… fruit can be yellow, purple, orange, or red depending on the tree. While the tomato tree seems to have originated in the Andes, it's now grown widely in South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia as a food source. The skin is quite thick, so to eat it fresh you have to scoop out the flesh. It can also be cooked as a vegetable side dish, added to soups and stews, …
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… Tiers of feathery downy bluish foliage on a broadly upright habit provide a 'soft' texture to the landscape 12 months a year. Hardy in the Chicago area when provided sun to partial shaded conditions in moisure retentive soils. Deer don't find the foliage particularly tasty to eat. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… These alternatives to traditional mums are easy to grow, Mary Stoker is a prolific bloomer that will gradually expand to make a sizeable clump completely smothered in single daisy flowers from late summer through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 10 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and white blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a maximum height of about 18 inches with full sun and dry moisture conditions. In late summer it produces red and purple flowers that are attractive to butterflies. The plant is resistant to deer and is successful in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of small white flowers from late spring into early summer. This perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 8 inches. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This small statured tree features masses of pink flowers that with time will age to almost white. Native to the high mountainous regions of Japan, it is reliably winter hardy but sensitive to hot humid summers. Soils should be moisture retentive yet well drained. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has insignificant greenish-yellow blooms in … and April followed by edible black fruit. It belongs in a hedge or a border and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in growth habit reaching 50 feet in height with side arms expanding the width of the plant to 4 feet. The white flowers open in early evening to enable bats to pollinate the flowers while sipping the nectar. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal perennial grows to a height of 15 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white, blue, and lavender blooms that … from May through October. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
