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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Brussels Lace'
    … panicles grow to 8 inches in height. Growing to 6 feet-by-5-feet, this cultivar is ideal for the smaller garden or where space is limited. It is best grown in full sun to partial shade …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Hypericum x hidcoteense 'Hidcote'
    … farther south and semi-evergreen in mild Illinois winters. Renewal- prune in the late winter for vigorous new stems. Sunny yellow flowers and rich green foliage much of the summer create …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
    … Mexico, and Oklahoma, and hardy to USDA Zone 7. The cultivar 'Victoria Blue' has been around for several decades and has stood the test of time. It reliably produces many spikes of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Rosa 'JOHNago'
    … by Conard-Pyle, originating as a sport of the famous Peace rose, has itself become famous for its beauty and light fragrance. This hybrid tea rose has complex coloring, with golden-yellow …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana
    … soils are preferred. Gardeners in the Chicago region will want to provide winter protection for newly planted specimens until they get a few years of age. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Philodendron 'Burle Marx'
    … large clumps that can eventually climb nearby trees and structures. This philodendron is named for the eminent Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx who championed the use of native …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Sanchezia speciosa
    … of the hummingbirds native to the Chicago area migrate each year to northern South America for the winter. It should be no surprise to bird watchers that a number of flowering plants with …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Quercus petraea ssp. iberica
    … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Ranunculus asiaticus 'Maché White'
    … in Chicago gardens, this cool season annual is usually sold as a potted plant early in spring for planting outdoors. As temperatures warm, the plants bolt (send up their flower stalks) topped …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
    … of the species. Full to partial sun and average soils are among the few requirements needed for success with this 4-foot tall deciduous shrub. The early frosts of fall bring out reddish …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant