… 70 feet tall and 45 feet wide. A fast-growing tree with heart-shaped leaves that turn yellow in the fall, it can survive 60 years and it is extremely adaptable, tolerating disease, wind damage, drought, and urban pollution. Plant Nor’easter poplar in full sun where it will provide shade and serve as a wind break, but not too close to a …
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… also known as Chinese sumac, is the tallest representative of the cashew family that will grow in the Midwest. It is a suckering shrub with an open habit that will reach 20 feet in height, with irregular spreading branches. The attractive leaves are compound, with a winged …
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… Chinese ironweed is a tall perennial that bears masses of purple flowers with hot pink eyes in the late summer and early fall. The leaves are long and serrated and remain green throughout … border where its height and the late season pop of color can be appreciated. It can be pruned in early summer to reduce height. …
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… Zinnia elegans ‘Benary’s Giant Lime’ was originally released for use in cut flower production. Fortunately, bedding plant nurseries have picked up this cultivar for use in the back of the flower bed during the dog days of summer when most other annuals have melted …
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… fully double flowers 5 inches across on uniform, bushy 1-foot plants. Zinnias are annuals in the aster family native to Mexico. Easy to grow with vivid flowers, they are a good choice for … can be sown directly into average soil after the danger of frost has passed, and will bloom in about six weeks. They require warmth and full sun. To provide continuous flowering, remove the …
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… Pure white double flowers with a greenish tint to the eye are 1.5 to 2.5 inches in width and produced n long sturdy stems suitable for cutting for flower arrangements. Plant seeds in full sun, average soils and water during periods of drought. Like other Zinnia's, it …
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… from Europe to central Asia, devil’s bit is a perennial that grows to 3 feet tall and blooms in late August to October. It is a native of meadows, marshes, and damp woodlands, producing spherical lavender flowers on well-branched stems from July through October. It is in the Dipsacaceae family, and is related to pincushion flowers and to teasel. The flowers can be …
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… of July. This will produce denser and more compact plants. It can be divided every 2-3 years in spring. It prefers full sun in average, well-drained soil. …
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… This cultivar can grow to a large shrub when mature (up to 50‘ in height with a 40’ spread). Female plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of … ; and English yews ( T. baccata ). It prefers average, medium moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, but can tolerate a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. It …
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… that they must be viewed up close. They are white with pale purple spots, and they occur in clusters all along the stems in the leaf axils. What an amazing plant! Use it where its orchidlike flowers can be appreciated, …
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