… Spring Snow crabapple bears white flowers, but it is notable for its lack of fruit. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1-2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit and fruit make them attractive plants … by humans but are beloved by birds. Most crabapples benefit from modest amounts of pruning to eliminate water sprouts and improve airflow. …
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… Marmalade Mussaenda is a tropical clumping shrub with clusters of unusual yellow and orange flowers and medium green leaves. Originally native to the rainforests of south-east Asia, Mussaendas appreciate consistently warm temperatures, high … in their native environments, in northern climates, when grown in pots they are more likely to reach about 3-4 feet in height. They are not hardy in Chicago and must be brought indoors when …
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… a hint of deep coral and chocolate brown, from mid-June thru mid-October. The unique color is actually hard to describe. A 2003 All-America Rose Selection, this patented rose was hybridized by Thomas Carruth and introduced by Weeks Roses. It grows up to 4 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. The disease-resistant, glossy new …
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… Introduced in 2018 from an Australian breeding program, SKYSCRAPER™ Orange sage is a tender hybrid perennial that will keep up its floral display well into fall with occasional dead-heading of spent flowers. With well-branched, bushy habits, plants will grow to 28 inches tall and prefer full sun. Potted plants should be fertilized occasionally to keep up their vigor. Flowers grow in spikes reaching well above the foliage and the long, …
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… Red-stemmed thalia, also known as alligator flag, is a large tropical aquatic plant, found in Florida, tropical America and Africa. The paddle-shaped leaves with thick stalks can grow up to 4' tall. The complex light purple flowers emerge from large purplish-green bracts all summer … They can be cut back severely for use the following spring, but they must not be allowed to dry out. …
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… and square stems. In a growing season in the Chicago area, gardeners can expect this plant to reach 1 foot in height by 2 feet in width. It attracts butterflies and honeybees, but the … and the bad-tasting compounds in the leaves deter deer from browsing its blooms. The species is hardy to zone 7 and will not survive winters in Chicago. …
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… Vernonia lettermannii , known as Letterman's ironweed, is covered with purple flowers in September and October produced by a rounded 4' x 4' herbaceous … Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Butterflies and other nectar seeking insects flock to this plant when it comes into flower. Requires well drained soils on the dry side in the Chicago region in order to thrive. Insect and disease resistant. In an evaluation of ironweeds conducted at the Chicago …
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… FIREWORKS™ arrowwood viburnum is notable for its colunar habit and ruby red fall color, which make it particularly useful in … of the species. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant …
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… this and can I do anything about it? A. Often as plants age, they may develop a tendency to become leggy. Perennial salvia is a good example of this growth pattern. Immediately after flowering, cut the salvia back to basal growth. They may bloom again later in the summer. However, the second flush of blooms …
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… Hardy kiwi vine 'Ananasnaya' is female, and that's important to know if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, because you'll need a male vine for …
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