… The bush honeysuckles, genus Diervilla are small native American shrubs that are not the same as … of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. Plants can spread by suckers and may form colonies. … shade. They bloom starting June, and continue sporadically until September. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 7 to 12 feet in height with a slightly narrower spread. Use the Japanese maple as … flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Foliage is gray-green with white margins, sometimes with a hint of pink. White portions of the leaves turn scarlet or magenta 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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… in large clusters are produced from late April into May atop 10-inch red flower stalks. The foliage is attractive as well, with glossy, deep green leaves turning a burgundy color in the fall. … the sound it makes when the thick, leathery leaves are rubbed together. Although very hardy, this bergenia will suffer winter damage and all damaged foliage should be cut back in early …
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… Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ is clothed in claret-red flowers with contrasting cream stamens from ground level up to 13 feet in height. The stems die back each winter to 1 to 2 feet above soil level in the Chicago area. It thrives in sunny locations with moist, fertile soils and is relatively pest free. Plant this (and all) clematis vines deep (cover one to two buds on the stems) to circumvent a fungal …
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… This tree is a hybrid, a cross between the Big- Toothed Maple ( Acer grandidentatum ) and the Sugar Maple ( A. saccharum ). It is also known by its registered name, HIGHLAND PARK®. It is pyramidal in shape, growing to a …
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… and blooms in spring to early summer with fragrant, mauve lilac flowers in loose panicles. This was a mutation found on the cultivar ‘Minnie Pearl’, which is believed to be a cross between Phlox maculata and Phlox glaberrima that was found in …
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… Hesse cotoneaster grows to only 1 or 2 feet in height and has spreading, horizontal branches. The rounded, glossy, dark-green leaves are very striking. Tiny pinkish-red cupped flowers open in … May or early June and small red fruits mature in late summer; they persist until late fall. This low-growing cotoneaster has attractive spring flowers, beautiful fruits in late summer, and outstanding reddish-purple fall color. It is the most extensively planted cotoneaster in the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection. This …
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… Burnt orange-red petals are tipped in yellow on this native cultivar whose seeds are favored by songbirds in the fall. Burgundy stems on this cultivar are distinctive and contrast nicely with the green … to the fall landscape. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The dark purple 'calla lily' shaped bloom matures at about three feet and then begins to emit the … resembles the moss and lichen colored tree trunks of its native habitat. The large pseudobulb is considered edible - if you like the fragrance of the flower - but this family (aroids) are rife with calcium oxylate crystals (think miniature shards of glass) in …
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… This carnivorous perennial is native to the subtropical wetlands of the southeastern United States so it is not cold hardy here. It needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
