… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shrubs, it's far easier in the long run to select a species or variety that you will have room for when it has grown up than to try to control a too-big plant with constant pruning. … Viburnum dentatum 'Ralph Senior') are selections from the Chicagoland Grows program chosen for more reliable fall color, among other good qualities. Arrowwood is a big shrub, often … a somewhat smaller cultivar — it tops out at about 10 feet — with berries that are bright red for a month before ripening to black. Blackhaw ( Viburnum prunifolium ) If you want a …
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… from year to year, and when it's a particularly lean winter, the siskins fly south looking for food. They readily come to feeders filled with thistle seed. Siskins were particularly … antics of the siskins and their more common counterpart, the American goldfinch, as they vie for favorite perches on feeders and trees. Pine siskins start courting and choosing mates as …
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… the most common." How to identify poison ivy Poison ivy takes many forms, so it is important for hikers, gardeners, and anyone who enjoys the outdoors to become familiar with its … trees, telephone poles, or even buildings in more rural areas. Urushiol, the resin responsible for producing allergic reactions in people, is present in every part of the plant. Rashes can …
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… usually faces up. When the bloom rotates, the lip faces down and provides a landing platform for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The rotation also exposes the lip to more sunlight, … the orchid is the dark purple-ish part. One good turn deserves another Orchids are best known for this feat, though a few other species also rotate, including tropical pitcher plants ( …
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… moisture, and genetic makeup of each plant, are the way deciduous plants prepare themselves for winter. Leaf Pigments Several types of pigments are always present in plant leaves. The … grass, flame grass, and Dallas Blues switch grass, to name just a few. Come on over and see for yourself! …
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… Texas and Louisiana and planted widely on the West Coast, it might seem an unlikely candidate for Midwest gardens. But those who grow the white 'Whirling Butterflies', bright pink 'Siskiyou … of humidity and has no known insect or disease problems. Perhaps best of all, it blooms for a long time, from early summer to autumn, especially if the entire flower stem is removed as …
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… from Brassovola , Cattleya , Laelia , and Sophronitis . These varieties seem well suited for home culture, due to hybridization and their small size. It can easily be imagined that a … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
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… to Panama, where the subspecies rosea is found. The flower spikes can produce flowers for up to three months, and each of the flowers smells like chocolate. This species requires very … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
