… The 3-foot-tall, sword-like leaves of peacock orchid ( Gladiolus murielae ) are topped by spikes of sweetly perfumed flowers with a distinctive dark burgundy blotch. This native of east Africa is not reliably hardy in Chicago-area gardens. Gardeners may purchase corms in their local garden …
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… This species is a shrubby succulent threatened with extinction in its native Tanzania due to habitat loss. The reddish stems become covered in papery scaly bark as they age, covered in spines in clusters … pairs at the tips of the shoots. It needs full sun and dry moisture conditions. This succulent is one of about 2,000 species in the euphorbia family, many of which are succulents in Old World …
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… Beautiful lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 4 to 6 feet in height with a narrower spread. Use the Japanese maple as a … samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. The finely dissected folaige is light green turning yellow to orange in the fall. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected areas if you …
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… Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl' This is a dwarf cultivar of hardy hibiscus which stands only 2-3 ft high. The flowers are white with dark red centers and a pink blush at the edges. It blooms from mid …
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… orange, fuzzy, tubular flowers in whorls from mid-summer through fall. A native of Africa, this plant is not hardy in the Chicago area, but it will provide a colorful annual display if planted in full sun and not …
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… Iris ‘Blue Temptation’ is an unusually uniform blue with large, classically formed flowers. The beards are gold with blue tips and the petals are gently ruffled. The stems stand 40 inches … a symbol of royalty throughout history was an adaptation of the iris flower. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Applause Oakleaf Hydrangea is a smaller more compact version of the species with the typical conically shaped mass of flowers at the tips of the branches in mid-summer and wine red fall color. This plant can be grown in full sun or partially shaded locations in soils that are consistently …
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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 or purple eyes. The volume of the flowers, combined with their distinctive appearance adds up to a dramatic … the bulbs can be planted in the ground in the spring, after the threat of frost has passed. In this case, the bulbs can be lifted in the fall and overwintered in a cool, dark location, such as …
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… ‘Feuerland’ is a cherry red cultivar with yellow centers. It opens bright red and slowly ages to burnt orange and yellow. It is derived from the popular Achillea millefolium with a long blooming season from May through August. It is a … cultivars from similar crosses are the yellow 'Moonshine', 'Red Velvet', and 'Terra Cotta'. This is a favorite cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea …
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… Munchkin Ginkgo, a dwarf Ginkgo selection also known as Ginkgo biloba 'Chris's Dwarf', has the smallest leaves of all the dwarf Ginkgos, one quarter the normal size. 'Munchkin' has a semi upright shape with outwardly oriented branches and densly packed leaves. The result is a somewhat irregular compact shape. It can be trained as a small tree or as a multistem shrub. … son Chris. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its …
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