… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘El Capital’ has small scarlet tubular flowers with small lobes. The interior is greenish-yellow spotted with red. The leaves are dark green with frosty green centers and … by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Flashdance’ , hybridized by Susanne Hvegholm of Sweden, has flowers with soft red lobes. The throat is pale yellow with large burgundy spots surrounded by white patches. The leaves are a lighter … by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an …
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… The distinctive black color on this South American cultivar is found on the calyx — the floral part surrounding the outstanding cobalt blue flowers, which … "anise-scented sage" for the Salvia guaranitica cultivars). Salvia guaranitica can grow up to 5 feet tall in full sun, in humus-rich, well-drained soil, but typically grows to 3 feet by 3 feet. A subtropical perennial, this sage can be grown in the Midwest if well …
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… Nymphaea 'Peach Glow': A hardy waterlily with pale peach flowers that fade to white after a few days. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species … end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated since at least 2,000 B.C. and are … hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and need to be anchored in mud as they are not free-floating. …
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… The HERITAGE® oak is a relatively recently introduced cross between the English oak and the bur oak notable for its … The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native 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 growing, long lived, hard wood trees that produce fruit we all know as …
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… This naturally occurring hybrid oak is a cross between the pin oak and the red oak, which are both members of the red oak group and … The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native 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 growing, long lived, hard wood trees that produce fruit we all know as …
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… Treasure New England aster ( Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Treasure') is a hardy addition to any midwestern garden. Large, purple flowers cover this large perennial from early August to early October. Typically growing from 3 to 6 feet, this butterfly attractor tolerates clay …
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… Lilium ‘African Queen’ has flowers that may vary considerably in color from yellow-apricot to burnt-orange brown. Because of this significant variation in color, African Queen is often sold as African Queen Group. The flowers are trumpet shaped, fragrant, and quite large, measuring 6 to 8 inches long. The stems grow 3 to 6 feet tall and bloom in late spring to early summer. …
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… Meadowsweet spirea is an upright shrub that grows to a maximum height of 4 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. From June to August it produces showy …
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