… 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 …
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… Wild bergamot is a member of the mint family that is native to a wide range of North America. It thrives in sunny locations with moderate to dryish …
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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 excellent disease resistance. …
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… Malus sargentii is notable for its low, spreading habit. Reddish-pink buds open to white flowers and are followed by small red fruit that persist until frost. This species is extensively planted at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Crabapples are small flowering trees that …
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… up to 8 feet long . It's one of the Canadian Explorer series of roses, and a rugosa. Which is to say, this is not a rose that needs pampering. It's hardy to zone 3, drought tolerant once established, and …
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… 'Chuckles' is a floribunda rose, which means the flowers grow abundantly in clusters, starting in June. … white eye. It produces small but persistent rose hips in late summer to fall. Foliage is dark green and disease-resistant. Like all roses, it's happiest in full sun with consistently …
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… full sun and in average soil, and water it to get the root system established. This perennial is a hummingbird and butterfly magnet. 'Pascal' was discovered in 1988 at a 9,000-foot elevation … during the last five years. Horticulturist Heather Sherwood says the fragrance of the leaves is "light and slightly minty." We are currently evaluating several species of tropical American …
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… 'Burgundy Candles' is a 2007 introduction, which produces numerous spikes of small, tubular flowers that have … with aromatic, wrinkly gray-green leaves. The flowers attract butterflies but the foliage is not liked by deer or rabbits. They need little care once established, but require full sun for …
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… of purple, magenta, and silver, dramatically outlined by deep green veins. Persian Shield is a soft-stemmed shrub that reaches 3 feet or more in its native tropics. Though it may not have … size when used as an annual, this heat-loving, drought tolerant, relatively pest-free plant is easy to grow with moderate watering. And it’s a great foil for other shade lovers, from ferns …
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… into lemon yellow in the center. It will grow to a height of about 16 inches. The common name is a misnomer — this species is actually from Mexico, and was in cultivation there prior to the arrival of the Spanish. …
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