… 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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
… tall. It has large 8-inch-long leaves that are cupped and can hold water (hence its name). In late summer into early fall it produces 3- to 4-inch flowers resembling sunflowers. Cup Plant … butterflies and goldfinches, the latter of which eat the seeds and drink the water held in the leaves. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… features fully double, deep red 4- to 6-inch blooms on thick, sturdy stems. This plant thrives in the heat and humidity of Chicago summers (nice to know at least one species is enjoying … resistant and attracts bees and butterflies. It's a great, quick growing choice to fill in holes where less heat-tolerant plants have ‘melted’ out. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… top the mounded disease resistant foliage throughout summer and into fall. Zinnias thrive in full sun, average soils, and supplemental watering during droughts. They also benefit from wide spacing in airy locations to prevent the spread of diseases. A number of different taxa of pollinating …
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… this month for dryness and signs of decay. Shriveling indicates that the relative humidity in the storage area is too low. If bulbs are shriveled and packing media is very dry, dampen the … air circulation. Stored dahlias should be plump. If they are severely shriveled, place them in a bucket of water for several hours to re-hydrate. Slight damage can be cut away to fresh, white flesh. Re-wrap the roots in lightly dampened newspaper and store. …
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… carefully, using a pitchfork rather than a shovel. Wash or dust off all soil and dry the clump in the sun, but be sure to bring in the tubers if frost threatens again. Label the tubers properly with name, height and color of dahlias. Dust with fungicide if desired. Store tubers in boxes of peat moss, shredded newspapers, sawdust or even sand where temperatures range between …
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… fan that faces away from the planting circle. Siberian iris ( I. sibirica ) can be divided in July by digging up the entire clump with a sharp shovel and then separating the clump into as … as you want. For an established clump, this might require a pruning saw. Replant the sections in full sun at the same planting depth as the original clump. Early or spring-flowering little irises ( I. danfordiae, I. reticulata ) can be lifted, separated and replanted in fall, although this is often not necessary since they tend to naturalize by themselves. …
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