… Pure orange, tubular flowers are continuously produced during warm summer weather on this nonhardy, evergreen shrub from Central America. Winter hardy in USDA zones 7 and warmer, it is used as an annual in Chicago-area gardens. Full sun in the hottest microclimates available in your garden and average soils are keys to success in the …
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… Nettle-leaved bellflower is so named because of the bristly surface of its leaves. It is a perennial with green leaves and red stems. It does … to cure throat infections, thus the Latin name trachelium or “neck-like.” Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Island Form' has small bright pink flowers packed together in large flat topped flowerheads. The stems stand 2’ tall with dark green fernlike foliage. It blooms from early summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies, bees and hummingbirds while resistant to deer, rabbits and drought. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Australian fan palm is a native of Queensland, Australia and is the dominating species in the Licuala Rainforest. The glossy green leaves of this tree are shaped like large pleated fans with deeply-cut edges and bunches of bright red …
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… habit with pendulous lower branches that give it a very graceful appearance. 'Compacta Glauca' is much smaller than the species and the needles are blue-green. The cones are interesting – they hang downward and … Coast; in the Pacific coastal regions, it can attain heights of up to 250'. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… blue flowers in an informal pyramidal inflorescence (flowering spike). Used as an annual in the Chicago area the plants will flower from Spring through Fall but never reach the 4’ x 4’ size … very well drained soils that dry thoroughly between watering and grow in full sun. The plant is very drought tolerant and the slightly hairy leaves are resistant to rabbits and deer. This species is native to the rims of extinct (we hope) volcanoes in the Canary Islands. The …
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… Lilium leichtlinii has yellow flowers with lots of reddish-purple spots in early to mid summer. The petals are recurved and the flowers are downfacing on purplish stems that stand 4 to 5 feet … The bulbs are edible and can be eaten as a starchy vegetable. The buds are hairy, and there is also some hair on the stem and foliage. Lilium leichtlinii is native to central Honshu, Japan's main island. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will do well in …
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… Caramel Alumroot is probably one of the loveliest of the golden orange leaved Heuchera selections. It's leaves emerge a golden orange … in 2006 by French breeder Thierry Delabroye, it was discovered by his wife, Sandrine. This selection is deer resistant, attracts butterflies and birds, is heat tolerant and can be …
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… Inflated salmon pink tubular flowers are clumped near the tip of the short racemes in February. This dwarf rare species features gray-green leaves that … completed dam on the Kouga River in South Africa. Easily propagated by seeds and division, it is a featured attraction of many succulent collections world-wide. Archived Copy: This content …
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… Deep-red double roses are produced from mid-June up to the first hard frost on this rose that can be used as a specimen, container plant, or in masses as a groundcover. The deep green, glossy foliage is black-spot disease resistant. The double flowers are "self cleaning," which decreases the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
