… only about 5 inches tall, produces royal-blue flowers in early spring, sometimes when the snow is still on the ground. The lower three petals have a contrasting yellow splotch at the base. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Why is iris tectorum called "roof iris"? This Chinese native was was first observed in the late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kleinia aster is a member of the Asteraceae (Sunflower) plant family that produces lavender, paintbrush-like …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Summer is the best time to work on your tropical bonsai trees. This comprehensive workshop covers all …
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… in shady locations but their "heads" in the sun—an edge of a border or among other perennials is ideal. Protect this lily from rabbits and deer; otherwise, it's not prone to many pests or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as a many-stemmed shrub or a single-stemmed tree. Use at the edge of a woodland garden. It is cloaked in white, fragrant, five-petaled flowers in early spring before leaves emerge. Its …
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… Explorer Series roses, all of which are named after early explorers of Canada, ‘Henry Hudson’ is a rugosa rose with pink buds that open to white flowers in May through October. It grows to 5 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rose grows up to 4 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. This flower is the first in a series of disease-resistant, hardy landscape roses that have virtually …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… weather. The small, glossy, deep green leaves are disease resistant. Introduced in 1963, this is one of the first cultivars to be informally described as a landscape rose (it needs minimal …
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… every six weeks throughout the remainder of the growing season. This hybrid Rugosa cultivar is reliably winter hardy in the Chicago region and can eventually reach up to six feet in size. …
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