusively as a … because the cultivars do not come true from seed. Prefers moist, well drained soils in regions featuring long hot, dry summers. The area around Kandahar, Afghanistan is famous for …
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… BEACON™ swamp white oak bears a cultivar name of 'Bonnie and Mike' in honor of Bonnie and Michael Dirr, who discovered the plant while driving through the Shenandoah Valley in 2007. It is a narrow columnar variety of swamp white oak and was introduced commercially in 2012. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native …
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