… to only 2” tall but spreads indefinitely by runners. It 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” long and 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 to be …
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… botanist Luther Burbank from three species of European daisies. Each flower is 3 inches across and has pristine white petals surrounding a yellow button disk. Snowcap Shasta daisy ( Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap') is short and compact with a uniform size, and it blooms abundantly from late spring to midsummer. Plant 'Snowcap' in full sun with good …
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… a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. Crabapple fruits are usually not eaten by humans but …
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… soil in partial to full shade—it can also tolerate a fair amount of sun. One of the largest and most popular of the ferns, it grows 2-3 feet in most gardens but can reach 6 feet in the … fiddlehead from the bottom of the plant in the spring. Plants spread by underground rhizomes and can become invasive. Use in the woodland or at the water’s edge as companions to wildflowers, astilbes, and hostas. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
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… hybrid. Its coral-red tubular flowers are produced in clusters near the ends of the branches and are complemented by deep-green foliage tinged bronze on the undersides of the … that produce two leaves per node. This nonhardy shrub prefers partially shaded conditions and humus-rich, moist soils. It is insect and disease resistant in the Chicago area as long as the soils are kept moist throughout the …
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… Look carefully at the flowers on this plant and you'll see that each flower has five petals but the flower is symmetrical. If you happen to … fade the plant bears the distinctive seed capsule. Brookside grows to about 2 feet in height and width in full or partial sun and requires regular deep watering during dry periods. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… of over 50', has a distinguished habit with coarse, irregular branches. It is good for parks and other large, open spaces. This tree produces huge twice-compound leaves with a tropical look. Each leaf can measure up to 3' long and is further divided into seven to nine segments of eight to 14 small leaflets. The fruits are … a distinctive form against the barren landscape; in summer, its leaves turn dark bluish-green; and fall brings a lovely yellow. A tree for all seasons. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… of over 50', has a distinguished habit with coarse, irregular branches. It is good for parks and other large, open spaces. This tree produces huge twice-compound leaves with a tropical look. Each leaf can measure up to 3' long and is further divided into seven to nine segments of eight to 14 small leaflets. 'Espresso' does … a distinctive form against the barren landscape; in summer, its leaves turn dark bluish-green; and fall brings a lovely yellow. A tree for all seasons. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… of over 50', has a distinguished habit with coarse, irregular branches. It is good for parks and other large, open spaces. This tree produces huge twice-compound leaves with a tropical look. Each leaf can measure up to 3' long and is further divided into seven to nine segments of eight to 14 small leaflets. 'Kentucky … a distinctive form against the barren landscape; in summer, its leaves turn dark bluish-green; and fall brings a lovely yellow. A tree for all seasons. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… ‘Allgold’ is a spreading, many-branched shrub, 9’-10’ tall, that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as temperatures rise above … from a red-purple calyx. When temperatures drop below freezing, the petals will curl up and then open again when warmer temperatures return. Large elliptic leaves are initially … witch hazels were created by the hybridization of Hamamelis japonica (native to Japan) and Hamamelis mollis (native to western China). Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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