… <p>'Koster's Variegated <em>Weigela</em> is a prolific bloomer. It's pink flowers are massed the the length of each branch, weighing them … hummingbirds love <em>Weigelas.</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements. Just give them …
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… 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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… a mound of thick, blue leaves 4 feet wide. It blooms in July and August with racemes of white to pale lavender flowers. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … 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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… You can count on 'Baby Cheryl' to bloom in flushes all summer long. She'll provide clusters of itty-bitty pink roses, in shades varying from fuschia to light pink depending on the temperature. She make a pretty and colorful border...or if you … soil, and regular fertilization. Note: if you're growing them in containers, regular watering is even more important, and you'll need to repot them about every three years. …
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… Red baneberry is a tough Illinois native. In fact, it can survive temperatures to 30 below on the one hand, and … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. …
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… <p>At the beginning of March in Japan, 10,000 people come to the park where <em>Adonis</em> has naturalized. The sunny little yellow flowers may be just 1 … a carpet of them...thousands and thousands. It's the first sign of spring. And once bloom is done, the ferny mounds of foliage unfold. <p>Members of the <em>Adonis</em> family can be found from Sweden to North Africa to Japan. Some are perennial, spreading by rhizomes or stolons; others are …
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… Ruby'), a half-hardy shrub with a more compact habit than other butterfly bushes. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) This selection came from the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in … Horticultural Society in 2008. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and honeybees are all attracted to the honey-scented flowers. Deer and rabbits, however, don't care for the taste of the leaves …
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… with wavy leaf margins and abundant flower and fruit production typical of the species. It is reported to be a vigorous grower. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Littleleaf dogwood is a low and broad shrub native to China. Small white flowers that bloom in late spring/early … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Brazilian firecracker vine, also known as cigar flower and candy corn plant, is a twining vine from South America that can grow to 12 feet long with support. The tiny tubular flowers are red with yellow tips, with four green … dangle from hanging baskets, or they can be clipped into a shrubby form. If they have nothing to cling to they will twine around themselves. …
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