… The Chalk or Whitebark Maple is native to the southern United States from the Carolinas to … toothed margins. In the fall, the foliage turns to yellow, orange and deep red. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Achillea 'Moonshine' is a clump-forming perennial with small yellow flowers tightly clustered together in large, … on stems that stand 2 feet high with lacy fernlike foliage. In 1993 ‘Moonshine’ was given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. It likes full sun and dry … the plant medicinally to stop bleeding and heal the wounds of his soldiers. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Nymphaea 'Sioux': The 6-inch flowers of this changeable waterlily open with yellow flowers that become apricot and … end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated since at least 2,000 B.C. and are …
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… This rarely grown species is endemic to the southeast part of Brazil, where it is found growing in rocky areas. It has long tubular flowers. The pure white petals are reflexed …
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… This is a compact Floribunda rose that produces fluorescent pink flowers. It is a continuous bloomer, putting on a show from late spring up to the first frost. Does well in both the landscape and a container. Archived Copy: This content …
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… Narcissus ‘Acropolis’ is in Division 4. It stands 13 – 18 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with double flowers that have a full and fluffy appearance and a spicy fragrance. The white petals are arranged in multiple whorls with segments of the white corona interspersed. … his own reflection and drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The Epiphylla Ginkgo is an unusual female cultivar more commonly grown in Japan. When reaching … it will produce the strong smelling Ginkgo fruits and the fruits have unusual winged stems. This Ginkgo oddity is sometimes known as Ginkgo biloba var. epiphylla , Ohatsuki Ginkgo, Ohazuki Group RHS, and in …
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… mound 16 inches tall and 20 inches wide. In late summer spikes of creamy flowers increase the height to 30 inches and provide an interesting contrast to the almost black foliage. The leaf color is purple brown in the spring and in full sun conditions will become almost black. Very striking and unusual, especially with its very large leaves. This plant is a Hecuhera villosa hybrid introduced by French plant breeder Thierry Delabroye. It …
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… effect, with large compound leaves that grow 18 inches long and have deeply cut leaflets. It is an excellent specimen plant. Yellow flowers with narrow petals, similar to forsythia blooms, are produced in 12-inch to 15-inch panicles in July. The flowers are followed by large, bladderlike pods that change from pale green to red and then mature to brown. Fall color varies from yellow to gold and orange-yellow. This tree is marginally hardy in the Chicago area. Native to the Far East, the panicled golden …
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… Iris ensata 'Shinkai-No-Iro’ is a deep blue-violet with yellow signals. The style arms are off-white with blue violet edges and tips. It stands 30 inches high and blooms … attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies and resistant to deer and rabbits. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
