… Lilium ‘Golden Splendor’ has large trumpet- shaped flowers in varying shades of yellow with maroon stripes on the petal reverses. The flowers are 6 to 8 inches long, outfacing, and fragrant. It blooms in early to mid summer with 12 to 20 flowers per stem. Golden Splendor is a Trumpet hybrid. Trumpet lilies are typically tall with large, very fragrant trumpet-shaped …
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… Dragon's Blood is an old reliable variety of sedum. We had this growing in the old Home Landscape Demonstration … perennial takes full sun to partial shade. It produces clusters of starry cherry-red blooms in July and August. The tiny leaves, green suffused with burgundy, are less than a quarter-inch …
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… commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …
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… we move closer to winter. Frost or Freeze? The typical average date for the first fall frost in the greater Chicago area is October 15. In some years, the first frost happens in September or as late as November. Frost can form on the …
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… conditions. Its white blooms from March through June are followed by edible purple fruit. It is a specimen and is attractive to birds. …
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… moisture conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from March through June. It is a specimen and is also attractive to birds. …
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… soil conditions. From May through August it has pink blooms that attract butterflies. It is a ground cover that is resistant to deer. …
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… and pepper plants, on the other hand, have both male and female reproductive parts present in the same flower. A light breeze rocks the flowers and moves the pollen from the male to female … if you do not see fruit forming.) Bees and other insects will visit tomato and pepper flowers in search of nectar and while doing so, they’ll also aid pollination. Rain or cold weather can … or a Q-tip and go from male to female flowers moving the pollen and aiding fertilization. This is a fun project for children, too. To attract bees to your vegetable patch, plant flowers they …
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… Bell Bowl Prairie, an irreplaceable 8,000-year-old ecosystem, was substantially destroyed in the recent expansion of the Rockford Airport. In response, Giovanni Aloi and Jenny Kendler’s Through the Eye of the Unicorn—an installation … to rethread our connections with nature. More than just memorializing, it urges us to engage in ecological preservation—from “freeing” grasslands in our own yards to restoring prairies …
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… soil conditions. It has lavender blooms that attract butterflies from May through August. It is a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
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