… as they roll around within the tooth-edged leaves. The plant matures at 12 inches in height and 18 inches in width and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. It needs to be watered the first two years after … that can survive thereafter on its own. This seed-strain selection is more uniform in size and habit than the straight species. The genus Alchemilla is known for having a number of species …
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… this property to harvest the bark from fallen paper bark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be challenging to …
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… used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be challenging to …
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… Nursery Company of Illinois. A particularly hardy plant, it is more vigorous than the species and thus suitable for the northern Midwest. The plant is a multi-stemmed, low-branching, round to … feet tall. It features tiny, star-like, yellow flowers that appear in March before the foliage and deep green, oval leaves turn to a purple tinge in autumn. Flowers give way to tiny red … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… the edge of each petal. The flowers are huge, measuring 7 to 8 inches across, deeply recurved, and very fragrant. The stems stand 4 to 7 feet tall with up to 40 down-facing flowers per stem in … to more than a month. Scheherazade is an Orienpet hybrid, a cross between an Oriental lily and a trumpet lily, which combines the tall, strong stems of the trumpets with the fragrance and shape of the Oriental hybrids. These hybrids have an increased ability to withstand late …
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… Slender deutzia is a small shrub with thin, arching branches and small, toothed leaves. It grows to only 2 to 4 feet in height and is recommended for use in mass planting, hedges, or shrub borders. This native of Japan blooms in late May or early June. The flowers are small, single and white, borne in abundant clusters covering the entire shrub. Slender deutzia is grown for its …
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… to come into bloom in the Chicago area. George is actually a hybrid between Iris reticulata and Iris histrioides and combines the early flowering of histrioides with the robust vigor of the reticulata parent. The flowers are composed of three upright petals known as flags and three petals that hang down, known as falls. The dark purple falls contain a blotch of white …
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… Gold beech features a columnar habit combined with foliage that emerges golden in the spring and turns lime green as the season progresses. It provides a distinctive vertical accent in the … 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for the vast …
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… columnar habit combined with deep purple foliage, which emerges golden bronze in the spring and turns a similar color in the fall. A wide range of cultivars of the European beech have been … 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for the vast …
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… plantsman Theodore Klein of Kentucky, who made the selection. The foliage emerges burgundy red and deepens to purple as the season progresses. This beech has a low-branching pyramidal habit. A … 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for the vast …
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