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  • Acalypha wilkesiana 'Peaches'
    … that can be grown as as an annual in the Chicago region.  It's orange flowers bloom in spring to early summer in full-sun to partial shade.  …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Allium caesium
    … This clump-forming bulb grows to a height of 20 inches with full sun and dry soil conditions. It has blue blooms in July and August. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Buxus 'Green Gem'
    … This round evergreen shrub grows to about 4 feet tall with full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions. In spring it produces yellow, green, and white …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Calamintha arkansana
    … This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white to rose purple blooms that attract butterflies from May through October. It belongs in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Cercis canadensis 'Columbus Strain'
    … This tree grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and purple blooms that attract …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rose Queen'
    … This perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with partial to full shade and moist soil conditions. It has red and yellow blooms from March through June and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Huernia pendula
    … This perennial requires full sun and dry conditions. From late spring to early fall it produces pink and red flowers that attract butterflies. It is resistant to deer and can be a specimen in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Clinopodium nepeta ssp. nepeta
    … This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has lilac to white blooms from May through October. It belongs in a border or a ground cover. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Curculigo capitulata
    … This low-growing perennial is native to tropical Asia and Australia.  It needs full sun and moist soil conditions. From March to August it produces white flowers. It can be used in a summer border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Justicia spicigera
    … This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy orange blooms year-round. It is a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant