… give way to scarlet fruit that ripens in early fall. Butterflies are attracted by the flowers and the birds are attracted by the fruit. It will grow in full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soil types or conditions. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… White flowers in May are followed by 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 …
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… ‘Nivea’ is a cultivar of the U.S. native wisteria. It can grow to 25’ in length with an 8’ spread. It … flushes of bloom in summer. The flowers give way to bean-like seedpods that ripen in fall and may persist into winter. It prefers slightly acidic, moderately moist and fertile, well-drained soils in full sun (needed for best flowering). It can be slow to …
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… late in the season? A: There are many different vegetables that can be planted in late summer and early fall providing unusually high temperatures don't persist. Warm weather can cause certain 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 …
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… Berry Timeless Alumroot has attractive light green foliage frosted with silver and a repeat blooming habit that supplies lovely two tone pink and rose flower plumes all summer. This is a heat and drought tolerant Heuchera villosa hybrid which repeat blooms from early summer …
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… Meyer cotoneaster forms a medium sized shrub and features dark purple fruit that turn black. It is native to the Caucasus. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense branching structure; small, glossy leaves of fine texture, and abundant fruit in the form of small pomes, which are generally in shades of red/orange but …
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… Acalypha wilkesiana 'Peaches' is a subtropical -tropical shrub that can be grown as as an annual in the Chicago region. It's …
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… of 1/8-inch white tubular flowers around the leaf axils. Its blooms not showy. The fruit is a set of 4 nutlets forming a square, each nutlet containing a single seed. …
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… This Asian native is an evergreen shrub that grows to 4’. It blooms in late May with clusters of white flowers. …
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… The white spruce is a North American native. These can reach heights of 100’, but usually reach a height of 60’ …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
