… To every perennial there is a season — often fleeting. Remember the peonies? Gone in one glorious week. Yet some … Pollak. "It has a long blooming season anyway," he says. If you continue to deadhead, "you'll get blooms long into the summer." Catmint ( Nepeta spp.) is an example of a perennial that can … roses are bred to rebloom at least sporadically after their first June outburst, but you will get more flowers if you deadhead. Careful deadheading is what prolongs the season in the Rose …
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… May and June, have numerous overlapping strap-like petals and a fruity scent. ROY’S DARK RED is a hardier selection made by Roy Klehm of Song Sparrow Farm in Wisconsin. Flowers are a rich burgundy, with clear yellow fall color. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in … states, it blooms on new growth, so do not prune until after flowering. The Chicago area is a little north of its native range, so some winter damage may occur, but will not affect …
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… Glade mallow is an uncommon and valued native species found in the wild along river banks and open areas with … moist soil. Considering that it grows to over six feet tall and stands out in the garden, it is odd that every year people wonder what it is. It is native only in scattered counties in the Midwest, east to Vermont and Pennsylvania. It …
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… This plant is a Narcissus , named for a beautiful young hunter in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection. It is a spring-flowering bulb, and when flowering is over, you can see the strappy green leaves that provide nutrients for next year's flowers. Las …
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… Red baneberry is a tough Illinois native. In fact, it can survive temperatures to 30 below on the one hand, and wildfires on the other. And it looks great throughout the growing season. You get fluffy little white "bunny tails" of flowers in late spring; handsome foliage throughout …
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… are followed by billowing masses of silvery, silk-like seeds in late fall. This perennial is excellent for use as an informal vine or trained formally on arbors. It flowers on the current season's growth, so plants that get too large can be reduced in size in spring without decreasing flower production. Sweet autumn …
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… Ruby'), a half-hardy shrub with a more compact habit than other butterfly bushes. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) This selection came from the J.C. … for the taste of the leaves or stems. Plant in full sun and water it well the first year to get the root system established. Thereafter, it rarely needs supplemental watering. …
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… Justicia brandegeeana is known colloquially as shrimp plant due to the resemblance of its flowers to those tiny … featuring excellent soil drainage and moderate air movement. Over time, the plants tend to get leggy as they grow in height and lose their lower leaves. This issue can be overcome by …
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… gets its name from its blue-green foliage, which emerges tinged with bronze. Fall foliage is red. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured …
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… Named after Abel Carriere, a prominent horticulturalist and botanist, this Weigela is a direct descendant of those first brought back from Japan in the 1850's. It's still prized … In addition to the many combinations of red and pink bloom in older varieties, you can now get them in yellow and white, and in sizes that range from 1 1/2 to 9 feet tall. Leaves may be …
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