… feet tall (but typically 10 feet after 7-8 years) or a large, multi-stemmed shrub growing to 15 feet tall. Apetulous flowers with dense, red stamens surrounded by brownish bracts appear in late winter to early spring before the foliage. Flowers are attractive on close inspection, but are generally considered to be somewhat insignificant. Oval to oblong leaves (to 4 inches long) emerge reddish-purple in …
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… Native to the Himalayas and China, Hydrangea heteromalla is not commonly seen in American gardens. The plant grows 10 to 15 feet tall and blooms from May to June, producing inflorescences that are 5 to 8 inches across. It requires full sun to flower. …
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… Geum ‘Cherry Cordial’ grows to 9 to 14 inches high and blooms from May to June with orange red flowers. The 1 ½ inch wide flowers face outward and mature to fluffy seed …
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… This perennial native to the Midwest grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade to full shade and moist soil conditions. It has blue blooms from July through …
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… This perennial grows to about 1 foot with full sun to partial shade and dry to moderate moisture conditions. From May to September it produces lavender and purple blooms …
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… This clumping perennial needs full sun to partial shade and dry to medium moisture conditions to reach a height of 18 inches. From May to September it produces showy blue flowers that attract …
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… Climbing hydrangea is a vigorous perennial vine that clings and climbs to almost any surface. It requires a sturdy structure and will cover trees, walls, rocks, and … reach 30–40 feet tall. ‘Mirranda’ produces fragrant white flower clusters that bloom from May to June and again from July to August, and fruit that ripens from September to October. Its variegated, heart-shaped, dark …
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… With white to pink pea-like flowers, the Illinois tick trefoil grows to a height of 3 to 6 feet and thrives in dry to moderate soil types. The oblong seed pods are densely covered …
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… Carya ovata , shagbark hickory, is a large deciduous tree that typically grows 70 to 90 feet tall (infrequently to 120 feet) with an irregular, oval-rounded crown. It is native from Quebec to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Texas. Trunks mature to 2 to 3 feet in diameter. This tree …
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… Plate' has small bright golden flowers in very large, closely packed flat topped clusters 4 to 6 inches across. These are the largest flowerheads of any Achillea. The stems stand 4 feet … fernlike foliage. It does well in full sun with a long blooming period from mid summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer, rabbits and drought. This is a cultivar …
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