… The white flowers, which appear from July through October, are said to resemble a turtle with its mouth open but are more reminiscent of snapdragons. It grows 3-4 feet and prefers wet …
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… Europe, and Asia, this species grows in clumps and produces large cupped yellow flowers with numerous stamens in the center. The number of petals varies, from five to nine; there are …
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… is a woody clinging vine native to the southeastern United States. It attaches itself with aerial rootlets or radicans and grows rapidly to 30 to 40 feet. It likes average soils and …
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… Medium pink bracts with darker pink veins and young bracts cover this mounded non-hardy shrub during short days - …
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… Grassy-leaved goldenrod is an attractive native perennial with a shrubby habit, growing to about three feet tall. The little yelow flowers grow in flat …
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… in frost free climates can produce two crops of fruit a year. Provide a very sunny location with average soil, water and fertilizer. The straight species is not hardy in Chicago and is best …
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… figured in art, literature, nutrition and culinary practices. Fruit are eaten fresh or used with other components in dishes while the leaves can be used as a wrapper for steamed or cooked …
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… This impressive large bulb in the lily family produces 3-foot stems with deep yellow, bell-shaped flowers hanging down beneath a topknot of green leaves, somewhat …
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… Geum triflorum grows to 16 to18 inches tall and blooms with nodding, reddish-pink flowers in May to early July. As the flowers die, the styles elongate …
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… are a welcome harbinger of spring. ‘Purple Ribbons’ is a medium-sized shrub or small tree with a round habit. Leaves are initially light green changing to a dark green then to …
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