… In its native Eurasian habitats, willowleaf meadowsweet is often found near stream beds and river valleys. It bears pink flowers in early summer. The … with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink …
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… Deben Bodnant viburnum is a cross between V. farreri and V. grandiflorum selected from seedlings at Bodnant Gardens, Wales, in 1935. Not as common as other varieties of viburnum, its pinkish buds and fragrant flowers emerge before the foliage in April and are subject to being nipped by frost. …
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… <p>Although the largest flush of bloom comes in June and July, 'Rumba' keeps repeating into September. Wine red buds open to deep pink flowers, set off by the dense, purple-edged foliage. Topping out at just 3 feet, this is one <em>Weigela</em> that can fit almost anywhere...a small garden...the front of a border...even containers.</p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigelas.</em>, and so do gardeners. With bloom all along their …
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… its spires of blue-violet flowers with their white hearts. It's bushier than most monkshoods, and the flowers often branch out more from the central stem than is typical. While it can handle full sun if you keep the soil moist, it's happiest in dappled … of each flower resembles the hoods of medieval monks. They attract a variety of butterflies and moths, and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, …
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… Hardy kiwi vine 'Ananasnaya' is female, and that's important to know if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the … to -35, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. It's not fussy about soil. And it's happy in full sun or part shade. However, it will need frequent pruning and strong …
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… Although it's called Japanese monkshood, this variety is native to open woodlands in both Japan and Korea. While it prefers dappled sun, it can handle … of each flower resembles the hoods of medieval monks. They attract a variety of butterflies and moths, and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, …
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… Northern wolfsbane is one the earliest of the Aconitums to bloom - perhaps an adaptation to the short growing season in Scandinavia, Siberia, and Mongolia where it's native. The lavendar-blue flower stalks can reach over six feet tall, … of each flower resembles the hoods of medieval monks. They attract a variety of butterflies and moths, and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, …
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… The dark purple 'calla lily' shaped bloom matures at about three feet and then begins to emit the strong odor of a large dead animal. We're not talking about dead mouse here - really putrid; and from quite a distance. The leaves are the typical voodoo lily bi-pinnately compound annual … resembles the moss and lichen colored tree trunks of its native habitat. The large pseudobulb is considered edible - if you like the fragrance of the flower - but this family (aroids) are …
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… succulent plants that bear large melon-like fruits that are technically berries; that is, they have a soft rind with black seeds embedded in the center of the juicy, fragrant flesh. … With huge, palmately divided leaves atop a 20 to 25 foot trunk, they are very ornamental and look like coconut trees with clusters of the huge fruit under the canopy of leaves. The flowers are white with five lobes. Native to Mexico and Central America, they are cultivated in Brazil, India and many other tropical areas. Papayas …
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… Silky dogwood is a multi-stemmed native shrub found along streams and swamps. It bears small white flowers in … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
