… Deep pink, semi-double flowers are produced in masses in June and then every six weeks throughout the remainder of the growing season. This hybrid Rugosa cultivar is reliably winter hardy in the Chicago region and can eventually reach up to six feet in size. Plant in full sun in locations with good air … rich, old-rose fragrance. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… leaves that can be up to 18 inches long. The flower stalks rise high above the mounded foliage and are covered with masses of golden-yellow, daisylike blossoms with black centers. Because this … 5 to 6 feet tall, is bold-textured, it is best used mid-border because the leaves are low and the plant is see-through. It provides late color in the garden. A massive plant best for naturalistic plantings. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Brown-eyed Susan is one of 5 species of Rudbeckia native to Illinois. It is very hardy and somewhat drought-tolerant. It forms a more bushy mound than the more commonly cultivated … has three-lobed leaves. The flowers look like the familiar black-eyed Susan with yellow rays and brown disks, but the rays are much shorter. It can take full or partial shade. It has the … short-lived, but it may reseed. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Wild or prairie petunia is a perennial species of gravelly or rocky areas in the eastern and central states. The leaves are narrow and very bristly, with long petioles. The five-lobed flowers do resemble pale lavender petunias, … out-competed by taller plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Zephirine Drouhin’ is a Bourbon rose originating in 1868. It can be grown either as a climber and top out at 12 feet or be pruned to form a 6-foot-tall shrub rose. It flowers from May to … blooms on thorn-less canes with semi-glossy leaves. Although tolerant of shade, best flowering and mildew-resistance occurs in full sun. Prune while dormant in late winter to early spring. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… non-hardy perennial is a pollinator magnet with special importance to migrating hummingbirds and butterflies in the fall. Full sun in well-drained soils that dry between waterings are ideal conditions for this plant. This improved selection is shorter than the original cultivar and produces more flowers. 2020 – Ball Horticultural featured plants @ Chicago Botanic Garden Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… sun in soil that will dry out between waterings in a location where the butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds that are attracted to the flowers can be easily seen and enjoyed. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The obedient plant grows to 4' tall and tends to form large clumps. Pink in the late-summer garden is rather rare. Obedient plant's … pink flowers that resemble snapdragons on 12" to 18" spikes grace the garden in late summer and fall. The interesting florets are attached to the square stems with wiry little stems … for late-summer gardening Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… recommended by the Chicago Botanic Garden. The Colorado spruce performs well in the Midwest and is valued for the blue foliage found in many cultivars. Most popular evergreen tree in the … in planting this species is placing ot too close to a house. The tree grows fairly rapidly and needs a lot of space. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Mugho pines, or Swiss mountain pines, are European natives growing at high altitudes and are extremely cold hardy (Zone 2). Their light green needles are slightly curved and grow in bundles of two. It prefers well-drained, loose soil in full sun or partial shade. It is easily transplanted. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
