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  • … more naturalistic look, the oakleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia . Hydrangea quercifolia , is a good choice, and it provides outstanding fall color. If you want a woody vine with the flat …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … cut the rhizome into pieces containing a set of leaves and healthy roots. Plant the pieces 1 inch deep, and cut the foliage down to a 6-inch fan that faces away from the planting circle. … ( I. danfordiae, I. reticulata ) can be lifted, separated and replanted in fall, although this is often not necessary since they tend to naturalize by themselves. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Q:  Is there anything I should do now to prepare my roses for winter?  A:  Discontinue the …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … An important goal of any reintroduction is to provide sufficient genetic variability to buffer against changing selection pressures and …
    Type: Research
  • … to be transplanted from late summer to early fall (through mid-October). Fall transplanting is especially recommended for peony plants because it gives them time to develop a good root …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Callicarpa japonica , or Japanese beautyberry, is one of the stars of the fall garden, with its rounded clusters of berries produced at almost …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Aechmea 'Black Jack' is grown for its narrow, strap-like, glossy leaves that are very dark red, almost black. The …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … to move indoors in the fall to escape winter's freezing temperatures. *A hybrid swarm is a variable local population at the junction of the range of two interfertile species or …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and early fall. It grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil and enjoys the heat. It is most effective when grouped into large drifts and makes an excellent ground cover for parks, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … purple-violet flowers with a metallic sheen on loose umbels from 4 to 8 inches across on 1' to 2' plants. Found in nature from Iran and Turkey through Central Asia, and commonly called Star of Persia, this is another of the large-flowered onions that succeed best in Chicago landscapes if interplanted …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant