… This perennial grows to a height of 6 feet with partial shade and dry conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from July to October. It is a specimen ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
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… This tender (Zone 8) evergreen shrub can grow to 6 feet tall with partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions in a greenhouse. From midspring to early fall it blooms repeatedly with pink flowers. …
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… This clump-forming, tender (U.S.D.A Zone 7) evergreen shrub needs partial shade to full shade to reach a height of about 5 feet. In early spring it produces yellow flowers that give way to blue fruit. …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From July through October it has yellow blooms that attract butterflies. It is also attractive to birds. …
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… South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Although most plants die after flowering and are not frost hardy, the thorncrest century plant adapts to colder climates well and withstands temperatures down to 10 degrees. It grows best in rocky, well-drained, dry soil in full sun where it will grow 3 to …
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… features thin, elegantly coiled creamy white florets in a flower with enough substance to stand up to the vagaries of fall weather in the Chicago region. In order to obtain the largest of flowers, the side flower buds should be removed - a process referred to …
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… Clematis 'Mrs. Cholmondeley' is a vigorous deciduous climber that grows 10 to 12 feet and produces 6 to 8-inch purplish blue flowers with blue and brown anthers in late spring to late summer. Plant it in full to partial sun and moist soil in a sheltered area to keep the …
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… Huge dinner plate-sized, red-orange flowers to 11 inches in diameter feature yellow edges to the petals and undersides to make a very striking addition to the flower garden or bouquet. The flower shape is classified …
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… This plant is an echinacea which is native to eastern north America. It gets its name from the center of the flowers that look like a spiny … such as a sea urchin. Magnus coneflower produces large fragrant dusty purple flowers on 2- to 3-foot stems with dark green leaves. It prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained soils but is adaptable to clay and rocky soils. During the summer …
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… Chinese witch hazel grows as a loosely-branched, upright, deciduous shrub to 9' tall with a similar width. The large alternate leaves are broadly ovate with wavy margins. It grows in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It will retain an attractive shape with little pruning needed. From February to March it produces clusters of showy, fragrant blooms. The flowers of 'Superba' have four …
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