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  • … ranging from creamy yellow to almost maroon. Perhaps the most unusual feature of these plants is their bloom time: Christmas rose blooms in late winter and Lenten rose in very early spring. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … receives direct sunlight. Soil should be kept evenly moist; however, be sure that the plant is in a container with good drainage. Fertilizer should be withheld during the winter months. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … vegetable crops, such as head lettuce and spinach, to flower and set seed prematurely, which is called bolting. Most vegetables can be started from seeds or transplants. Successive plantings …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Q. Is it too late to plant potatoes? A. Potatoes may be planted as late as the beginning of July. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda ). A fall armyworm has an inverted Y-shape on its head and is found in larger numbers late summer/fall. Adult armyworm moths migrate north to Illinois from …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … temperatures to about 25°F. It would look lovely in a garden during the warm summer months, it is a tender perennial and will need winter in a cool or frost-free greenhouse for the winter. In …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Regent Saskatoon serviceberry is a more compact cultivar than the species. White blooms in April/May are followed by dark blue …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Dwarf serviceberry is a naturally occurring variety found at the forest's edge in alpine areas in western North …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The Prince William cultivar of the shadblow serviceberry is notable for its more compact size than the species, somewhat larger white flowers and heavy …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … serviceberry takes its common name from its short stature and suckering, colonizing nature. It is native to Vermont. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant