… Iris ‘Byakuya No Kuni’ has creamy white falls, yellow style arms and purple eyelashes around the yellow signals. The standards are very small. The stems stand 37 inches high and have 2 branches with at least 7 buds on each stem. The name Byakuya No Kuni means “land of the midnight sun”. This is a peusadata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata) and Iris psedacorus. These hybrids have introduced the color yellow into the form of a Japanese …
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… The cultivar Ruffled Velvet is a rich reddish-purple with velvety falls. The falls are darker and ruffled, and yellow at the base. It stands 22 inches high and blooms in mid to late season, while the thin, grass-like foliage remains a highlight …
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… However this plant is a popular commercial nursery plant because of its appealing flowers and ease of maintenance. This plant can grow to be twelve feet tall but more typically it reaches three feet tall and two feet wide. It has dark green leaves and unusual red flowers that appear to be circular but are actually two overlapping red petals …
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… hunter in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection. It is a spring-flowering bulb, and when flowering is over, you can see the strappy green leaves that provide nutrients for next … trumpet; it was introduced in 1981. The up-facing flowers come into bloom in early spring and will grow to 20 inches in height. Daffodils prefer a position in full sun and are tolerant of the heavier soils found in many Chicago-area gardens. As with other members …
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… Star-of-Bethlehem is a bulb that is native to northern Africa and southern Europe. In late spring and early summer, it bears tall spikes of large (2-inch), white, star-shaped flowers with black … distinctive appearance adds up to a dramatic effect. Overall, the plant is about 2feet tall and about 1foot wide. These bulbs are not hardy in the Chicago area so, they are generally …
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… takes full sun to partial shade. It produces clusters of starry cherry-red blooms in July and August. The tiny leaves, green suffused with burgundy, are less than a quarter-inch in length, toothed and spatulate: narrow at the base and broad at the tip. Each stem reaches about 6-10 inches long, but they will root along the …
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… Use it as a specimen plant. It produces 2"- to 3"-long brown cones on the ends of its branches and also has very attractive bark that exfoliates to reveal green, white and brown areas. This plant deserves greater attention in the horticulture field. The lacebark … evergreen tree reaching a mature height of 30' to 40'. With age, it loses its older needles and may develop multiple trunks, becoming more open and picturesque. A pine with unusual bark. 이 …
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… are produced biennially. Its native habitat is the upland forest region of the northeastern and southeastern U.S. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which … to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow … acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… The chinkapin oak is a native tree widely distributed in the south-central U.S. and often found in dry sites with alkaline soil. Acorns are produced annually. The chinkapin oak … to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow … acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… The fastigiate English oak is a columnar form of the species. This cultivar and related hybrid columnar forms are proving more useful in the U.S. than the species itself. … to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow … acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
