… Japanese Cornel dogwood ( Cornus officianalis ) is a separate dogwood species from Cornelian cherry dogwood ( Cornus mas ), but shares many of … flowers in late winter/early spring, red fruit and exfoliating bark. The Kintoki cultivar is somewhat smaller than the species and notable for heavy flowering. Members of the genus Cornus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Compressa blood-twig dogwood is a dwarf cultivar with a distinct upright, columnar habit. The species takes its common name from the deep red color of its newer stems in fall. The foliage is thick and crinkly. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black fruit in summer, though …
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… SUMMER DREAMS™ is a compact cultivar of redosier dogwood introduced by Roy Klehm of Song Sparrow Farms. It is notable for its variegated green and ivory foliage and uniform habit. Like the species, it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… border. It will grow in full sun to partial shade. Cotinus coggygria ‘Nordine Red’Smoke Tree is a small ornamental, deciduous tree or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and plumelike panicles that appear in the summer and look …
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… Henry's Garnet sweetspire is a variety of Virginia sweetspire which is native to the stream banks and swamps of the southern and eastern US including Missouri and …
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… 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
… The northern pin oak is native to the Great Lakes states. It is considered a good alternative to the more widely known pin oak ( Quercus palustris ) due to …
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… The willow oak is native to the southeastern U.S. Its leaves somewhat resemble the willow and its preferred siting is along streams and rivers like the willow. It has a relatively shallow root system, which makes …
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… The native Shumard oak is a member of the red oak group and produces acorns biennially. Like others in the red oak … Shumard oak has a pyramidal habit when young but matures to a more rounded shape. Fall color is a spectacular scarlet red. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, …
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… Heritage® English shrub rose ( Rosa ‘AUSblush’) is another of the David Austin shrub rose releases. It features beautifully quartered, … in early winter with a mulch of shredded leaves or decomposed bark. The Chicago climate is really tough on this class of roses, and the Plant Evaluation Program continues to evaluate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
