… or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Snow Love hellebore grows into a low mound about sixteen inches high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets that are evergreen … 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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… or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Golden Lotus hellebore grows into a low mound about fifteen inches tall and 2 feet 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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… or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Yellow Lady hellebore grows into a low mound about fifteen inches tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and darkgreen with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets that are evergreen … 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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… or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Painted Doubles hellebore grows into a low mound about fifteen inches tall and two feet 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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… produces goblets of amethyst violet flowers beginning in mid-September with orange stamens and a broad white blotch at the base of the petals. Plant this fairly large corm in sun or … that never completely dry in summer. The broad elegantly pleated foliage appears in spring and dies down by early summer. Shortened days, cooling temperatures and autumn rains initiate the … but beneficial effects on animals are less common. An infamous nineteenth century murderess is thought to have used Colchicum to poison her victims. …
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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 … plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring foliage and that provide a backdrop for the flowers in Fall. Examples include cultivars of Heuchera , …
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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 … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… BATON ROUGE™ Tatarian dogwood is a compact form of this multi-stemmed shrub with a bushy habit and strong growth. Small white flowers in spring give way to whitish blue fruit in summer. Its … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… This is a dwarf, slow-growing deciduous dogwood with a mounded habit. It gets its common name from the … contrasting with the mature green leaves. Clustered white flowers appear in late spring and mature to black fruits which are attractive to birds. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… Justicia brandegeeana 'Variegata' is known as the variegated shrimp plant. The showy flowers are actually modified leaves called bracts; the true flowers are white and appear for a relatively short period of time. A member of the Acanthaceae family, this species has long been a favorite of tropical conservatories and subtropical gardens. It roots easily from vegetative cuttings dipped in a rooting hormone and …
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