… titanum ) is not really a flower; technically it’s the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. At 6 to 8 feet tall in bloom, it’s striking. Also known as "corpse flower" because of the unbelievable stench, its … all at once. The experts at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in California describe the smell as “a combination of limburger cheese, garlic, rotting fish, and …
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… Salm Dyck aloe ( Aloe salm-dyckiana ) was given a species name early in the eighteenth century, before it was recognized—thanks to DNA analysis—as representing a … species make exceptional container plants, but this species matures at 8 to 10 feet in height and produces enormous, branched, candelabra-like inflorescences. Unfortunately, this … plant requires a container too large and heavy for most Chicago-area gardeners to move indoors in the fall to escape winter's freezing temperatures. *A hybrid swarm is a variable local …
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… spring bulbs, bleeding hearts thrive under the canopy of large deciduous trees and go dormant in early summer. Free of most pests and diseases, this species rarely reseeds, but it does … the flowers and will hang upside down to send their proboscis (the equivalent of a tongue in mammals) past the white part of the flower to gather the nectar. In so doing, they have to push their way past the pollen-containing anthers, thus ensuring the …
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… a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has wonderful yellow fall color. It produces stout spurs along the … branches; these spurs and the stiff branches give the Ginkgo a formal, stiff, spiky appearance in winter. Golden yellow fall color is outstanding. …
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… Lilium ‘Black Jack’ has large, deep red to burgundy flowers with dark purple centers in late spring to early summer. The blooms are upfacing and unspotted. The stems grow to 2 to 4 feet in height. Black Jack belongs to the group of Asiatic lilies which generally bloom earlier than … of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer days, as long as the bulbs are deep enough to remain …
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… by red fruit that may persist into winter. The graceful habit of this cultivar, introduced in 1956 by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, made this one of the most popular weeping crabapples, It … old estates and gardens. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them …
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… the peony season. It was named after a prominent French actress and is a time-proven standby in the perennial garden. The buds and open flowers contain a sugary nectar beloved by ants, bees, … among the gods of ancient Greece, and Paeon was turned into a beautiful flowering plant in order to avoid persecution. Roots of the parental species of this cultivar,lactiflora, are highly regarded in Chinese herbal medicine. Western scientists have extracted a number of components with …
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… and 2-3 feet wide. As befits its name, it bears fragrant 2-2.5 inch bright purple-blue flowers in mid-summer. It was developed to be a more low-growing and neater clumping beebalm for smaller scale gardens. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub your finger across the leaf, you'll be … by its fragrance, as beebalm is used to scent Earl Grey tea. Bright pompoms of flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting …
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… tall and 2-3 feet wide. As befits its name, it bears fragrant 2-2.5 inch bright pink flowers in mid-summer. It was developed to be a more low-growing and neater clumping beebalm for smaller scale gardens. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub your finger across the leaf, you'll be … by its fragrance, as beebalm is used to scent Earl Grey tea. Bright pompoms of flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tall and 2 feet wide. As befits its name, it bears fragrant 2-2.5inch cherry red flowers in mid-summer. It was developed to be a more low-growing and neater clumping beebalm for smaller scale gardens. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub your finger across the leaf, you'll be … by its fragrance, as beebalm is used to scent Earl Grey tea. Bright pompoms of flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
