… Vanilla, the most widely used flavoring in baking, is the pod fruit of a vine in the orchid family. Learn how to use fresh vanilla beans and vanilla paste as well as how to temper eggs. Mix and cook up a batch of crepes. Featured recipes to make and taste include …
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… 'White Giant' is a naturally occurring white-flowered form of Allium stipitatum, native from Turkey to the Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia. Flower spikes grow to 4 feet tall and feature white flowers with a dark green center. Unlike many ornamental onions, …
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… The flowers on this nonhardy perennial vary in color as they age from cream to orange to a bright rose pink, providing for an ever-changing color palette in the garden. Bred from the hardiest of the species, it still is not able to survive Chicago's winters. Plant 'Kudos Ambrosia' in full sun and in well-drained …
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… through April on nodding clerodendrum ( Clerodendrum nutans ), a large, non-hardy shrub native to the Himalayan mountains. Grow this plant in a sunny, frost-free location, and keep the soil moist throughout the year. The genus name of this plant is derived from the Greek kleros (chance or fate) and dendron (tree), thought to be a reference to its inconsistent results when used as a medical remedy by early Greek …
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… with golden throats are massed on long spikes at the end of each branch from late July up to frost on this half-hardy shrub that is usually killed back to ground level each winter. Plant this butterfly bush in full sun and in moist, well-drained …
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… 4-inch, formal, decorative blooms appear in August and September on this shorter statured (to 3 feet) nonhardy tuberous plant. This is a great addition to the annual flower displays or can be used as a cut flower. Full sun, moisture-retentive, …
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… the dark maroon foliage starting in late summer and continuing into fall. This cultivar is smaller statured, reducing the need to stake the plants to keep them upright when they come into flower. Plant dahlias in the garden in June, after the …
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… Coral Bells has a beautiful combination of silver foliage and prolific rose pink flowers. It is a heavy bloomer, and the combination of the heavily frosted green leaves and the rose pink flowers for up to a two month bloom period, make it a showy addition to any planting. Suitable for containers, borders, or planted as a groundcover in semi-shade. It …
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… Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lord Baltimore' has huge crimson red flowers up to 10 “ across, the size of dinner plates. The petals are ruffled and slightly overlapping. At maturity it stands 4 – 5 feet high and blooms from mid July to September. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant …
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… and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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