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  • … show at the beginning of summer. The single flowers are hot pink with a white center, gathered in large clusters to make more of a splash. Since there's little or no repeat bloom. you have  the option of skipping deadheading so you'll have rose hips come fall.  In addition, this particular rambling rose can handle part shade, so you can even train it up a …
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  • … blush pink, double flowers to 3 inches across from late spring to frost and abundant red hips in autumn. The foliage is a glossy dark green. 'New Dawn' is resistant to the diseases that … rose rosette. Let the canes grow for the first two years before pruning and protect the crowns in winter. …
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  • … Dozens of lavender flowers with white eyes form rounded masses at the tips of the flower stems in July and August. With a clove-like fragrance, it is a strong attractant of butterflies and … parents, this plant is not fussy to soils as long as it is relatively well-drained and planted in full- to partial-sun locations. …
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  • … are good for cutting. The cone-shaped center is green, then brown as it dries out. It grows in sunny locations, and can be used in annual flower beds, wildflower gardens or gravel gardens. …
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  • … The obedient plant grows to 4' tall and tends to form large clumps. Pink in the late-summer garden is rather rare. Obedient plant's abundant pink flowers that resemble snapdragons on 12" to 18" spikes grace the garden in late summer and fall. The interesting florets are attached to the square stems with wiry …
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  • … large (10-inch-long), eye-catching, steel-blue cones that turn bronze as they age. Grow in moist soil in full sun either as a specimen plant or group several together to create a screen or hedge. …
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  • … Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected at Intrinsic Perennial Gardens in Hebron, IL, for its vigorous growth, compact habit, attractive foliage and profuse white …
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  • … LUCKY STAR® White Improved Pentas Pure white, star-shaped flowers top the mounded green foliage in clusters throughout the warmer months of the year. This variety exhibits tighter, more compact … same height. Pentas are an insect pollinator and hummingbird magnet of the first order. Plant in full sun, moderately rich, well-drained soils and water whenever the foliage starts to wilt …
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  • … cones are interesting -- each cone scale has a three-pointed bract. A well-grown Douglas fir in a snowclad winter landscape is a sight to behold. Douglas fir is native to mountainous areas of the West Coast; in the Pacific coastal regions, it can attain heights of up to 250'. An evergreen with grandeur …
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  • … is actually a blend of three tulips assembled for the Garden by a wholesale bulb company in the Netherlands. The first to bloom has large scarlet blooms with a short stature. The broad wavy leaves are edged in yellow. It is intermixed with a white variety and the last to bloom will be pink. Tulip blends …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant