… fragrant flowers with recurved petals that bend backwards, forming Turk’s caps. It grows to a height of 3 to 5 feet and blooms in early July. Eros belongs to a group of Asiatic lilies which generally bloom earlier than other lilies and have high bud …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 400 years old) cultivar features doubled flowers, the amount of doubling varying from year to year. Its' origin is shrouded in mystery having appeared on the English gardening scene in the 1600's. Some years it resembles a golden powderpuff only to appear the following year as a hose-in-hose, split cup or some intermediate form between the three flower shapes. To add to the mystery some years if has a touch of green to the petals. Because of this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. Should I remove snow from my shrubs? A. It is not necessary to remove light amounts of snow from trees and shrubs. However, heavy snowfalls threaten to break branches, especially on evergreens because they collect large amounts of snow. When … Mother Nature delivers winter storms, gently brush off the snow off by hand or use a broom to very gently remove it. Do not shake branches because they are brittle at this time of year and …
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… Q. Should I remove snow from my shrubs? A. It is not necessary to remove light amounts of snow from trees and shrubs. However, heavy snowfalls threaten to break branches, especially on evergreens because they collect large amounts of snow. When … Mother Nature delivers winter storms, gently brush off the snow off by hand or use a broom to very gently remove it. Do not shake branches because they are brittle at this time of year and …
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… orange with dark speckles. The blooms are outfacing and scentless with recurved petals in mid to late summer. The stems stand 3 to 5 feet and each stem may bear as many as 20 or 30 blooms of 3 to 6 inches each. The flowers are sterile producing no seed and no pollen, but the plant produces …
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… the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected at … sport of Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'. Whitewater forms a dense low carpet, growing 4" to 6" tall and spreading 12" to 18" wide in a single season. Over time, it can cover a more expansive area. The plant is dense …
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… This thyme cultivar is used as a culinary herb and is said to be sweeter than the species. It can also be used as a ground cover (it will tolerate light foot traffic and release a wonderful herby fragrance when stepped on). It can grow to 12" tall and 12” wide. It blooms in midsummer with pale pink flowers that are attractive to bees. This cultivar is not as winter-hardy as the species. It grows in average, dry to medium, …
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… Large-flowered trillium, also known as wood lily and wake robin, is a woodland plant native to the forests of North America, growing as far north as Quebec to as far south as Alabama and Georgia. A spring bloomer, it produces leaves, petals, and sepals, all in groups of three, which emerge from underground rhizomes on stems 8 to 18 inches tall. Each plant has a single white 2- to 3-inch flower that fades to pink as it …
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… pink flowers with tiny white centers clustered together in large flat-topped flowerheads 2 to 4 inches across. It blooms in early summer and continues into the fall. This is a compact plant 18 to 24 inches high with gray-green, fernlike foliage. It is a member of the SEDUCTION™ Series from the Netherlands. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fall on stems that stand 2 ft tall. The foliage is feathery and fernlike. It is attractive to butterflies 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 Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of the Trojan Wars in Greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
