… Light blue, lacecap-style flowers cover the dark, glossy green leaves from June to August on this cultivar of mountain hydrangea from Japan. With the shorter days and cooler temperatures of fall, the leaves turn a reddish-purple shade. This hydrangea is a great plant for moist soils and partially shaded locations. Deer and rabbits, unfortunately like to nibble on the dormant stems in winter. …
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… Growing to only 15' tall, it has a fine-textured, densely branching rounded habit. Pink buds open in early spring to reveal large, double white flowers tinged with pink. Flowers last longer than on most other cherries. An introduction by the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Mass., this cherry is one of the smaller types we're recommending. Nice small flowering cherry …
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… of pendulous, fragrant, white flowers that contrast with its dark, purplish foliage. This is a hybrid of the Asian species Actaea simplex and the American Actaea racemosa from a cross … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies.. …
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… Aurea cornelian cherry dogwood is notable for its glossy golden foliage, which turns orange in the fall. In other respects the … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… Japanese Cornel dogwood ( Cornus officianalis ) is a separate dogwood species from Cornelian cherry dogwood ( Cornus mas ), but shares many of … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… Compressa blood-twig dogwood is a dwarf cultivar with a distinct upright, columnar habit. The species takes its common name … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… SUMMER DREAMS™ is a compact cultivar of redosier dogwood introduced by Roy Klehm of Song Sparrow Farms. It is … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… are fragrant. It can be used as a garden shrub or in a mixed border. It will grow in full sun to partial shade. Cotinus coggygria ‘Nordine Red’Smoke Tree is a small ornamental, deciduous tree or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and … has ruby-red foliage that turns a deep red-purple in the fall. At maturity it will reach 6 to 8 feet in height. It can be grown in full sun or partial shade.It can be used as a specimen or …
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… after danger of the last frost has passed. Plant in full sun in moist soils. This dahlia is not significantly troubled by pests or diseases in the Chicago region. Dahlias were cultivated by the Aztecs well before the conquistadors arrived in central Mexico. Native to the high plains of Mexico through Central America, these plants are hummingbird magnets wherever they are grown. The Spanish introduced dahlias to Europe in 1784, and the curator of the introduction station in Spain named the genus in honor …
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… cells when they are produced at the growing tip, producing stems that are not round. It is insect and disease resistant, with the exception of spider mites (which are only problematic … is consistently below 30 percent, as in the desert Southwest). Wild celosias are native to the tropics and are noted for having a number of duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate — up to octuplicate — sets of chromosomes. The cristata group arose in cultivation, and are all …
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