… snowy white eight-petaled flowers in late May to early June. In the center of each flower is a cluster of champagne-colored anthers. One of the earliest of the large-flowered clematis to … their feet in the shade, and their heads in the sun. So plant them in a spot where the ground is shaded, but they will grow into a full sun situation. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… trees that are superior to the American hackberry; however, because of its adaptability, it is a tough tree, good for urban areas. This native woodland tree is best recognized by its corky, warty bark and sharply toothed leaves, which are often covered …
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… Pretty Betsy Jupiter’s beard ( Centranthus ruber 'Pretty Betsy') is a perennial with pink to coral-red flowers. The selection prefers sandy, well-drained alkaline soil in full sun or part shade; it is native to Europe, where the White Cliffs of Dover turn red when it blooms there in spring. …
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… Goatsbeard ( Aruncus dioicus ), also commonly known as bride's feathers, is a showy perennial native to woodlands and ravines in the eastern United States. In Illinois, it is only found in the wild along the Illinois River. At the Chicago Botanic Garden, you can find …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tropicanna® Gold canna lily is not hardy in the Chicago area (USDA zones 7 – 11) but still deserves a place in the garden … plants in Central and South America but deer find the foliage distasteful. Tropicana® Gold is the result of an open pollinated cross between the original Tropicanna® (darker foliage and …
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… nonhardy perennial native of Mexico in full sun after the danger of late frosts has passed; it is insect- and disease-resistant. Once thought to be extinct in the wild, the chocolate cosmos, … sterile clone at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew to set seed. The Choca Mocha™ strain is shorter than the species but has the same yummy fragrance. …
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… The Rough Tree Fern is native to eastern Australia and Tasmania and can withstand cooler temperatures and elevations … feet wide but in cultivation it tends to grow to 15 to 35 feet high and about 12 feet wide. It is deciduous in cool conditions with new growth sprouting vigorously from the crown. …
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… ‘Advent’ is an upright, many-branched shrub, 9’-10’ tall that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Arnold Promise’ is a vase -shaped, 9- to 10-foot tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Barnstedt Gold’ is an initially upright then rounded, 10’-12’ tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above around 40 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
