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  • … Licorice-scented sweet flag is native to Japan and East Asia and loves a wet environment. It has shiny, curved, narrow leaves …
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  • … Summer forget-me-not ( Anchusa capensis ‘Blue Angel’) is covered with 8-inch clusters of the most intense, true-blue flowers throughout the growing …
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  • … well-drained soils and in full sun for best flower production. Once established, watering is required only during periods of drought. It attracts moths, butterflies, and hummingbirds …
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  • … fruits but eventually join together forming a single pineapple fruit.   The ripe fruit is not edible for humans. …
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  • … 'White Giant' is a naturally occurring white-flowered form of Allium stipitatum, native from Turkey to the Tien …
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  • … wide range of insects. This stunning specimen plant typically lives for 3 to 4 years. The sap is known to cause allergic dermatitis, and an extract of the roots contains chemicals with …
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  • … and growing conditions where it produces magenta "flamingo flowers" throughout the year. It is pollinated by a number of tropical bees that visit the pollen sacs in a spiral up the …
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  • … an ever-changing color palette in the garden. Bred from the hardiest of the species, it still is not able to survive Chicago's winters. Plant 'Kudos Ambrosia' in full sun and in well-drained …
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  • … frost-free location, and keep the soil moist throughout the year. The genus name of this plant is derived from the Greek kleros (chance or fate) and dendron (tree), thought to be a reference …
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  • … The nomenclature of this tropical evergreen is uncertain, not being referenced in any current botanical literature. It may be synonymous with …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant