… shrub with a more compact habit than other butterfly bushes. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) This selection came from the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in … Horticultural Society in 2008. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and honeybees are all attracted to the honey-scented flowers. Deer and rabbits, however, don't care for the taste of the leaves or stems. Plant in full sun and water it well the first year to get …
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… Bretschneider dogwood is native to northeast China. It produces creamy white flowers followed by blue-black fruits. Fall foliage … Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- 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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… leaf margins and abundant flower and fruit production typical of the species. It is reported to be a vigorous grower. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- 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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… Littleleaf dogwood is a low and broad shrub native to China. Small white flowers that bloom in late spring/early summer are followed by fruits that … Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- 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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… Fern Valley Pink summersweet is a cultivar of a deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States. Its name is derived from the prolific, fragrant light pink flowers … and which attract butterflies and birds. The flowers are produced on vertical flower spikes up to 12 inches long, which are a striking feature of the plant, along with its lustrous dark green … Summersweet flowers on new wood so prune it in late winter. It is a versatile plant, suitable for borders, screens, or as a specimen plant or an understory. …
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… and you'll see that each flower has five petals but the flower is symmetrical. If you happen to be here when it has seed pods you'll see that they have a graceful curved shape, like the … After the flowers fade the plant bears the distinctive seed capsule. Johnson's Blue grows to about eighteen inches high and two to three feet width in full or partial sun making it suitable for borders and as a groundcover in sunny areas. It requires regular deep watering during dry …
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… known as cigar flower and candy corn plant, is a twining vine from South America that can grow to 12 feet long with support. The tiny tubular flowers are red with yellow tips, with four green … four toothed lobes. The small ovate leaves grow on wiry stems. The flowers grow abundantly for a long period as long as they have enough sun and warmth. They will grow up a support like a … dangle from hanging baskets, or they can be clipped into a shrubby form. If they have nothing to cling to they will twine around themselves. …
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… that naturalize in Chicago-area gardens, it prefers a shady moist position but its ability to enter summer dormancy makes it remarkably tolerant of heat and drought. It is free of most insect and disease pests. Primula sieboldii is native to swampy meadowlands in Japan, eastern Siberia, Korea, and Manchuria, where it experiences … alternating with summer time heat and droughts – an environment similar to that of Chicago. For more than 400 years this species has held an almost cult-like status with the gardeners of …
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… The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, long lived, hard wood trees that produce fruit we all know as … (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. …
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… Narcissus ‘Avalanche’ is in Division 8. It stands 16 to 18 inches tall and blooms in early to mid season with 10 or more strongly scented flowers on each stem. The petals are white and … it was supposedly found growing on a cliff. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his …
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