… Orange Mum Like it's cartoon namesake, this mum is tough with strong stems that hold up well in heavy rains and high winds. Double orange flowers with a greenish-bronze eye begin early in the season (late August) and continue to the end of October (or later - depending on first date of hard freeze). Plant them while still in green bud, showing no color, to allow their root system to get established for best results. …
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… wide. The dark leaves are held flat, lacking any ruffles of the other similar varieties. In early summer 10 inch dark flower scapes appear, the tiny flowers open to creamy white. … to early summer gardens. Blackout Alumroot was bred and introduced by Dirk Scheys of Belgium in 2008. This plant will work well in shade or sun, with adequate moisture. …
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… the height to 24 inches and the scapes are full and wide. Introduced by Walters Gardens in 2016. Resistant to deer, attracts hummingbirds and bees. Lovely in containers, perennial borders and as a groundcover in partial shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… wide, the flowers increase the height to 24 inches. It is a prolific bloomer, flowers appear in late spring and summer. It will perform well in sun to part shade, less sun to more shade in areas with scorching summers. It will attract hummingbirds, bees and is resistant to deer. …
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… inches across. Luna Red hardy hibiscus is a compact perennial that bears large red flowers in the summer months. It reaches a height of only about two to three feet with a width of about … As a form of the swamp rose mallow it prefers moist, and even wet, soils but can manage in average garden soils with regular deep watering in hot dry conditions. …
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… Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘Excelsior’ produces 13 to 15 hanging, bell-shaped flowers of deep blue in late spring to early summer. This species is native to the moist woodlands of Spain, Portugal, and northwestern Africa, and it thrives under similar conditions in Chicago area gardens. This cultivar was selected in 1906 because of its larger, more intensely blue flowers. Plant taxonomists have tossed this …
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… the green leaves turn shades of bronze, maroon, and purple. The bark on older branches peels; in winter, the cinnamon inner layers are attractive. This plant needs well-drained, consistently moist soil and thrives 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. …
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… Many gardeners know that a lot of native perennials grow well in shady sites. However, there are quite a few that also thrive in full sun. You will discover a selection of sun-loving species that will delight the eyes, … two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. The School’s CEUs=2 hours OPC elective Duncan Himmelman, Ph.D., college …
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… Narcissus ‘Little Beauty’ is a dwarf narcissus that blooms very early in the spring. The petals are white and the corona is cylindrical and bright yellow but fades … the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, Narcissus flowers grew up around the pool. …
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… Minor. The star-shaped white flowers are borne on flower spikes about six inches high. Plant in groups for maximum effect. The smaller stature of this plant lends itself to interplanting among taller bulbs or along edges. This bulb is not reliably hardy in the Chicagoland area and applying a two inch layer of mulch after the ground freezes in the fall will help protect the bulbs from extremely cold temperatures. …
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