… inflorescens that looks like a spiny rosy-red artichoke, with sharp pointed bracts. It is rare and in the wild it grows in tropical rainforests along the border between Ecuador and … vase plants or urn plants. The bases of their curved leaves collect water and can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually decline after the long-lasting blooms fade, but they can be restarted …
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… for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets which are evergreen … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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… with white style arms. It stands 33 inches high with multiple blooms on each stalk in early to mid season. The flowers are quite large, measuring 6 inches in diameter. The name “Shirabyoshi“ means white dancing girl. This is a pseudata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata ) and Iris pseudacorusa . These … irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. Although they are vigorous growers, they are sterile and …
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… The cultivar 'Blackberry Jubilee' Iris sibirica 'Blackberry Jubilee' is marbled in shades of red to violet, a color reminiscent of crushed blackberries. The flowers are large, wide and ruffled … at the base of each fall that other iris groups have . Siberian irises bloom from mid spring to early summer, but the thin, grass like foliage remains a highlight throughout the summer. …
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… Iris ‘Chance Beauty’ stands a towering 54” high. Each stem has 3 to 4 branches with 12 or more large bright yellow flowers on each stem. The yellow falls are … brown eyelash pattern around the signal radiating out toward the edge of the petal. This is a peusadata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata) and Iris psedacorus. These … irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. They are vigorous growers but they are sterile and will …
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… The emerging foliage of 'Bronze Peacock' is deep bronze...darker than any other Rodgersia . The leaves are thick and glossy, with deeply … the foliage that steals the show. In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common to so many shade plants in our area. The leaves of certain varieties can be 2 feet long, giving …
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… What sets ' Braunlaub' apart from other rodgersflowers is the show its foliage puts on. Deep bronze in the spring...dark green by midsummer when the … so it can fit your garden easily. In shady areas, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common to so many woodland plants. The leaves of certain varieties can be 2 feet long, giving them the …
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… Nymphaea 'Denver': This hardy waterlily has 3-4” flowers that are very pale yellow to white with a big cluster of yellow stamens. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with … 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 … hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and need to be anchored in mud as they are not free-floating. …
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… This SPICE ISLAND™ cultivar of Koreanspice viburnum has a low, compact habit that is more uniform than the species. It will reach a height of 5’ with a similar spread. Its dark green leaves turn red-purple in fall. Clusters of reddish-pink buds open up to very fragrant white flowers in May. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
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… seedlings found in Japan. This muti-stemmed cultivar can almost be treated as a small tree due to its attractive corky bark. It has unusually large dark green leaves of heavy substance. White … abundant yellow-green fruit, which turn bright red and persist into winter. Fall foliage color is yellow and red. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
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