… daisy-like flowers from summer until a hard frost. 'Goldfinger' has yellow-orange flowers and is shorter and more compact than the species, at about 3 feet tall. Each flower is about 3 inches across, … have large, fuzzy three-lobed leaves with broad petioles. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and, because of its height, should be at the back of the flower border. It is …
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… out at the tips. Developed in the Netherlands, the flowers are sunshine yellow with white tips and they reach a height of about 20 inches. When planting, bulbs should be spaced about 6 inches apart and look better massed instead of lined up like soldiers. Lily-flowered tulips will return the next year if their ideal growing conditions are met. They require full sun and moist soils in winter that are allowed to dry out in summer. Foliage should not be removed …
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… to their maximum width. The cultivar 'Violacea' has paler silver-blue needles than the species and has branches that grow more thickly. With time, it may develop upward-facing cones that start off a dark murky gray-blue. White firs are more tolerant of heat and drought than most firs, and are the best species to grow in the Chicago area. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… emerge early. The plant grows 15 to 25 feet in height with a spread exceeding its height, and it is highly admired for its wonderful horizontal branches. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring small reddish-purple flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely …
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… emerge early. The plant grows 15 to 25 feet in height with a spread exceeding its height, and it is highly admired for its wonderful horizontal branches. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring small reddish-purple flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely …
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… feet tall. This is a shorter variety, topping out at about two feet. The leaves have ridges and the bases have a red tinge. The flower is a curious little yellow-green spike (called a … out at an angle from a stem that looks the same as the leaves. It appears in early summer and may not even be noticeable among the leaves. The rhizomes have a sweet fragrance when crushed and have been used in folk medicine. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… This perennial native anemone grows to a height of 2 feet in full sun to partial shade and dry soil conditions. It has five-petaled white blooms with clusters of yellow stamens surrounding a green center, starting in June and continuing sporadically until late July. The flowers are followed by cylindrical seedheads … a ball of white fluff. The deeply divided leaves have three to five deeply-toothed segements and long petioles, growing in clusters of three to ten on the flowering stems. It can be used in …
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… Albadura grapeleaf anemone is a delightful late summer and early fall perennial. A mound of large maple-like leaves in summer produces airy spikes 3.5 … anemones, but nine to 12 flowers can appear on one stalk, as the tip divides into three and then three again. This plant does well in light shade, protected from the hot sun. It has a delicate rhizome, and takes time to become established. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… sun to partial shade. It has tiny, glossy ovate leaves growing along stiff stems. It has pink and white blooms from April through June. Attractive red berries produced in the summer are a food source for birds and bears. In the heath family, related to rhododendrons, it requires well-draining soil on the … of these plants grow along the dunes of Lake Michigan. It is also known as "kinnikinnick" and other species, found in western states are called "manzanita." Archived Copy: This content …
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… MONARCH® Prince Charming MONARCH® series is a smaller butterfly bush that grows between three and a half and five feet tall should be planted in full sun. 'Prince Charming' has magenta purple flowers … a secondary bloom extends the show later into the fall. It is a magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds attracted to its honey scented blooms. Minimal water is needed once established. …
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