… Dark pink petals grade to light pink surrounding a golden center on the blooms of Surefire hardy waterlily ( Nymphaea 'Surefire'). The dark green leaves grow to 6 inches wide in diameter by the end of the season. The cultivar tolerates cool water …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Asian native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’. It blooms in late March to early April with clear, light pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn yellow and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This North American native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’ with a similar spread. It blooms in late April to early May with clear pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn bronze. Like all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tall by 2½ feet wide. This vigorous grower blooms over an extended period from mid-June up to frost. It is highly resistant to black spot. …
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… Upright Japanese Yew ( Taxus cuspidata ‘Capitata’) is an evergreen with pyramidal form native to Korea, China, Russia, and Japan. It grows to a maximum height of 25 feet under full sun or partial shade and requires moderate moisture …
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… The American arborvitae is a dense, broad-pyramidal evergreen tree reaching heights of 40' to 60'. It works well as a screen or specimen plant. Choose plants with strong central leaders to avoid damage from snow and ice. It is an Illinois native that is extensively used. A widely …
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… the newly planted trees and shrubs that must have adequate moisture their first year to become established. Each week, they require 1 inch of water spread evenly throughout their … water through evaporation and improper aim. Established turf grass can survive with just 1/4 to 1/2 inch of water every two to four weeks. The grass will brown, but the crown and roots will remain alive. Grass will green …
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… state-of-the-art lab—including all the unique seed prep equipment—and learn the multiple steps to seed banking from their arrival to long-term storage. Limited to 12 participants. Tour Guide: Dave Sollenberger, Seed Bank Manager Location: Daniel F. and …
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… clusters of flowers) in winter in the Chicago area. With a native range from Mexico south to Colombia and Venezuela, the flowers can vary from pale yellow through gold, sometimes with a … like abutilons, in full sun and well-drained soil, and cut back the 12-foot-tall plants to a more manageable size during the dormant non-flowering season, from late winter to early spring. …
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… ) is a native of northern Europe and the Pacific Northwest from Oregon, up the coast, and to Alaska. Its glossy gold flowers are held well above the foliage and look like giant buttercups, to which they are related. The flowers have showy clusters of up to 40 stamens in the center. The leaves are round, with long petioles. This species differs from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
