… to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, …
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… open to open to a dense globe of soft apricot petals, , turning to cream with touches of pink over time. A surpise advantage of this rose...it's virtually thornless, so you can safely plant …
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… clay waterlogged soils which makes it a winner for Chicago area gardeners. The plants clump up over time turning into an almost solid mass that works great with a variety of spring bulbs. …
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… across. The leaves are grey green to brown with many conspicuous raised dark dots scattered over the whole surface. Large daisy-like flowers emerge from the center of the plant from May …
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… that may be weeping or twisting outward in unpredictable patterns. The whole tree arches over, but can be staked to be more upright. In its native habitat Douglas-fir, a native evergreen …
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… plants in the test, turning to bronze-edged green by late May. It also proved reliably bushy over the years...maturing to more than 5-feet wide, with flowering spikes up to 6 feet tall. In …
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… in 2016, 'Smaragd' received top marks. Bronze new foliage matures to lush green leaves over 2 feet wide; late frosts don't crimp its style; and the foliage remains healthy and …
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… with multiple flowers per stem and a delightful fragrance. The flowers open light yellow and over time the cups gradually age to a light pink blush. This species will thrive in most of the …
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Narcissus ‘Exotic Mystery ‘is in Division 11a. It stands 14 -16 inches high and blooms in mid season with 3 ¼ inch flowers. Each stem has 2-3 sweetly scented flowers with long, yellow petals which overlap only at the base. Each petal has a small point on the tip. The corona is yellowish green with a light yellow base and a greenish yellow rim The rim is split to the base with the 6 segments …
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… flowers, which discolor easily if bruised, appear on the ends of thick, tough stems all over the tree. …
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