… The variegated turkey oak is notable for its creamy blotches and margins on otherwise dark green leaves. It is native to Eurasia. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which …
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… English quartered form.The outer petals are paler and cupped. All told, the petal count is 100 to 110, with the fragrance is classic tea rose. You can use TEASING GEORGIA® as a shrub, a climbing rose, or even a hedge …
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… this rose blooms in clusters, so in full bloom it makes a strong visual impact. 'Belle Isis' is an heirloom rose, a Gallica, and like so many in that category she doesn't repeat. But unlike … most in her family, she does have good disease resistance, and she's hardy to Zone 4, so care is relatively easy. Full sun, moist soil, and fertilizer when she leafs out in the spring. …
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… make elderberry wine from the berries when they are ripe in late summer Gerda black elderberry is a showy shrub with dark purplish-black leaves and clusters of pale pink flowers that appear in … ten feet in height and about eight feet in width and will sucker profusely if left alone. It is recommended that unwanted suckers and dead canes are removed early in the spring to retain a …
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… Prunus tomentosa is commonly known as Nanking cherry and is native from northern and western China down to Tibet and Kashmir, and features white to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… alnifolia ) has a broad, rounded shape, and can attain heights of 35 to 50 feet. This tree is a great specimen plant for the home landscape. A member of the rose family, this small, … May. Red-orange fruits ripen in the fall and persist into the winter season. Its fall foliage is attractive, with leaves turning to copper, orange, yellow, and red. Korean mountain ash has …
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… Heath aster is a native perennial plant that can be found in most counties in Illinois where they grow in the … fall it produces small white daisy-like flowers in great numbers. It prefers full sun where it is drought resistant and will attract bees, wasps, and flies as well as butterflies and moths …
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… A U. S. National Arboretum introduction, frontier elm is a hybrid between the smooth-leaved elm Ulmus minor and Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia . Our … straight trunks and branches that arch outward. The leaves are small and toothed. Fall color is an outstanding rich red, with central veins that often remain green. It was one of many …
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… Jonesboro Giant ironweed is a form of a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist. …
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… Named after an American physician, Culver’s root is a native American perennial that grows in forests, meadows, and prairies throughout the … to moist, well-drained soil in full sun. A good background plant in the perennial bed, it is attractive to butterflies. In an evaluation of various Culver's root varieties conducted at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant