… Geum ‘Flames of Passion’ stands 16 inches high and blooms from early May to mid June with red semi double flowers held on thin wiry stems above a clump of green basal leaves. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4- 8. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This dwarf pink poinsettia is perfect for smaller spaces with all parts proportional to the whole plant. It was selected for tolerance to cooler temperatures during the growth and flowering cycle. Like its larger cousins, it prefers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pale yellow buds mature to creamy semi-double, fragrant roses from mid-June up to the first hard frost. This hardy shrub rose is a hybrid between 'Carefree Beauty' and 'Graham Thomas'; providing the hardiness of the first …
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… This popular interiorscape plant is grown for the large exotic umbrella shaped leaves consisting of multiple leaflets. Grows well … light, high humidity, well drained, moisture retentive soils and warm temperatures. Prone to spider mites in low humidity situations - mist with dilute dish soap to control. …
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… The new growth of this selection of Colrado blue spruce is the palest silvery green, almost white. By mid-summer, the needles become a darker green. This dense pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 6 feet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of Rhytisma fungi. Leaves that are infected with this fungal disease have round, light green to yellowish-green areas approximately ½ to 1 inch in diameter that eventually blacken. Heavily infested trees may lose their leaves … does not affect the overall health of the plants. Fungal spores can overwinter; therefore, it is important to remove all leaves as soon as they fall to lessen the impact of the disease next …
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… perennial plant with trifoliate leaves. Root-hardy in the Chicago area (where it gets frozen to the ground each winter), in warmer climates it grows as a deciduous creeping vine. It grows well in full sun and partially shaded gardens. Native to China, the flower shape, size, and sprawling habit are shared with many of the clematis native … — a characteristic described as an "analog" in the scientific literature. The genus Clematis is derived from the Greek clema (tendril) used by Dioscorides to describe several plants that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fruit, much desired by birds. It has a distinctive horizontal branching growth habit that is similar to the native pagoda dogwood. This cultivar's parent, however, is native to China. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home …
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… Reddish-pink buds open to white flowers on Donald Wyman crabapple. The fruit is glossy red and persistent into winter. This consistent performer and disease-resistant … 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 …
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… for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. peppermint Ruffles hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaflets which are evergreen … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
