… In partnership with Friends of the Chicago River, the Garden invites you to participate in a rare opportunity to canoe the lakes of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Herons, ducks, small …
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… regarded as a more pleasing contrast with the foliage. It grows 2 feet tall and blooms in late spring with heart shaped flowers that dangle from long arching leafless stems. There is … attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. It is hardy in zones 4-8. …
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… features button-like yellow flowers and fern-like green leaves. ‘Platt’s Black’ is a cultivar in which the unusual near black foliage is the real attraction. Delicate, fern-like leaves (to 2” … to 1/2” wide) are obovate. Foliage will tolerate some foot traffic. Dark gold flowers bloom in early summer, and are followed by tiny fruit. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are considered …
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… with a uniform size, and it blooms abundantly from late spring to midsummer. Plant 'Snowcap' in full sun with good drainage in beds or borders, where it will attract butterflies. Shasta daisies should not be confused with …
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… of soil moisture conditions. It typically produces green to white flowers from May to July. In flower the plant height varies anywhere from 3 to 4 feet above the basal leaves and the plant width is about 18 inches. It is a predominately green plant in both leaves and flowers, and has an interesting hairy appearance with attractive heart shaped …
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… individually and hybridized, has some of the most interesting plants for partial shade. In milder climates the foliage can be attractive through winter. Some species and hybrids have … to deer. They are suitable for containers, mixed perennial borders and used as a groundcover in partial shade. …
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… thick sturdy flower stalks on this nonhardy bulb that is a favorite plant for forcing indoors in winter. Purchase the bulbs and pot them up, if needed, with the bulb sitting half emerged on top of the soil, and store in a cool, dry location until about six weeks before blooms are desired. Bring the pots into a …
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… pinkish lavender with slightly darker ruffled falls. It stands 27 inches tall and blooms in early to mid season, while the thin, grass like foliage remains a highlight throughout the … at the base of each fall that other iris groups have . Typically these irises grow together in thick clumps which keep out weeds. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the …
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… blazes. The rigid stems stand 3 to 4 feet high, taller than most Siberian irises. It blooms in late spring with narrow grass-like leaves that remain a highlight throughout the summer. … at the base of each fall that other iris groups have. Typically these irises grow together in thick clumps which keep out weeds. The name ris was taken from the Greek goddess of the …
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… The cultivar Dreaming Spires has blue to lavender flowers streaked with white in late spring to early summer. It stands 2 feet high with thin grass-like foliage that remains a … at the base of each fall that other types of irises have. Typically these irises grow together in thick clumps that keep out weeds. The classic Fleur de Lys, which has been a symbol of royalty …
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