… with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of … best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care performers in northern climates. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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… feet. From mid-September to October, it produces showy violet blue flowers that attract birds and butterflies. One of the last species of aster to bloom, it is called aromatic aster because … scented glands on the small, narrow leaves. The species is native throughout much of eastern and central North America. It requires full sun and moderate-to-dry moisture conditions and will withstand several frosts before the flowers …
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… Arboretum introduction, frontier elm is a hybrid between the smooth-leaved elm Ulmus minor and Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia . Our specimens by the Krasberg Rose Garden, planted in 1995, are turning into beautiful trees with nice, straight trunks and branches that arch outward. The leaves are small and toothed. Fall color is an outstanding rich red, with central veins that often remain green. …
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… viburnum is native to the eastern U.S. where it can be found growing in swamps. Its dark green and very shiny leaves differentiate it from many other viburnums. Smooth witherod viburnum bears abundant white flowers and fruit that starts out pink and matures to blue; it is one of the latest viburnums to bloom. Viburnums are a versatile genus …
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… Summer Magic blackhaw viburnum is a more compact cultivar than the species with a height of 15' and a spread of 12'. New foliage emerges red then transforms to pink and finally deep green. While the white flowers in May are typical of the species, this cultivar's fruit production is sparse. Fall foliage color is red and yellow. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the …
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… Allegheny viburnum is a cross between V. rhytidophyllum and V. lantana 'Mohican' and introduced in 1966 by the U.S. National Arboretum. The leathery foliage is somewhat darker … viburnums. White flowers in May give way to red fruits, which eventually turn black and persist into winter. Fall foliage color is burgundy. Viburnums are a versatile genus of …
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… from late spring into early summer, she also offers some repeat bloom later in the season, and variegated foliage edged in golden yellow until frost. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care …
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… of pure-white, fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers. The show may go on for as long as two months and even repeat in the fall. At maturity the branches have a graceful, arcing habit, bending down to touch the ground. It's often used as a hedge, or a specimen. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care …
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… Susceptible Plants Many plants, including trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and vegetables Description & Symptoms Aphids are small, soft-bodied, sucking insects that feed on … plants. They frequently are found massed on young succulent growth, such as new shoots, buds, and leaves. Leaves and stems that are infested with aphids do not grow properly, often becoming yellowed, distorted, …
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… resistance, a uniform upright pyramidal habit, beautiful satin white bark, attractive foliage and golden-yellow fall color. This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars … used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the …
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