… This shrub typically grows to a maximum height of 5 feet with full sun and moist, well-drained soil. It has spikes of rich magenta-purple blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from early summer to early fall. It is good in a border when grown in massed plantings. It is also a popular cut flower. The plant …
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… Narcissus ‘Curlew’ is in Division 7. This is a dwarf narcissus that blooms in mid to late season with 1 to 3 flowers per stem. The flowers are 3 inches across with white petals and a long ivory white …
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… Narcissus ‘Harlequin’ is in Division 2. It blooms in early to mid spring with 4 inch flowers. The petals are white with a touch of yellow at the base. The corona is a brilliant reddish orange shading to yellow at the base. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name …
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… PRAIRIE TITAN® Kentucky Coffeetree is derived from a tree native to the streambanks and floodplains of midwestern North America. … TITAN® has fine bluish-green foliage and grows into a large upright but spreading tree up to sixty feet high and thirty feet wide. Although it prefers moist rich soils it is highly …
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… As the name August Flame connotes, this daylily is flaming red and blooms quite late in the season. It has a yellow streak in the center of each … are several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant may continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. Typical of daylilies, it is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… Native to the United States, Hydrangea arborescens is an upright, deciduous shrub that prefers moist, well-drained soils in part shade. WHITE DOME® … early June and continue through August. Bloom occurs on new wood, so plants may be pruned back to the ground in late winter to encourage strong stem growth. Plant ‘Dardom’ in masses in the …
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… hydrangea takes its name from the flowers that change color from a creamy white in mid-summer to pink in late summer to strawberry red in the fall. This hydrangea is a compact mounding shrub growing to only about five feet tall and about four feet wide. It …
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… Growing only 2 to 3 feet tall, Hypericum kalmianum has a nice mounded habit and attractive bluish-green leaves. … plant for the shrub border or for use in a foundation planting. Extremely showy, 1 to 1-1/2 inch, bright-yellow flowers cover the plant in July; the center of each flower has golden-yellow stamens. In winter, interest is provided by the picturesque gnarled branches, which are covered with colorful reddish peeling …
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… heart-shaped which turn yellow in the fall. In early spring before the leaves appear, the tree is covered with masses of violet-pink flowers that spring straight from the bare trunks and which provide early season sustenance to hummingbirds and a range of other pollinators. Ace of Hearts is a dwarf redbud, designed for smaller gardens, reaching heights of only 9 to 12 feet and widths of 10-15 feet with a graceful spreading growth habit. It is a suitable …
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… nonhardy, evergreen shrub from Central America. Winter hardy in USDA zones 7 and warmer, it is used as an annual in Chicago-area gardens. Full sun in the hottest microclimates available in your garden and average soils are keys to success in the Upper Midwest. Once the plant is rooted in, you will need water only during extended droughts. It's insect and disease resistant, and is difficult to overwinter indoors because of the full sun and warm temperature requirements. Butterflies, …
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