… Iris ‘Robin’s Egg’ is a light blue miniature dwarf bearded iris that blooms two to three weeks ahead of the more frequently seen tall bearded iris. A perfect plant for the front of the flower border or … Miniature iris require the same growing environment as their taller cousins: a sunny location in well drained soil with no mulch in or around the crown. The other ‘trick’ is that the rhizomes …
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… Imperial purple flowers make this among the most intensely colored of all of the Colchicum cultivars. The colors lighten up toward the center of the flower. It is typically one of the first of the Colchicum to flower, sometimes as early as late August. Plant this cultivar in full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Divide it when the clumps of corms have become so …
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… Susquehanna Sargent viburnum was introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1966 from a selection of seedlings found in Japan. This muti-stemmed cultivar can almost be treated as a small tree due to its attractive corky bark. It has unusually large dark green leaves of heavy substance. White …
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… sedums is its striking chartreuse foliage. When used as a groundcover or as a spiller in a container, that dense, bright mass of color acts as a "footlight" for taller plants with darker leaves. But the color show doesn't end there. 'Angelina' is a constant source of yellow flowers throughout … summer, and its leaves take on orange tones in autumn. Stonecrops are tough. They're native to rocky, arid mountains and cliffs from Asia to Western Europe, so they can tolerate wide …
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… Iris 'Like Wow' is a tall bearded iris that stands 32 inches high and blooms in mid season. The standards are white with pale lavender edges. The falls are deep purple with … bloom after the dwarf irises but before the Japanese and Siberian Irises. They are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to rabbits and deer. Iris is the name of the Greek …
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… is classified as early, mid, and late; ‘Bob Krekler’ is a midseason bloomer, usually mid-May in the Chicago area. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground …
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… species has a wide native geographic range extending from eastern Europe through Asia Minor, the Caucasus region and into Central Asia. It also has a range of flower colors from purplish pink to white and from no tesselation (checkering of the flower) to moderate tesselation. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so …
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… Ruby Perfection cabbage is another of the edible members of the Brassicaceae that can be used for ornamental and/or culinary uses. Cabbages are typically heavy feeders and thrive in rich well drained soils during the cooler months of the growing season. This cultivar produces …
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