… bronzy-red leaves with five deeply cut lobes. It grows into a mound and spreads out to 24 inches or more. Flowers are scarce, looking like lavender and white morning glories. It can take bright sun or partial shade and loves summer heat. If the season is long enough, edible sweet potatoes may result, but will be small. …
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… sometimes grown as a biennial, with pinnate greyish green leaves. It blooms from early summer to early autumn. It has long, thin, daisy-like flowers, and prominent, unusual, cone-shaped … flower heads, with yellow ray flowers, that are good for cutting. The cone-shaped center is green, then brown as it dries out. It grows in sunny locations, and can be used in annual …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Hillside Creeper' is a fast-growing, prostrate Scots pine. It can grow laterally up to 12 inches in a year but …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I am tempted by the gorgeous azaleas available now in florist shops. Is it possible for me to plant them in my garden in spring? A. Although all azaleas are members … azaleas are particular hybrids well-suited as indoor plants since they are not hardy enough to withstand Chicago winters. But don't let that deter you! A fully budded indoor azalea plant …
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… Q. How can I get my Christmas cactus to bloom again this year? A. Christmas cactus is a member of the forest cactus group and has very specific requirements for blooming. This plant prefers to spend the summer outside in a shady location. Around mid-September, move it inside so that it …
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… This particular Aconitum, generally known simply as blue Aconiturm, is one of the last monkshoods to bloom. From late summer into fall, its rich blue color and strong vertical form make it a welcome companion to airy fall anemones and mounding chrysanthemums. Bees and butterflies love it; slugs, rabbits …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of funnel-shaped, purple-striped flowers on 18-inch scapes. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are common; and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… appear in June; these can be used in floral arrangements. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
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… KINDRED SPIRIT® hybrid oak is a cross between the European English oak and our native U.S. swamp white oak. It has a very narrow columnar habit and was selected for a high degree of resistance to powdery mildew, to which English oaks are susceptible in warm, humid climates. The genus Quercus includes more …
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… upward-facing, moderately fragrant flowers on a medium-sized woody shrub. Tree peonies prefer to be grown in full sun to partial shade in well-drained, moisture-retentive soils that are … bothered by most pests and diseases. They dislike transplanting so try to select a planting site that will accommodate the plant as it matures (up to 3.5 feet tall by 4 feet wide). The tree … the partial shade partially protect the delicate flowers from late spring frosts. 'Yu Ban Bai' is a very old cultivar, perhaps dating back as early as the seventh century. Chinese emperors …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
