… native hydrangea prefers part shade but will tolerate full sun if kept constantly moist. It is tall (5 feet with a similar spread) and bears large white flower heads in mid to late summer. …
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… One of the largest members of the Echeveria genus, this species is grown for the large spoon shaped pale green leaves flushed with a pink overlay and borderd by …
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… Geum canadense is commonly known as white avens. It stands 18 – 30 inches tall and blooms in early to late June …
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… Chicago area followed by yellow to orange fall color in October. A very hardy cultivar that is popular in Finland. Plant in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive well drained …
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… seemingly pop up from the compact mass of yellow-green foliage in summer. 'Golden Moss' is a favorite of honeybees and other summer nectar/pollen feeding insects. Plant it in full sun …
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… The Aglo rhododendron is an open multi-stemmed, rounded evergreen shrub. It blooms with lightly scented shell pink …
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… To the delight of butterflies, honeybees, and hummingbirds, velvet purply-blue flowers on 1-foot stalks top this 4-foot-tall, nonhardy sage from June until frost. Indigo Spires salvia ( Salvia 'Indigo Spires') is a chance hybrid of Salvia longispicata and Salvia farinacea ; it was discovered by staff at …
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… groundcover in summer followed by brilliant red leaf color in fall. Needs full sun but is not fussy as to soils as long as they are well drained. Rabbits and deer avoid the foliage. …
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… compact form ultimately reaches 40' high and 10' wide. Hardy to USDA zone 3, this spruce is useful as a vertical blue accent or grouped as a screen or hedge. …
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… It does best in full sun and prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. It is more tolerant of salt spray and wind on the foliage than other pines and can be used to block …
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