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  • Lavandula multifida 'Spanish Eyes'
    … not hardy in Chicago-area gardens unless grown in a container and brought indoors for the winter. Full sun, well-drained soils, and good air movement are all key to success. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea'
    … creeks and ponds, in natural meadows or at the back of the border. A tall, graceful plant for sunny gardens. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
    … soil throughout the growing season. An extract of the roots has been used medicinally in Japan for centuries. A Japanese scroll of Buddhist sutras (Heike Nokyo) created in 1164 C.E. features a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Inula orientalis 'Grandiflora'
    … grow, clump-forming perennial that prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun. It is grown for its large, daisy-like, yellow flowers composed of numerous, narrow, ray florets. Good …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Iris cristata 'Tennessee White'
    … yellow crests on the falls. The flowers stand only 6” high but they are 3” wide, which is huge for such a low growing plant. Iris cristata is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Iris iberica
    … reddish brown falls with brown veins and a brown signal patch. The flowers are unusually large for a plant that stands only 6 to 8 inches high. It is native to Iran, Armenia and Turkey where …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lemon Wave'
    … cap or mophead in structure. ‘Lemon Wave’, a lace cap cultivar which grows 6’ tall, is known for its unusual variegated foliage which features dark green leaves splashed with patches of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Hydrangea macrophylla var. macrophylla 'Blue Danube'
    … soil and dark pink when planted in alkaline soil. Heavy flowering and compact, it is ideal for growing in a container in partial shade. The flowers dry well and can be used in arrangements. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'
    … in partially shaded locations. Unfortunately, this native shrub is on  top of the dinner menu for rabbits and deer that find the stems particularly tasty in winter. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta'
    … (the length of stem between the buds), resulting in a large shrub (versus a medium-sized tree for the straight species). Compare and contrast the very succulent-appearing Jatropha podagricea …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant