… This shrub typically grows to a maximum height of 5 feet with full sun and moist, well-drained soil. It has spikes of rich … blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from early summer to early fall. It is good in a border when grown in massed plantings. It is also a popular cut flower. The plant has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society of Great …
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… INVINCIBELLE® Spirit II Smooth Hydrangea has dark pink flower heads that appear in summer and fade to green in the fall. Unlike many other hydrangeas the pink flower color is not affected by soil pH. The …
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… This nonhardy shrub produces tubular magenta flowers with fringed edges to the petals throughout the warmer months of the growing season in Chicago. Plant this sage after the soils have warmed (toward the end of May, typically) in …
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… Brownie Points false indigo represents a color breakthrough in the breeding program from Walters Gardens. The blooms are a warm amber color with a touch of … of each flower. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the …
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… Q. I have several old apple trees in serious need of pruning. When is a good time to do this? A. Apple trees can be pruned either right after you harvest your fruit crop or in early March before the buds begin to swell. Regular pruning of these trees will result in a better fruit crop with …
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… This is a cultivar of the English hybrid of Buddleja alternifolia and Buddleja crispa raised by Mr. A. V. Pike at Hever Garden, Kent. It grows to a maximum height of about seven feet. The leaves are unique in that the terminal leaves are similar to those of B. alternifolia while the leaves along the …
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… This chance seedling was discovered in Anniston, Alabama, by Hayes Jackson. Multiple flat, star-like, sterile white flowers come into flower in June and continue up to the first frost. Hayes Starburst smooth hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens 'Hayes Starburst') …
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… selected and named by a native plant specialist at North Creek Nursery and is perfectly hardy in the Chicago region. Growing up to 6 feet in height, lower displays can be obtained by cutting the plants back to half their …
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… Tycoon is a lovely royal purple. It stands 38 inches high and blooms in late spring. In 1950 Tycoon was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society, and in 1951 it received the Morgan-Wood Award, the highest honor given to a Siberian iris. Siberian irises lack the beard of colored hairs at the base of each fall that …
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… features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lace cap or mophead in structure. ‘Tokyo Delight’ is a large lace cap cultivar that grows to 6 feet tall and blooms from July-August. The remarkable flowerheads consist of a ring of white florets - changing to light pink as they …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
