… Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Gitty Up Dahlia, introduced in 2012, is a novelty or anemone-type dahlia. The pincushion-like flowers have numerous crimson petals … has a bushy habit, reaching over three feet tall with numerous branches. Dahlias like warmth and can be planted when all danger of frost has passed. They can be started indoors in pots to … at least eight hours of sun to be at their best. Dahlias are ot hardy in the Chicago area, and tubers must be dug, cleaned, and stored for the winter. …
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… Euphorbia polychroma , commonly called spurge, is a hardy perennial member of the same genus as poinsettia. Like its holiday cousin, its … called bracts, that surround the inconspicuous flowers. Depending on temperature, sunlight, and rainfall, the golden-yellow bracts are sometimes purple- or red-tipped. There are more than 600 species in the genus Euphorbia , and they can be found around the world. In desert regions, they tend to be succulent long-lived …
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… This cultivar of the common fig is known for being slightly more cold hardy and surviving outdoors in Chicago in protected … outdoors - even in protected environments. Figs are natives of the Mediterranean region and have figured in art, literature, nutrition and culinary practices. Fruit are eaten fresh or …
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… Geum triflorum grows to 16 to18 inches tall and blooms with nodding, reddish-pink flowers in May to early July. As the flowers die, the styles elongate and come together, forming a feathery plume which gives the plant the common names such as … such as wound applications and sore throat treatments. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is hardy in zones 1 to 7. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Sakai No Ogon' has yellow falls, small yellow standards and a brown eyelash pattern around the signals. The stems stand 40 inches high with multiple blooms on each stem. This is a pseudata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata ) and Iris pseudacorus . These hybrids have introduced the color yellow into the form of a Japanese …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in evidence-informed ways. Intentional design addresses accessibility to make a space that is functional, safe, and available for a myriad of users. You will examine a wide range of plantings, features, and case studies of successful wellness gardens and explore some of the research that guides the …
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… to 5’ x 2.5’ whose flat topped inflorescence (group of flowers) are frequented by butterflies and birds (once the seeds are ripe), this plant thrives in full sun average soils. The gray green … to deadhead the flowers to discourage this plant from becoming weedy. Free of major insect and disease problems and not a favorite of deer. The correct scinetific name for this is now Oligoneuron rigidum. …
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