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  • … Rosa carolina, better known as pasture rose, is a true native. native to the U. S. and to our particular area. It breaks out with profuse … area you want to devote to native plants, or you'd love to plant roses in mass, pasture rose is a natural choice.   …
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  • … This slow-growing tree is a five-needled pine with lustrous dark-green foliage. Use it as a specimen plant. It produces … areas. This plant deserves greater attention in the horticulture field. The lacebark pine is a dense, pyramidal evergreen tree reaching a mature height of 30' to 40'. With age, it loses …
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  • … White pine is one of our most beautiful native trees, with long, delicate, bluish-green thin needles that … 150 feet tall were reported. The graceful branches of this pine grow in distinct tiers. It is normal for the older needles to fall off, exposing the greenish- gray bark. In clay soil, it …
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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 …
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  • … for poison ivy, but remember –poison ivy has leaves of three. Its best use in the garden is to cover a semi-shady slope or a sturdy fence. It can climb walls, hanging on with its tendrils, but the more delicate Boston ivy would be a better choice. It is resistant to deer. …
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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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  • … Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Early Harvest' is one of the earliest tulips to flower in the Chicago region. Unlike other cultivars of … are held on short, stout stems above green leaves marked with maroon. Tulipa kaufmanniana is native to the western slopes of the Tien Shan mountains in Kazakstan, where they display a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Pink Ice spirea is a new take on the popular bridal wreath spirea. While it has the same vase-shaped habit, it is differentiated by its green leaves speckled with white and stems and new growth that emerge …
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  • … The dramatic Hawaiian sunset flower ( Stictocardia beraviensis ) is a stunning sight to behold. Native to Africa, its intense tricolored, sunset-hued, 2- to … to deer—this specimen thrives in USDA Zones 9-11. As with any blooming plant, the rule is, the more sun, the more flowers. However, even planted in shade, it will continue to bloom …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant