… The rosy buds of Walters Siberian crabapple 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. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display …
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… Riesenschirm reaches about 5 to 7 feet in height and about 3 feet in width making it an excellent plant for the back of a border. It attracts butterflies and pollinators in the summer … heads provide food for birds in the winter months if not cut back in the fall. It can cope with clay and wet soils and is not generally attractive to deer making it a resilient performer …
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… beards add the perfect accent to these stunning blooms. The stems stand 2 feet tall, each with multiple buds that open in late spring to early summer. It has no fragrance but is attractive to butterflies and makes an excellent cut flower. Batik was awarded Honorable Mention in 1988, Award of Merit in 1990, and …
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… Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls', or Snake Willow, is a lovely small willow tree with a weeping corkscrew growth habit. Although the trunk and larger branches are upright, the … and leaves are a golden-green color in spring and mature to bronze-gold branches in summer with soft willow green leaves. The leaves are also slightly twisted enhancing the tresses like … snow are delightful. This tree, when leafless, looks amazing with garden lighting. This is a fast growing tree and will reach 20 feet high and wide with in a few years. It is a fun bit of …
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… Lilium monadelphum has downfacing butter yellow flowers with purple spots tall in the spring . The petals are refluxed and the anthers are fused at into … plants surrounding the lilies will help protect their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long lasting blooms and buds that continue to mature and open after cutting. …
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… Lilium ‘Elodie’ has stunning pink flowers with a double layer of lightly speckled petals. The flowers are unscented and pollen free. The stems grow to just over 3 feet tall with blooms in late spring to early summer. Elodie belongs to a group of Asiatic lilies which … plants surrounding the lilies will help protect their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long lasting blooms and buds that continue to mature and open after …
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… Lilium Lilium ‘Creme de la Creme’ is a stunning blend of golden- orange fading to deep-yellow with a generous dusting of light orange speckles. The flowers are bowl shaped and downfacing. … which generally bloom after Asiatic lilies and before Oriental lilies. Typically they are tall with large, very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers. Of the lilies, Trumpets are the least shade … plants surrounding the lilies will help protect their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long lasting blooms and buds that continue to mature and open after …
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… on top of varying shades of gold and orange in late spring. The flowers are 4 inches wide with contrasting orange anthers and a generous speckling of dark spots. The stems stand 4 feet high with 30 or more Turk’s cap flowers on a single stem. Typically Martagon lilies have a strong … plants surrounding the lilies will help protect their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long lasting blooms and buds that continue to mature and open after …
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… Lilium tsingtauense has orange, star-shaped flowers with almost no spots and an unpleasant scent. The blooms are upfacing on stems that stand 3 feet tall with whorled foliage. In its natural setting, the florets have a very distinct shape, branching … Lower plants surrounding lilies will help protect their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long lasting blooms and buds that continue to mature and open after …
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… into summer are like beacons in the shade. This mounded plant spreads by rhizomes and makes an excellent ground cover for difficult sites in sun or shade. Use it under trees or woven through …
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