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  • … Q:  What do the letters VFNT mean on the tomato plant labels? A:  Tomatoes are prone to a number of diseases and pests. Tomatoes have been hybridized to be resistant to common problems. The following letters represent disease/insect resistance and may appear …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … greenhouses, this translates into year round. Its strong, vigorous vining habit will need to be tied onto supports and pruned to keep it smaller than the 25 feet it has the potential to achieve. Grow in full sun, and protect from temperatures below 45 degrees F. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Pale pink buds mature to pure white flowers featuring semi-double to fully doubled flowers. The handsome dark green glossy leaves have a reddish tint when they … outdoors in USDA climate zone 7 and warmer, in the Chicago area they make a great addition to the cool conservatory or heated greenhouse as winter sets in. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … mignon-shaped single flowers are produced on dwarf plants starting in summer and extended up to the first hard frost. Mignon-shaped flowers are similar to daisy-shaped flowers, except that the tips of their petals are rounded, not pointed. Plant out … frost has passed, in sunny locations, and in moisture retentive, well-drained soils; deadhead to promote repeat flowering. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The mauve purple ray petals transition to golden orange tubular florets at the center of each bloom becoming slightly laciniated at maturity to create an anemone form Dahlia 'Wannabee'. A 2004 introduction, 'Wannabee' is a striking addition to a container or bedding location. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago region, and must be …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … echeveria ( Echeveria  'Red Glow') features spikes of pink-tangerine flowers with yellow edges to the petals rising up from the center of mounds of blue-green foliage with ruffled pink-and-red edges. This plant grows well in well-drained soils, in full sun, with moderate-to-low levels of fertility. This is a selection from Monrovia nursery, featuring unique, wavy, colored edges to its leaves. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … bearing white or purplish-white flowers in late summer and early fall which are attractive to many butterflies. Selection grows to about 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It is prone to attack by mildew so planting in a sunny spot with good circulation would be ideal. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Little Suzie’ is a medium-sized shrub that grows to a height of about 5’. Leaves are initially light green then dark green changing to yellow in the fall. The flowers are slightly curled and crimped pale yellow petals that emerge from a brownish green calyx. It is a good garden plant due to its more compact habit and denser flowering. There is minimal leaf retention in winter. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This rose can be trained as a climber and grow to 10 feet, or trained as a shrub rose to 4 feet tall. It blooms from spring to fall with urn-shaped double yellow flowers suffused with orange-pink and red as the flowers …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This clump-forming evergreen perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with partial to full shade and moist soil conditions. It has showy pink blooms that attract butterflies from … It belongs in a border or used as a ground cover or an understory plant and is attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant