… up to 8 feet long . It's one of the Canadian Explorer series of roses, and a rugosa. Which is to say, this is not a rose that needs pampering. It's hardy to zone 3, drought tolerant once established, and …
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… THE DARK LADY®, named after the mysterious Dark Lady in Shakespeare's sonnets, is a bushy shrub rose that produces fragrant flowers in a show-stopping red with fuschia … give it full sun or it's crowded too close to other plants for good air circulation. This rose is somewhat disease-prone. In addition, most growers recommend using fertilizer in the …
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… 'Chuckles' is a floribunda rose, which means the flowers grow abundantly in clusters, starting in June. … white eye. It produces small but persistent rose hips in late summer to fall. Foliage is dark green and disease-resistant. Like all roses, it's happiest in full sun with consistently …
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… of purple, magenta, and silver, dramatically outlined by deep green veins. Persian Shield is a soft-stemmed shrub that reaches 3 feet or more in its native tropics. Though it may not have … size when used as an annual, this heat-loving, drought tolerant, relatively pest-free plant is easy to grow with moderate watering. And it’s a great foil for other shade lovers, from ferns …
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… into lemon yellow in the center. It will grow to a height of about 16 inches. The common name is a misnomer — this species is actually from Mexico, and was in cultivation there prior to the arrival of the Spanish. …
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… The American linden is native to Illinois, found growing in woodlands in association with sugar maples. This tree, … honey, grows rapidly with wide-spreading branches up to 90' tall, too big for most yards. It is not readily available in the trade, and many gardeners would not plant it if it were. Instead, …
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… full sun and in average soil, and water it to get the root system established. This perennial is a hummingbird and butterfly magnet. 'Pascal' was discovered in 1988 at a 9,000-foot elevation … during the last five years. Horticulturist Heather Sherwood says the fragrance of the leaves is "light and slightly minty." We are currently evaluating several species of tropical American …
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… 'Burgundy Candles' is a 2007 introduction, which produces numerous spikes of small, tubular flowers that have … with aromatic, wrinkly gray-green leaves. The flowers attract butterflies but the foliage is not liked by deer or rabbits. They need little care once established, but require full sun for …
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… for its huge sprays of blue-purple flowers that from a distance resemble lilacs. Each floret is a long tube that flares out with swept-back petals, revealing the long stamens. It is only hardy to Zone 8, but it can be grown in northern climates and set outside during the …
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… but its ability to enter summer dormancy makes it remarkably tolerant of heat and drought. It is free of most insect and disease pests. Primula sieboldii is native to swampy meadowlands in Japan, eastern Siberia, Korea, and Manchuria, where it …
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