… to yellow towards the tips. Derived from native midwestern parents, this short-lived perennial is well-adapted to the Chicago climate and will reseed (if not deadheaded) to produce future generations in your garden. Hummingbirds and songbirds enjoy the nectar/seeds. …
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… coral-orange buds, opening to flowers 4 inches across. This rose will grow to 5 feet high and 3 feet wide, and will be covered with dark green, glossy leaves throughout the growing season. It is moderately disease-resistant with a light fragrance reminiscent of cotton candy. It won the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… up to seven feet in length produce a continuous supply of hot pink flowers throughout summer and into fall. The leaves have exceptional resistance to foliar diseases that plague most rose growers. The slightly fragrant flowers attract a number of pollinating insects and it is interesting to watch the pollen laden bees as they work the flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This creates a denser, more compact plant with more flowers. It should be planted in full sun and well-drained soil. Once established, it is both heat and drought tolerant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The itsy bitsy spider Photo by Lois Cinert DNA testing is helping to sort out some of the more crowded and confusing orchid genera, like Pleurothallis . This orchid’s genus name keeps changing, but …
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… September on this drought tolerant perennial. The green foliage smells like licorice when it is bruised of brushed. Plant in full sun in very well drained soils and avoid using leaf mulch to control disease problems during damp weather. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produced throughout the summer on this hardy perennial adapted to dry, shady areas. This plant is known to reseed with the seedlings also producing double flowers. Unfortunately this native of Europe and Asia has become naturalized in parts of the eastern United States. …
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… Glenluce Bloody Cranesbill is a perennial that grows to about 12 inches high with a slightly wider spread. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions. From late spring to early summer it produces light magenta blooms. …
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… Geum 'Beech House Apricot' stands 4 – 12 inches high and blooms from late spring to early summer. The soft apricot yellow flowers are held on slender … stems above a clump of mid green hairy basal leaves. Plant in full sun to part shade. It is hardy in zones 4b – 9a. …
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… Geum ‘Fire Storm’ grows 22 inches high and blooms from mid May to early June. The flowers are yellow-orange semi- doubles 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
