… in partially shaded locations. Unfortunately, this native shrub is on top of the dinner menu for rabbits and deer that find the stems particularly tasty in winter. …
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… .The name dicentra comes from the Greek words dis meaning twice and kentron meaning a spur for the two-spurred flower. …
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… “bleeding heart”. The foliage is blue green, deeply cut and fernlike. Ivory Hearts is known for its extended bloom time and its compact shape. With adequate moisture it will remain …
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… plant requires consistent soil moisture and will tolerate part shade. It is an excellent plant for a border and will naturalize freely and may need to be monitored. …
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… creeks and ponds, in natural meadows or at the back of the border. A tall, graceful plant for sunny gardens. …
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… yellow crests on the falls. The flowers stand only 6” high but they are 3” wide, which is huge for such a low growing plant. Iris cristata is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It …
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… reddish brown falls with brown veins and a brown signal patch. The flowers are unusually large for a plant that stands only 6 to 8 inches high. It is native to Iran, Armenia and Turkey where …
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… (the length of stem between the buds), resulting in a large shrub (versus a medium-sized tree for the straight species). Compare and contrast the very succulent-appearing Jatropha podagricea …
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… not hardy in Chicago-area gardens unless grown in a container and brought indoors for the winter. Full sun, well-drained soils, and good air movement are all key to success. …
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… crushed, smell like popcorn. Plant this tropical-looking plant in full sun and provide room for its rapid growth rate to around 6 feet in size in a Chicago summer. In Africa, concoctions …
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