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  • … that are 2 to 3 feet long. Smooth brown nuts in husks ripen in late fall. Bottlebrush buckeye is a beautiful, mounding, shrubby species of buckeye with spectacular flowers in mid-summer. …
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  • … 6-inch globes of purple (rarely white) flowers. It prefers well-drained soil in full sun in a site protected from the wind. Key to naturalizing the giant onion in the garden is allowing the soil to dry from midsummer to fall and applying an annual layer of mulch before …
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  • … SAFARI SUNRISE® Aloe With its suckering habit and low spreading from, 'Safari Sunrise' is one of the few aloes that can be used as a groundcover  in hot, arid climates. It puts on a a …
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  • … red pomes develop in fall, and they remain firm and glossy until midwinter. 'Brilliantissima' is a Chicago Botanic Garden favorite. In fall, red chokeberry has spectacular red leaf color and …
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  • … butterflies love the fragrant flowers that arrive in early summer and last until the fall. It is a specimen, great in large containers and small gardens. Withered branches should be removed …
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  • … It grows to a maximum height of seven feet with full sun and moist, well-drained soil, and is great in a border or as a cutting plant. It should be pruned back periodically to enhance its …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … butterflies love the fragrant flowers that arrive in early summer and last until the fall. It is a specimen, great in large containers and small gardens. Withered branches should be removed …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This cute, inconspicuous prairie plant is one of the few non-tropical members of the sandalwood family. It produces single-stemmed …
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  • … a plant that likes to grow around ponds and bogs where you might find turtles. TINY TORTUGA is a form of a wildflower native to the eastern US where it likes shady moist areas around bogs …
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  • … rabbits for best results. The flowers attract pollen-hungry insect pollinators, and the nectar is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant