… bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; ‘Fairview’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil. It is …
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… bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; ‘Firelight’ is an early bloomer. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil. It is …
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… bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Glory Be’ is an early bloomer. It grows to 28 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil. It is …
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… EASY ELEGANCE® Yellow Submarine is a cheerful, easy-care shrub rose that blooms in clusters of bright, lemon yellow roses that turn to light yellow and then white over time. The flowers are two inches across and quite double for their size (petal count: 32) so the …
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… 3 feet tall plants that thrive under cool, moist, shady conditions. This species is an annual in the Chicago area but is perennial in USDA zones 9 to 10. Free of most insect and diseases (botrytis on the petals in areas with poor air movement …
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… By contrast, one of its parents, Allium macleanii var. elatum , is so fertile and attractive to pollinators (mostly bees of various species) that individual florets are quickly pollinated, and their color soon fades. On the other hand, var. elatum has scapes approaching 5 feet (150 cm) and compound bulbs of 5 or 6 cloves. In its native habitat in Central Asia, the bulbs are pickled. Its leaves are broad, somewhat …
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… between V. farreri and V. grandiflorum selected from seedlings at Bodnant Gardens, Wales, in 1935. Not as common as other varieties of viburnum, its pinkish buds and fragrant flowers emerge before the foliage in April and are subject to being nipped by frost. The protected spot it has along the Viburnum Walk means a chance to …
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… The Daimyo or Japanese Emperor oak is native to Asia. Its leaves have toothed or serrated margins. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 … that produce fruit we all know as acorns. Within the white oak group, acorns mature annually; in the red oak group, acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade …
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… The northern pin oak is native to the Great Lakes states. It is considered a good alternative to the more widely known pin oak ( … share an appealing habit and leaf shape. The northern pin oak's acorns are elliptical (oval) in shape and mature biennially. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, …
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… Narcissus ‘Bell Song’ is in Division 7. This is a dwarf narcissus that blooms late in the spring with 2 -3 flowers on each … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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