… Geum ‘Spanish Fly’ is also known by its common name of avens. It blooms in mid May to late June with single yellow orange flowers tipped with red. The flowers are held on thin stems 18 inches tall above a clump of green foliage 10 inches high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial …
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… Azure monkshood ( Aconitum carmichaeli ) is a favorite of gardeners and florists. Native to China, this 5-foot-tall perennial is topped by dense spikes of royal purple flowers with inner markings in a lighter shade. Full sun and moist soil are the plant's preferred growing conditions. In its native range, Aconitum is disliked by herders …
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… When this plant bears pale pink flowers in the summer months it is often when we are happy to be outside. Maybe that's why it's called Happy … Face® Pink Paradise potentilla? This potentilla grows two to three feet tall and wide and is a long-flowering small rounded shrub bearing pale pink semi-double flowers from June through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This maple is very similar to Acer japonicum and is also known commonly as the full moon maple. It can reach a height of 12 feet with a spread of …
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… Tufted buttercup is a mounded native wildflower with small basal leaves and yellow flowering stalks that grows 6 … tall and wide. It prefers full sun and dry rocky or sandy soil, making it perfect addition to the rock garden. Attractive to butterflies, it is the earliest buttercup to bloom, beginning in March and continuing through June. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Stipa , also known as Mexican feather grass, is native to hot dessert areas in the American Southwest and Mexico as well as South America. It has very slender, almost wispy … leaves, and sends up feathery panicles that mature from a light, delicate green to blond. This is a grass that moves with the slightest breeze, and a setting sun can turn those panicles …
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… Q. I have noticed a white substance accumulating on the soil and edges of my houseplant pots. What is causing this? A. This is probably salt residue caused by an excess of soluble salts in the soil. If your …
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… mock orange bears large fragrant, single white flowers with a maroon blotch in May to June. It is a medium-sized open deciduous shrub, growing to about six feet in height and about four feet in width with gently arching branches. While this shrub is adaptable to a range of conditions, it prefers sunny locations and consistently moist soils, but cannot tolerate poor drainage. Plant this shrub where the canes can arch gracefully and the scented flowers can be appreciated. It makes a wonderful …
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… Grassy-leaved sweet flag is native to Japan and East Asia and loves a wet environment. It has shiny, curved, narrow leaves that are bright green with pale yellow stripes. The leaves and rhizomes have a sweet scent. The inconspicuous yellow-green flowers grow in short spikes and bloom from July to September. This plant grows to 12 inches in height and forms a tuft about 9 inches in diameter. Grow in …
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… Summer snowflake ( Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' ) is a bulbous perennial native to central Europe and the Mediterranean. It blooms in mid spring (April to May), bearing nodding, bell-shaped, white … sun to part shade 3 to 4 inches deep. Reliably hardy and long-lived in Chicago-area gardens, this plant has been in cultivation long enough to be an indicator of abandoned homesteads. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
