… Large, puckered green leaves accentuate each pucker with a small point on a plant that can reach a fairly good size. Stout flowering stalks are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… summertime and continuing until the first frost. It grows to a height of no more than 2 feet with full sun and well-drained soil. Like other butterfly bushes, it is a magnet for bees, …
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… The common boxwood prefers part shade to full shade sites with moist, slightly acidic soil. This species boxwood are native to Eurasia and North Africa, …
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… Allium senescens , also known as German garlic, is a tough perennial for the Chicago area with pink or lavender flowers from July through August. The long, strap-like leaves are …
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… pure white flowers appear atop 10-inch stalks. The little bell-shaped florets nod downward with long stamens protruding from them. The leaves are very thin and round. Because it is so …
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… Brilliant red spurs surround the central white flower, with a reddish blush at the center of each tube on this short-lived perennial. This plant is …
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… Butterfly milkweed grows to about 3 feet high with an upright or sprawling habit. It works well in a formal garden or a more naturalized …
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… 8 to 10 feet tall, clematis prefers to be planted slightly deep in cool, well-drained soil, with mulch or a groundcover to shade its feet and a solid support to climb. …
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… 1 foot. The "trap" is not the plant's flower; it is a set of specialized leaves. It blooms with its true flowers (showy, five-petaled, white) from January to April. If kept as a …
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… rocks and fallen trees. It has medium green leathery leaves and can grow to 2 feet in height with a similar spread. The marginal wood fern prefers humus-rich soil and will tolerate a full …
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