… blue flowers on 30-inch-tall plants. Free from insects, diseases, and pests, this cultivar is perfect for the annual border or as a cut flower. Plant 'Blue Horizon' in full sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Various species of bees, wasps, and flies … growth regulators), which interfere with juvenile hormone activity (precocious metamorphosis in insects). It also produces an oil that is toxic to the fungal plant path on Fusarium wilt. …
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… <p>You have to look closely at the fronds to see why <em>jArachniodes</em> standishii is commonly known as the upside down fern. The pinnae and pinnule radises, the "ribs" of each frond, are above the surface of the leaf, rather than recessed the way the way they are in most other ferns. Though it's not evergreen it does keep it's delicate feathery green foliage well into winter. </p> <p> The upside down fern is native to mountain forests in Korea, Japan, and southern China which explains its hardiness and its need for part to full …
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… with a lot of interest: consider that velvety, coral-shaped bloom! The 'Twisted' cultivar is hot red, and grows 16 to 20 inches tall—perfect for a border or container. While Celosia … well-drained soil, it is tolerant of a variety of shade levels and drier soil; it does well in midwestern summers, which start out cool and wet, and end hot and dry. Plant the seeds … resemble the amaranths to which they are related. Wheat celosia have small spikes, usually in pink or white. …
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… Choo Choo Train is a large, golden hosta with ripple-edged leaves. In time, it will form a very large mound. … natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full …
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… 'Sitting Pretty' is a miniature (6 inches tall, 8 inches wide) hosta with glossy yellow leaves and a dark green margin. It blooms with purple flowers in the summer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce … natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full …
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… Iris ‘Bold Pretender’ is also known by its common name Louisiana Iris. This is a striking two tone pinkish red beauty with large darker red falls and yellow signals. It thrives in consistently moist or boggy soil, or standing water. The flowers are huge, measuring 4 to 6 … shade. Typically the flowers are quite large, wide and flat with distinctive gold markings in the center. The Louisiana hybrids are often hardy all the way north to Canada. Louisiana …
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… to red-purple flowers. The foliage emerges maroon and matures to dark green. This cultivar is noted for abundant blooms and excellent disease resistance; it is planted extensively at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them …
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… open to flowers with a pink blush that fade to white. The fruit of this vase-shaped cultivar is gold. Walters Siberian crabapple is reported by the University of Illinois Extension to have … disease resistance. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide 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 …
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… Malus sargentii is notable for its low, spreading habit. Reddish-pink buds open to white flowers and are followed … the Chicago Botanic Garden. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them …
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… of petal forms on neat clumps that slowly increase. One of the few Primulas that naturalize in Chicago-area gardens, it prefers a shady moist position 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 experiences incredibly cold winters and …
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