… to a wide range of North America. It thrives in sunny locations with moderate to dryish soils and with little or no cultivation or attention. Wild bergamot has minty scented leaves and lavender, pink or white flowers that are attractive to pollinators. In an evaluation at the … attention to proper spacing of plants for air circulation, keep plants moist during droughts, and cut back after flowering. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and …
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… is a dwarf form hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 9. Rose to violet-red flowers emerge in late June and mature to silver plumes. Its mature size is a clump only 4 feet by 3 feet with slender … Nippon prefers full sun but will tolerate light shade. The foliage has a bronze fall color and is decorative throughout the winter. The dry winter foliage and flowers should be trimmed back before new growth appears to avoid damaging the new leaves in …
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… face at right angles to the stem or may face upward. The petals are greenish yellow, roundish and slightly reflexed. The corona is split with the 6 frilled segments closely overlaying the … Curly Lace is sometimes sold commercially under the name ‘Love Potion’. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own …
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… that blooms very early in the spring with 3½ flowers. The petals are a greenish yellow and the corona is a deeper tone than the petals and funnel shaped with an expanded mouth. One of the few daffodils resistant to Fusarium Basal Rot, a disease prevalent in the many garden soils. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… a clump-forming perennial that grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In early to mid-summer it produces showy, fragrant, lavender-pink blooms that are very popular with bees and other pollinators. If the dead flowers are removed it will rebloom in the fall. It is resistant to deer. Because of its clumping growth habit it is suitable for cottage gardens and perennial borders. It will self-seed however so care should be take when planting near open …
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… New England aster is one of the most wide-spread and recognizable native asters, found in all but the warmest and coldest areas of North America. It grows 2 to 4 feet tall, and starts blooming in August, continuing into November. The leaves are lanceolate, up to 4 …
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… long) emerge reddish-purple in spring, mature to a lustrous, medium to dark green in summer and change to variable shades of yellow, orange and red in fall. Bark of mature trees exfoliates to show green, white or tan patches beneath and provides good winter interest. No serious insect or disease problems. Archived Copy: This …
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… with smaller, fertile but nonshowy flowers underneath. The flowers emerge white in July and slowly take on a greenish hue as they mature. The fertile florets will stay limegreen while … flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. This plant does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought – tolerant. It blooms on new wood so the flowers are not susceptible to … spring frosts. Greenspire is a hybrid of Hydrangea paniculata which is native to Japan, China and Korea where it grows at altitudes up to 4,000 ft. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… Dwarf irises abound in the Chicago Botanic Garden in the early days of spring, and none are as spectacular as the 'Katharine Hodgkin' iris. The ethereal powder blue of this 4- to 8-inch-tall hybrid of Iris winogradowii and Iris histrioides is beautifully etched with darker blue to sea green markings with a splash … Hodgkin' iris is a wonderful specimen for rock gardens, borders, pathside plantings, and places where deer like to nibble (it's deer resistant). Plant this iris during the fall in …
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… as it bears golden raspberries in the fall. This shrub grows to a height of about 5 feet and a width of about 2 feet. It has white blooms that attract butterflies from June until frost, … followed by yellow fruit. Like most raspberries, Fallgold prefers moist, well-drained soils and will rot in wet soils, so raised beds may be necessary in areas with heavy clay soil. … raspberry as it bears fruit in the fall on the upper part of the fruit canes in the fall, and fruits again in the following late spring on the lower part of those canes. Since each cane …
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