… Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ is a diminutive form of the native oakleaf hydrangea maturing at 4 feet high by 3 feet wide. Panicles of white flowers age to soft pink while the green leaves turn shades of bronze, maroon, and purple. The bark on older … moist soil and thrives in partially shaded locations. Unfortunately, this native shrub is on top of the dinner menu for rabbits and deer that find the stems particularly tasty in …
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… Iris ‘Guise’ is a Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris which stands 12 in high. The standards are cream colored blending to violet. The falls are lavender with yellow edges and bronze beards. The flowers are less than … Irises but before the Intermediate Bearded Irises. It may rebloom later in the season. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The classic ‘Fleur de Lys’ which has been a …
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… This cultivar is noted for it's beautiful reddish maroon new growth. Mike Yanny, propagator for Johnson Nursery … honeysuckles, in the genus Diervilla , are small native American shrubs that are unrelated to the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera. They can be recognized the opposite, toothed … of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. …
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… The dwarf Star of Bethlehem is a low growing but prolific spring-flowering bulb that originates from the Caucasus area of … high. Plant in groups for maximum effect. The smaller stature of this plant lends itself to interplanting among taller bulbs or along edges. This bulb is not reliably hardy in the Chicagoland area and applying a two inch layer of mulch after the …
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… Narcissus ‘Amor’ is in Division 3. It stands 12 -16 inches tall and blooms in mid season with flowers that are 5 … eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word meaning intoxicated and is often tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection and …
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… Narcissus ‘Glencoe Pink’ is in Division 2. It ‘blooms in mid season with white petals and a large pink corona. It was … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
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… DAYDREAM® is a virtually failsafe shrub rose, what's sometimes called a landscape rose. It's remarkably … it'll survive our Chicago winters. The clusters of single roses range in color from medium to deep pink, depending on how cool the weather is. You can plant it in mass or as a hedge without worrying about disease. And of course, mix it …
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… Ruellia chartacea is a South American shrub with a rather gangly habit, but with very showy red flowers. It doesn't … our native prairie petunia ( Ruellia humilis ), which does look like a lavender petunia. It is also known as red shrimp plant. This species has large, rough-textured opposite leaves along … protruding from the branch tips. These plants are in the acanthus family and not related to true petunias. …
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… Anemone produces autumn-blooming white flowers with showy yellow stamens . It may need to be staked, especially in the first year. This is the hardiest white Anemone. …
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… Sawara false cypress is a large evergreen tree growing to between 50 and 70 feet in height. The many cultivated …
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