… This shrub grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and white blooms in May and June. It belongs in a hedge or a border. The blue fruit is attractive to birds. …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple and white blooms that attract butterflies in July and August. It belongs in a border and is also attractive to birds. …
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… This creeping, evergreen, mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 6 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy white to pale pink blooms that attract butterflies from May through August. It is a ground cover. …
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… This creeping ground cover grows to a height of 8 inches with full sun to partial shade and dry moisture conditions. It has yellow and orange blooms in May and June that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It is also resistant to deer. …
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… a hint of green. Leaves can be 4-6” long, with a rough texture. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil. Native to the southern states, it blooms on new growth, so do not prune until after flowering. The Chicago area is a little north of its native range, so some winter damage may occur, but will not affect …
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… are an unusual shade of dark red and sit atop short branchlets. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil. Native to the southern states, it blooms on new growth, so do not prune until after flowering. The Chicago area is a little north of its native range, so some winter damage may occur, but will not affect …
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… Is it possible for plant to produce two completely different types of flowers at different times? … conditions around its roots but sunshine for the spreading part of the plant. It is perfect to plant within a sunny border and especially at the back of a border where it can climb over a …
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… settings in moist humus-rich soils that are slightly alkaline in pH. Mature height and width is a little less than 2 feet tall by 2 feet wide. This selection is a seed strain, so there will … sold under this name. In climates with shorter winters, Lenten roses bloom more closely to their namesake date on the calendar; in the Chicago area, they usually begin to flower in April and frequently continue into early May. This specimen is one of a number of …
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… CUYAHOGA™ gray dogwood is one of the Counties of Ohio series of cultivars. It is often seen as a tree form of this … -- 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 to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… In early spring, before the leaves appear, this tree is covered with masses of violet-pink flowers that spring straight from the bare trunks and which provide early season sustenance to hummingbirds and a range of other pollinators. Northern Strain redbud reaches a height of 25 … spreading growth habit and a low hanging canopy. In the springtime the emerging foliage is burgundy, while in the fall the leaves are buttery golden color. Because of its spring and …
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