… a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. Crabapple fruits are usually not eaten by humans but …
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… ‘Orange Encore’ is a spreading, 9’-10’ tall shrub that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above … from a dark brownish calyx. When temperatures drop below freezing, the petals will curl up and then open again when warmer temperatures return. Large oval to round leaves are initially a … maroon tints, then a dark green also with maroon tints before changing to deep purple-maroon and then crimson in autumn. Intermediate witch hazels were created by the hybridization of …
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… ‘Burning Hearts’ grows to 6 – 12 inches high with bluish gray green foliage that is fernlike and deeply cut. It blooms in mid spring with deep rose flowers lined with white which dangle from … The heart shaped flowers have an inner petal which protrudes from the bottom of each flower and is reminiscent of a drop of blood, thus giving the plant the name “bleeding heart”. It will … the foliage will remain attractive throughout the summer. It is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. Archived Copy: …
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… the genus Lonicera . They can be recognized the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. Diervilla sessilifolia is named for the very short … a compact, spreading growth habit. The summer-blooming bush honeysuckles, native to dry woods and clearings, are adaptable to many soils, and will grow in sun or partial shade. Archived Copy: …
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… ruffled edges. The standards are the same, but the colors are subdued. The beards are orange and there is a white area at the base of the falls. There is a hint of a gold line at the edge of … inches high with branched stems which have 8 to 9 buds each. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer and is an excellent cut flower. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. …
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… colors. The falls are a soft rose over yellow creating an almost peach effect. The style arms and the very small standards are light yellow. The signals are a deep yellow surrounded by a dark wine eyelash pattern. The stalks stand 37 inches high with 3 branches and at least 6 buds on each stem. Kinshikou means “golden monkey”. A pseudata iris is a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata ) and Iris pseudacorus . These hybrids have introduced the color yellow into the form of a Japanese …
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… The style arms are creamy yellow with a touch of pale lavender. It stands 34 - 36 inches high and blooms in mid season. This is a pseudata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata ) and Iris pseudacorus . These hybrids have introduced the color yellow into the form of a Japanese … to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. Although they are vigorous growers, they are sterile and will not spread in waterways. In 2012 Okagami received Honorable Mention and in 2014 it …
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… flowers that flare out into five pale pink or white lobes. The throats are marked with yellow and covered in long white hairs. The ovate leaves are in pairs, with tapering tips. Beautybushes grow in sun or light shade, are tolerant of clay, and can take drought once they are established. Due to their large size, they are best suited as a background plant. They become very large and leggy, and need occasional renewal pruning (immediately after flowering) to maintain their …
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… Look at the shape of this grass: Does it remind you of a fountain jet? And the flowerheads, perhaps they look like fox tails? Piglet dwarf fountain grass is a … form of the very popular Hameln fountain grass. Piglet grows to about 18 inches tall and two feet wide with pinkish-white flowerheads appearing in late summer and persisting into fall. Fountain grass prefers full sun but will manage in partly sunny spots …
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… The dwarf chinkapin oak is a small tree/large shrub native to rocky soils in the southeastern and southern Midwestern U.S. It produces abundant acorns annually at a relatively young age. The … to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow … acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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