… Ruffles hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaflets which are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold locations. Peppermint Ruffles is a prolific bloomer of three inch double flowers that are a crisp white with magenta edging and … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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… Dark Mystery Alumroot is a stunning dark purple Heuchera villosa hybrid. The leaves are large, oak shaped and … to containers for color contrast and used in mixed borders. It will attract bees, birds and is resistant to deer. In mild climates the foliage will remain attractive through the winter. …
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… Electra Alumroot is highly decorative Heuchera villosa hybrid introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries in 2009. It has … to containers for color contrast and used in mixed borders. It will attract bees, birds and is resistant to deer. In mild climates the foliage will remain attractive through the winter. …
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… Hercules Coral Bells is an attention grabbing variegated form with cream and green marbled leaves and cheerful bright … if planted in large numbers as a groundcover in shade. It will attract birds, bees and is resistant to deer. This very showy selection was introduced from the Netherlands by Herbert …
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… Stainless Steel Alumroot is a great shade garden selection. This Heuchera was bred by Charles and Martha Oliver of the … striking foliage introductions, the flowers are equally attractive. Stainless Steel Alumroot is a strong bloomer with outstanding, numerous tall panicles of creamy white flowers. Stainless …
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… Reddish-pink buds open to white flowers on Donald Wyman crabapple. The fruit is glossy red and persistent into winter. This consistent performer and disease-resistant cultivar is extensively planted at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It was discovered as a chance seedling at …
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… Actaea poetica narcissus ( Narcissus ‘Actaea’) is one of the best known of the cultivars derived from Narcissus poeticus . Pure-white glistening … petals, slightly overlapped, are centered by a small yellow cup with a red rim. This cultivar is reliably hardy in the Chicago area if planted in well-drained, moist soil in full sun or light …
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… Golden shrimp plant or golden candle plant ( Pachystachys lutea ) is a subtropical, soft-stemmed, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to Peru, where it grows 2 to 6 … it blooms in the summer. As a houseplant, it requires warm, humid, sunny locations. If it is happy it will bloom throughout the year. …
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… ‘Chinese Dragon’ is a tree peony with stunning reddish-pink flowers surrounding darker center flares. Tree peonies … more than 2 inches below the soil surface and protect from strong winds and afternoon sun. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their …
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… ‘Goldfinch’ is tree peony producing a mass of golden petals surrounding a center of deep red flares golden … more than 2 inches below the soil surface and protect from strong winds and afternoon sun. It is deer resistant Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold …
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