… This evergreen vine is native to Madagascar and grows up to 12 feet high with bright, indirect indoor light and dry moisture conditions. In midspring it …
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… This perennial needs full sun to partial shade and dry soil conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It has white and green blooms in July and August and is a specimen. …
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… Aloe cooperi is a South African grassland aloe discovered by William Burchell in his early travels in South … or in small groups from offshoots at ground level. Plants may be stemless or short stemmed up to 6 inches tall. The leaves are often yellowish green with the upper surface usually unspotted, … tall. The inflorescence is simple and bold; the flowers vary in color from greenish-cream to apricot and salmon pink. The blooming stalks grow to 3 feet tall and bear very attractive …
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… This weeping willow is a cross between Salix babylonica (weeping willow) and Salix pentandra (bay willow). It is a … known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they generally require moderate to wet soil moisture. In the wild, willows are commonly found near streams, rivers and ponds. In …
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… Sweet black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers') is one of five species of black-eyed Susan native to Illinois, all of which have yellow flowers with brown centers. Sweet black-eyed Susan has … real novelty, with sunshine-yellow petals that are rolled into extremely narrow tubes referred to as quills. It was named for the man who found it along some railroad tracks in southern …
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… know you can grow kiwis right in your own back yard? The fruit of 'Ken's Red' hardy kiwi vine is a cousin of the familiar grocery store kiwis. The berries have the same sweet-and-citrus … berries are red, so they even look like grapes. There's more good news. 'Ken's Red' is hardy to -25, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. Despite the name, 'Ken's Red' is …
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… plants from Africa, southwestern Asia, and Madagascar, Yemen tree aloe ( Aloe sabaea ) is among 400 species in the genus. The name “aloe” derives from the Greek word, which comes from … appear on tall upright inflorescences in open conical racemes on a plant that can reach 8 to 12 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. This plant was described and named by German botanist and ethnologist Georg …
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… pagoda dogwood gets its common name because its distinctive horizontal branching habit appears to belong in a Japanese garden, though it is a native species. Its scientific name Cornus alternifolia indicates that its leaves alternate … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Love Pat features blue-green, slug-resistant foliage forming a medium to large mound (14 inches tall by 16 inches wide) over time. It is a Tokudama variety of hosta, which blooms with white flowers in mid to late summer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce …
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… Noted for its dependability and good growth rate, Shade Fanfare is a medium (2-feet wide by 1½ feet tall) hosta featuring medium to light green foliage with a creamy margin.It blooms in June to July with lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, …
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