… nonhardy perennial. Landmark™Yellow lantana has great tolerance for heat, drought, and humidity, and is insect- and disease-resistant. It does not produce many viable seeds, instead focusing on greater …
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… to white flowers. This tree is an alternate year bloomer. The scarlet fruits in fall are showy and persistent. Good disease resistance is reported. Crabapples are small flowering trees that … a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower …
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… Paeonia 'Vivid Rose' is a popular double with vivid deep pink petals. The stems are sturdy and the plant is vigorous, but the scent is what makes it so special; highly fragrant, it smells more like a rose than a peony. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. 'Vivid Rose' is a late-season bloomer. It grows to 27 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, and then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in full sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 …
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… Its Japanese-style blossoms display deep raspberry-burgundy guard petals filled with ivory and pink staminodes. The fragrant flowers rise above the foliage on stiff stems. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. 'White Cap' is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 32 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, and then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in full sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 …
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… TEASING GEORGIA® rose comes from David Austin, the breeder known for combining the fragrance and full-cupped bloom of English roses with the hardiness and disease resistance needed to thrive here. In TEASING GEORGIA® rose the central petals are a rich buttery yellow and have the classic English quartered form.The outer petals are paler and cupped. All told, the …
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… the dark blotch surrounded by a white eye on these amazingly hardy annuals. Like other violas and pansies, they flower best in the cooler temperatures of spring and fall. However, unlike most cultivars, Marina, if planted in early fall will survive most Chicago winters and burst into flower in early spring with many more blooms than if it were planted directly from …
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… This deep pink <em>Weigela</em> blooms later than many, starting in June and continuing into July, with some repeat flowering later in the season. Between 'Olympiade's' height (up to 8 feet) and <em>Weigela's</em> tolerance for heaving pruning, it's particularly well-suited for use as a hedge. </p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigelas.</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much …
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… lemon yellow single daisy shaped flowers cover the mounded green foliage starting in late June and extending into mid-September. This cultivar is stout stemmed and well branched making for a sturdy plant less prone to breakage in large containers and flower beds. A delight in the world of pollinators, it attracts a wide range of species …
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… Abeliophyllum distichum , commonly known as white forsythia or Korean abelialeaf, is a rare and endangered shrub native to Korea that features white-to-pink fragrant flowers in very early spring. Growth requirements and landscape uses are similar to forsythia, and indeed, other than the color of the flowers, the two genera share a number of …
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… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow grower and has deeply fissured, cork-like bark. The leaves have five, blunt, rounded lobes. 'Carnival' …
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