… the berries are. That's when 'Fairchild' came on the scene. Hardy kiwi vine 'Fairchild' is female, and that's important if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, … with deliciously sweet, smooth-skinned fruit about the size of a large grape. 'Fairchild' is hardy to -35, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. And it's happy in full …
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… Colors are more intense grown in sun. The flower spikes are red and yellow. This large species is found growing in forests along the Atlantic coast of Brazil. It brings lost-lasting color to tropical flower borders but is too large to make a good house plant. Bromeliads are succulent plants that are usually …
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… Roundleaf serviceberry is native to the mountains of southern and central Europe. It takes its name from its roundish leaves and is noted for somewhat larger flowers than the genus. In other respects, it displays the four …
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… Musical note plant ( Clerodendrum incisum var. macrosiphon ) is a member of the Lamiaceae family. A native of Nigeria, this upright, showy shrub earned its … butterfly. It has several red, thin, extremely long, curly, proboscislike stamens that extend 1.5 inches beyond the flower’s petals. The buds grow upright in large numbers, borne in clusters … January and February and from September through December in USDA Zones 9-11 (the Chicago area is in Zone 5b). …
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… Flowering dogwood is the showstopper member of the genus Cornus -- for its elegant layered habit, stunning white … surrounded by four large flat white bracts that appear to be petals. This small native tree is the state tree of Virginia and signals the arrival of spring in much of the southeastern U.S. …
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… The native gray dogwood can be found in the wild in most counties in Illinois. It is a large multi-stemmed shrub with a tendency to spread and colonize. The bark of older stems is gray (hence its common name) though newer stems are reddish brown. Small white flowers in late …
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… The Skogholm cultivar is perhaps the most vigorous and fastest growing of all the bearberry cotoneaster cultivars. It can cover a large area quickly. Skogholm was introduced from Sweden about 1950. The species is native to central China. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense …
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… dots. The flowers are fragrant and measure 3-6“ on stems that stand 6 to 8 feet tall. After it is established it will produce multiple stems with a mass of blooms in late July and early August. Miss Feya is an Orienpet hybrid, a cross between an Oriental lily and a Trumpet lily which combines the …
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… Elegant Spring magnolia is a relatively new introduction that bears fragrant ivory blossoms with a hint of pink at the … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
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… Toro magnolia is a hybrid derived from M. acuminata . Its multi-colored blossoms are creamy white and pink with … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
