… Jack' is grown for its narrow, strap-like, glossy leaves that are very dark red, almost black. The foliage tends to be a bit floppy, so it needs to be grown in a container or set atop a rock. The flowers, spikes of orange bracts with blue flowers, are …
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… Ageratum houstonianum ('Blue Horizon') produces 3- to 4-inch cushions of tiny blue flowers on 30-inch-tall plants. Free from insects, diseases, and pests, this cultivar is perfect for the annual border or as a cut flower. Plant 'Blue Horizon' in full sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Various species of bees, wasps, and flies …
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… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. peppermint Ruffles hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Pink Frost hellebore grows into a low mound about fifteen inches …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Night Coaster hellebore grows into a low mound about twenty-two …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. peppermint Ice hellebore grows into a low mound about twenty-two …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Golden Lotus hellebore grows into a low mound about fifteen …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… crocus bears large, rosy-purple flowers with prominent white bases and green perianth tubes. The anthers are yellow. Plant this colchicum in full sun and moist but well-drained soil, and divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant the corms with companion plants that begin …
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… of catnip? This plant is a type of catnip, although how much your cat may like catnip appears to vary. Cool Cat catmint is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In early to mid-summer it produces showy, fragrant, lavender-pink blooms that are very popular with bees and other pollinators. If the dead flowers are removed it will rebloom in the fall. It is resistant to deer. Because of its …
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… crystalline-blue shadows, landscapes transformed by mounds of snow, and children bundled up in bright colors. Let’s explore all these themes in eight weeks dedicated to snow. We’ll work from photos, and, snow-permitting, wander through the Garden to experience winter light at its most seductive. Fran Vail will lead you step-by-step …
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