… into a low mound about two feet high and 3 feet wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the winter except in … from dark purple, maroon, pink, green yellow and white. Hellebores prefer cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. …
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… about fifteen inches high and two feet wide. The foliage is leathery and dark, bluish-green with serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold … from white to yellow, pink, burgundy and dark purple. Hellebores prefer cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. …
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… sold under its trademark name of MEGA MINDY™. This is a compact shrub 4 ½ to 5 ½ ft tall with a spread of 4 to 6 ft. It has large, conical flowerheads held upright on strong stems. The … nonshowy flowers underneath. The flowers emerge white in July, and turn pink as they mature. With new flowers continually emerging at the tip of the cone, the flowerheads are a lovely blend …
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… is sold under its trademark name VANILLA STRAWBERRY™. Typically it grows to 6 – 8 ft. with a spread of 4 – 5ft. The cone shaped flowerheads are composed mainly of showy but sterile florets with smaller, fertile but nonshowy flowers underneath. The flowers emerge white at the tip of the …
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… masses of fragrant, trumpet-shaped, star-like white flowers. The plant bears compound leaves with five to seven leaflets. They are dark green on the upper surface and a lighter green on the … to 11, it can be grown in the garden, where it provides an effective cover on walls and fences with its semi-deciduous to evergreen foliage. It grows quickly in either sun or light shade, does …
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… debris providing nutrients to the epiphytic fern. Large specimens are spectacular in form with attractive light green fronds. A warm humid environment with filtered light is necessary for the successful growth of these ferns. In home gardens it is …
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… mildew, black spot, and winter kill in the Chicago area. Select a planting site in full sun with good air movement (not up against a house or group of shrubs), and interplant this hybrid tea rose with a combination of perennials and groundcovers to lessen these diseases. Japanese beetles can …
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… Vanhoutte or bridalwreath spirea has a vase-shaped habit with long, arching branches. White flowers completely cover the branches in early May and may … grown spireas today. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped …
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… SCENT AND SENSIBILITY™ Pink is a dwarf lilac cultivar with a low spreading habit featuring abundant pink flowers and recurring blooms during a long … next year. Lilacs are native to cooler temperate areas of southeastern Europe and eastern Asia with winter temperatures below freezing; there are no lilacs native to North America. The genus …
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… arch at the stem terminal and become pendulous. The blooms are purplish pink that fade to pink with a white interior. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or … next year. Lilacs are native to cooler temperate areas of southeastern Europe and eastern Asia with winter temperatures below freezing; there are no lilacs native to North America. The genus …
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