… Flower buds emerge white and then change to pale lilac with a distinctive white cup. Introduced to science by M. Leichtlin in 1890. It is close in appearance to Colchicum speciosum but differs in the flowers being broadly …
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… ‘Harvest’ is a tree peony with a stunning 3-inch flower, starting as pale orange and maturing to a warm yellow. The young foliage has a reddish cast. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing flowers and, once established, will grow to …
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… 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 … late summer, beginning in August. Certain varieties of pak choi are heat tolerant and slower to bolt. Leaf lettuce and mustard greens can be planted in late summer and will mature during …
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… cultivar its name. Among the deepest of all of the colors of Colchicum flowers. This plant is also offered under the cultivar name of 'Jaroslavna'. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the …
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… IVORY HALO® Tatarian dogwood is a more compact and finely textured form of this suckering shrub species. It has medium green leaves edged in white as well as red stems in winter. In early May to June it produces flat clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers which give way to whitish fruit. To maintain the red stems, the oldest stems should be removed each year. …
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… 'NPCW10164') has large, rich red bracts that last a long time. Its natural bloom time is the third week of November. Poinsettias have flower bracts that are often mistaken for flower … photoperiodism—they require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At the same time, they require abundant light during the day to display their brightest coloring. The flowers of the poinsettia, called cyathia, are …
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… 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 until frost. The flowers emerge a delicate pink and age to a darker rose. When finished blooming the flowers remain attached and dry as an attractive … the leaf color complementing the pink and rose flowers. Berry Timeless Alumroot will mature to 10 inches tall, 20 inches wide and the flower scapes will increase the height to 20 inches …
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… for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Ice Follies hellebore grows into a low mound about twenty inches high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaves which are evergreen … splashes. Hellebores prefer cool moist soils but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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… for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Candy Love hellebore grows into a low mound about fifteen inches high and twenty inches wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the winter except … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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… reflexed petals. The flowers are upfacing , delightfully fragrant and quite large, measuring 6 to 12 inches. The stems stand 3-4 feet high , while a single stem may bear as many as 12 blooms. Corina is an Asiatic hybrid. Asiatic lilies are the easiest lilies to grow, are quite winter hardy and reproduce readily. They generally bloom earlier than other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
