… Devil's walking stick is a wickedly thorny and exotic-looking woody plant native to woodland edges in eastern North America. This species, also known as Hercules club,produces unbranched woody … 6 to 20 feet high and large 3-4 foot fronds of twice-compound leaves with toothed leaflets. The stalks and raches (leaf stems) are covered with clusters of slender, stiff spines, arranged …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The dwarf crinkled male fern was developed in England from a fern native to the moist woodlands of the northern hemisphere. It has crinkled …
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… This lemon-yellow form of the species Veltheimia bracteata with just a hint of pink flowers in midwinter, surrounded by light green foliage. Yellow Form forest lily ( Veltheimia bracteata … Africa and hummingbirds in USDA Zones 9 and warmer in North America. The plant adapts easily to growing indoors in the Chicago area if planted in well-drained soils and given the brightest …
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… This Brazilian bromeliad forms a vase shape, narrow at the bottom and flaring out at the ends. The leaves are green with reddish-brown irregular stripes. Small blue flowers are produced just above water level in the cup at the center of the plant. Grow in full to partial sun, in very well-drained soil or bark chips and replenish the water in the cup every …
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… Rue is a dainty, attractive perennial native to south Europe with spicy, aromatic foliage. It grows two feet tall, with tiny pinnate blue-green leaves. In mid-summer, clusters of pale yellow flowers top the plants. The lower stems are thick and almost woody, which make it a sub-shrub. In …
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… The Chinese juniper is a large, versatile evergreen tree growing 50 or 60 feet in height. Cultivars of Chinese juniper can vary greatly in size, shape, needle color, texture … used in the landscape, there are many cultivars available. Please click on the cultivar icon to learn more about the selections we recommend. …
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… Bright orange flowers appear along a long arching flower stalk above the intense silver foliage with spines along the edges of the leaves. This genus has many members that can be found growing on rocky surfaces in the tropics. Grow in bright light to full sun in exceptionally well drained media. …
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… Mexican sunflower is a large annual in the aster family that produces daisy-like flowers from summer until a hard frost. 'Goldfinger' … disk. The plants have large, fuzzy three-lobed leaves with broad petioles. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and, because of its height, should be at the back of the flower …
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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 … tide them over during dry spells. Coral aloe's smooth, fleshy leaves form a tight rosette at the base of the plant, and can reach 18 inches long before tapering to a point. The tubular, …
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… Yellow daisy-like flowers with 5 to 7 petals appear above the green heart shaped leaves in late summer through early fall. This alpine native will enjoy a cooler location in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
