… maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is orange. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar … produced from its sap. It is a favorite maple for fall color. Sugar maples should be planted in well-drained soils. They are not tolerant of salt spray. …
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… maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color are shades of red. One of the best known trees of eastern North … produced from its sap. It is a favorite maple for fall color. Sugar maples should be planted in well-drained soils. They are not tolerant of salt spray. …
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… Achillea 'Walther Funcke' has tiny brick-red flowers with yellow centers clustered together in densely packed, flat-topped flower heads. The stems stand 15 to 24 inches high with fragrant, … is a favorite cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of the Trojan Wars in Greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop bleeding and heal the wounds of his …
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… hand, var. elatum has scapes approaching 5 feet (150 cm) and compound bulbs of 5 or 6 cloves. In its native habitat in Central Asia, the bulbs are pickled. Its leaves are broad, somewhat oblanceolate, and in Glencoe often are 30 inches (76 cm) long and 4 inches (10 cm) wide at their greatest breadth, …
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… thorns? Yes! This hawthorn tree was bred to not have thorns so it would be safe to plant in around children's play areas. CRUSADER™ cockspur hawthorn is derived from the hawthorns native to north-eastern America. It bears attractive white flowers in the spring and edible red fruits in the fall and is a large broad tree with horizontal branches growing to 35 feet wide and high. …
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… Formosa 'Aurora' is also known as fern-leaf bleeding heart. It has white heart shaped flowers in late spring or early summer which dangle in clusters from long leafless stems. At the bottom of each heart shaped flower there is an inner … is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. It is hardy in zones 3-7. The name dicentra comes from the Greek words dis meaning twice and kentron meaning …
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… This semi-succulent plant from Zanzibar in tropical east Africa can form a clump up to 4 feet tall but is usually 3 feet tall. It has … green leaves, smudged with light green and reddish margins. Its very showy white flowers are in rounded clusters that arise on a stout inflorescence from the center of the plant. This plant … is hardy to 30 to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Water it sparingly and not at all as temperatures dip in winter if growing outdoors; it can go months between waterings. …
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… a tough fern that is superbly adapted to its harsh environment and one that will perform well in typical garden environments. This fern grows to about 3 feet in height and 2 feet in width. The mountain male fern requires part shade and well-drained loamy soil. Like most ferns …
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… sometimes called Mexican hens-and-chicks, are small succulents related to sedums. They grow in rosettes of thick rounded leaves that come to a fine point. The older leaves of this beautiful … flowers atop slender purple one-foot flower spikes. Echeverias inhabit desert mountainsides in Mexico and Central America. They like full sun and warmth, but can endure temperatures close … be watered sparingly, with good drainage. This is an old cultivar, dating to a German breeder in the 1930's. …
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… aloe forming clumps of rosettes only 6-8' tall. Very suitable for indoor containers or planted in groups. Only hardy in USDA zones 9-11, it can only be used indoors or outside for the summer only in the Chicago area. …
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