… lower flowers to a brilliant flaming fuchsia-pink at the top. Celosias grown and flower best in full sun and average soils with moderate fertilization and supplemental water during droughts. … insects throughout the summer while songbirds are attracted to the small black seeds in fall. This is an excellent cultivar for cutting and using either in fresh or dried arrangements. 2020 – Ball …
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… Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘Excelsior’ produces 13 to 15 hanging, bell-shaped flowers of deep blue in late spring to early summer. This species is native to the moist woodlands of Spain, Portugal, and northwestern Africa, and it thrives under similar conditions in Chicago area gardens. This cultivar was selected in 1906 because of its larger, more intensely …
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… Treasure daylily has 4½-inch light yellow flowers with a yellow green throat. It blooms early in the season and may re-bloom. As the name suggests, the flowers are very fragrant and … one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. The plant is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… daylily has lovely canary-yellow flowers on tall 3-foot stalks. The blooms are 5 inches in diameter and are delightfully fragrant. It blooms mid to late season, attracting butterflies … one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Hyperion has been awarded Honorable …
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… Mayan Gold daylily has small gold-colored flowers with green throats in early season. The blooms are only 3 inches across and have a delightful fragrance. Each bloom … one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… Omomuki daylily has yellow flowers with a green throat in early mid season. The flowers measure 5 inches across and remain open for 16 hours or more. … one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. 'Omomuki' has been awarded Honorable …
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… Blackout Alumroot is a cultivar with glossy dark black-brown colored foliage. This plant creates a compact mounded … wide. The dark leaves are held flat, lacking any ruffles of the other similar varieties. In early summer 10 inch dark flower scapes appear, the tiny flowers open to creamy white. … to early summer gardens. Blackout Alumroot was bred and introduced by Dirk Scheys of Belgium in 2008. This plant will work well in shade or sun, with adequate moisture. …
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… Heuchera villosa hybrid 'Pretty Pistachio' is a delightful combination of bright lime green leaves and abundant tall scapes of tiny pink … the height to 24 inches and the scapes are full and wide. Introduced by Walters Gardens in 2016. Resistant to deer, attracts hummingbirds and bees. Lovely in containers, perennial borders and as a groundcover in partial shade. …
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… Fragrant creamy-white blooms to 8 inches in diameter are held upright by strong stems on Bowl of Cream peony ( Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Cream'), a hybrid created by Carl G. Klehm. Plant in full sun, in moderately fertile and moist soils, and leave it place! This plant is free of insects and diseases. All peonies dislike disturbance of their root systems and will …
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… Diamant lacebark pine ( Pinus bungeana 'Diamant'), which is a dwarf globose form, was discovered as a witches'-broom on a plant in Hungary. Short, light green needles densely cover this slow-growing evergreen shrub, which grows just 1 to 3 inches per year. Plant this evergreen in full sun in moist, well-drained soil, and protect it from winter winds the first year …
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