… ‘Gauguin’ is a tree peony with semi-double blossoms combining an impressionistic blend of orange, red, and pink tones surrounding a yellow center. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing blooms and, once established, will grow to mature size in five to …
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… ‘Lan Hu Die’ (Blue Butterfly) is a tree peony. Its single blossoms are light purple accented with dark purple flares. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing flowers and, once established, will mature in five to eight years; …
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… Purple Mildew Resistant beebalm is derived from a north American native plant and grows to around 3-4 feet high and around 3 feet … of beebalms held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Purple Mildew Resistant beebalm was found to have 2 -3 inch purple blossoms covering 60-80% of the plant for about a month from late June …
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… Mottled Willow ‘Hakuro Nashiki’ is a weeping shrub that grows to a maximum height of 20 feet. It requires partial to full sun and moist water conditions. In the spring it produces pink flowers. The plant is …
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… Dwarf Basket Willow ‘Nana’ is a rounded shrub that grows to a maximum height of 5 feet. It requires full sun and medium to wet moisture conditions. In April and May it produces showy white flowers that attract …
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… These perennials grow to a height of 8 inches with full sun to partia shade and dry soil conditions. Blooms from May through August can be red, yellow, … and vivus, meaning “living,” because this perennial plant keeps its leaves in winter and is very resistant to difficult conditions of growth. The foliage varies from blue, bronze green, …
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… Ivory Towers false indigo is notable for the striking contrast between its ivory white blooms and its deep purple stems. … North Carolina. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
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… Why Care about Fungi? The Chicago area is host to more than a thousand species of mushrooms and mushroom like fungi—beneficial, … the forest. If you do collect in the wild, be aware of and follow rules for collecting at that site, e.g., collecting fungi is not allowed on any forest preserve property in the greater …
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… CARDINAL CANDY™ linden viburnum was selected for its cold hardiness that is reported to be superior to the species. Its white flowers in spring, burgundy foliage in fall and red berries in …
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… Yellow wild indigo is a 2- to 3-foot tall native perennial plant known for its small yellow, pea-like flowers that … May-June. The flowers are replaced by ornamental tan seedpods that make attractive additions to dried flower arrangements. The bluish green leaves are held on upright stems. Plants prefer …
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