… on whatever plants are around, Southern blue monkshood could easily be mistaken for a vine. In fact, it will often weave its way through bushes, so one of your spring blooming shrubs could suddenly look like it has a second and very different bloom in the fall. It's native to open forests and creek banks from Illinois to as far south as …
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… Large, almost white flowers are rimmed in pale lavender-violet all along the 3-foot stem from early fall up to the first hard frost. … deeply incised, dark green leaves are resistant to rabbits and deer. 'Cloudy' is happiest in moist soil and part shade, where the lovely pale colors shine out, but it can take full sun …
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… Hardy kiwi vine 'Geneva' was found, or maybe we should say rediscovered, in the Dr. Slate collection near the Cornell Experimental Station. 'Geneva' is female, and … is hardy to -25, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. And it's happy in full sun or part shade. However, it will need frequent pruning and strong support...the vines …
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… Coral aloe ( Aloe striata ) is a succulent native to South Africa. Succulents originated in climates where rain is not regular or predictable, and many are therefore drought … shade. As with most aloes, the flowers provide nectar to hummingbirds when grown outdoors in USDA Zones 9a-11. …
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… to 54 degrees Fahrenheit) to promote optimum stem length. A must-have for the spring garden in USDA Zones 7 and warmer, compared with many other cool cut-flower greenhouse crops such as … well-suited to greenhouse or field production. This beautiful plant provides texture and color in containers, moist woodland settings, or rock gardens. …
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… is a deciduous shrub native to the south-eastern US. It has white flowers that appear in mid summer and attract butterflies and hummingbirds, along with other insects and birds. The … of garden conditions including shade, damp soils and clay and it flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter. Because it can tolerate shade it is also useful as an understory planting as long …
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… shrub native to the eastern US. 'Sherry Sue' has fragrant pink and white flowers that appear in mid-summer and attract butterflies and hummingbirds, along with other insects and birds. The … of garden conditions including shade, damp soils and clay and it flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter. Because it can tolerate shade it is also useful as an understory planting as long …
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… shrub native to the eastern US. 'Sixteen Candles' has very fragrant white flowers that appear in mid-summer and attract butterflies and hummingbirds, along with other insects and birds. The … of garden conditions including shade, damp soils and clay and it flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter. Because it can tolerate shade it is also useful as an understory planting as long …
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… Diervilla are small native American shrubs that are not the same as the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera , but they are related to weigelas. They can be recognized the opposite, … is the most wide-spread of the three species, found is eastern Canada, eastern and central U.S., including Illinois. The yellow flowers turn reddish-orange as they age. Fall color is … native to dry woods and clearings, are adaptable to many soils, including clay, and will grow in sun or partial shade. They bloom starting June, and continue sporadically until September. …
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… tall by 12 inches wide) mound of wavy, narrow, lance-shaped, chartreuse leaves. It blooms in July-August with racemes of funnel-shaped, purple-striped flowers on 18-inch scapes. Hostas … natural mutations or “sports” are common; and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
