… Iris laevigata ‘Variegata’ flowers are a delicate light blue almost 4 inches in diameter. The leaves are very distinctive with contrasting green and white stripes. The stems stand 25 to … and bloom in late May and early June. It has been hybridized from Iris laevigata , which is native to Japan. In 1994 Iris laevigata ‘Variegata’ received the Royal Horticultural Society’s … The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. The classic Fleur de Lys, which has been a symbol of royalty throughout history, was …
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… This is the earliest of the large purple ball-type ornamental onions to come into flower each year. … and are resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Double, cherry red blooms are continuously produced from mid-June up to the first hard frost of fall. This disease-resistant rose grows up to 4 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. This flower is the first in a series of disease-resistant, hardy landscape roses that have virtually …
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… Snow') blooms in clear, white double florets atop a mop-head type hydrangea. Root hardy in the Chicago area, this hydrangea prefers partial shade and well-drained—yet consistently moist—soil. This cultivar is one of the new introductions bred to flower on current season's growth, which enables …
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… This native perennial produces blue flowers that last only one day from an inflorescence at the tip of the stems that contains dozens of flower buds, providing continuous color in the landscape from May to August. This spiderwort is one of the most adaptable native wildflowers to cultivated garden conditions. It thrives in …
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… of needles that are a rich, glossy green; each needle measures only 1/4" to 1/2" in length, the shortest of all cultivated spruces'. It grows in excess of 50' tall with weeping horizontal branches. This refined spruce deserves to be a specimen plant in the landscape. The developing cone is a rich red-purple, very noticeable in the spring. The Oriental spruce provides a refreshing …
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… Philadelphus x cymosus ‘Bouquet Blanc’ mock orange is a small statured shrub that covers itself in double white flowers redolent of the fragrance of orange blossoms. Undemanding as to culture, it is successful when planted in a … and grown together in garden settings – allowing hybridization to take place. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… White trout lily is one of the most common native wildflowers in woodlands of the Midwest. A member of the lily family, it … narrowly ovate and are distinguished by chocolate brown spots over frosty gray-green leaves. This species covers large patches in McDonald Woods, and sometimes pops up in the parking lots. …
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… The yellowwood is native to the southeastern United States and gets its common name from the wood which is yellow, heavy, and very hard. A low-branching species, yellowwood grows 30 to 50 feet tall … fragrant blooms are among the most beautiful to be found. Lovely chartreuse leaves distinguish this tree in the spring and summer, when they contrast nicely with darker greens in the garden. …
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… Masses of semi-double lavender petals surround the golden disk flowers on this sunflower relative that thrives in sunny positions with well drained soils. Form of the mature plant is mounded and it is covered with flowers throughout much of the summer. Archived Copy: This …
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