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  • … well in full to partial sun locations. Green Spice Coral Bells will attract birds, bees and is resistant to deer. Its mature size is a small mound 9 inches tall by 16 inches wide, with the flowers increasing the height to 28 …
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  • … Midnight Rose Alumroot, with dark purple leaves splattered with hot pink polka dots, is so delightful. This lovely Heuchera hybrid would be a lively feature in any shady garden. It … extend the height up to 24 inches and add additional interest. It will attract birds, bees and is resistant to deer. Beautiful in containers or as an accent in the front row of a perennial …
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  • … 'Blue Mouse Ears' is a miniature (8 inches tall, 12 inches wide) hosta with round blue-green leaves. The thick … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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  • … it received a fair-to-good evaluation for planting in the Chicagoland area. PETITE DELIGHT® is especially suited to smaller-scaled gardens or in the front of mixed border locations. Beebalm is great for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a lot of …
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  • … Ohio Glow is a long-blooming beebalm that grows 3 feet to 4 feet tall and about 2 feet to 3 feet wide. As … bloom in mid summer, and removing faded flowers will result in weeks of flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a lot of …
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  • … Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt' is a lovely, dark-rose to pink peony that blooms toward the end of the peony season. It was named after a prominent French actress and is a time-proven standby in the perennial garden. The buds and open flowers contain a sugary …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The bulbs are edible and can be eaten as a starchy vegetable. The buds are hairy, and there is also some hair on the stem and foliage. Lilium leichtlinii is native to central Honshu, Japan's main island. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear forsythias into “green meatballs”, as their natural shapes are graceful enough. ‘Fiesta’ is a very unusual forsythia bred in New Zealand for its colorful foliage. The untoothed ovate …
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  • … poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear … by Kris Jarantoski in the year 2000. The flowers are golden yellow with a darker eye. It is a medium-sized shrub with chartreuse foliage and green twigs. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … heart-shaped foliage with narrow green margins. Noted for being a vigorous grower, this hosta is similar to Gold Standard. It has showy lavender flowers that appear in mid to late summer. … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant