… Monte Cassino Aster is covered in white daisy-like flowers in late fall on mounded plants to 3 feet in height with whispy leaves. A native to North America, it, like all of the other species formerly included in the genus Aster, have been moved to other genera based upon the results of DNA analysis. Plant in full sun in average soil and …
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… Rosa hugonis was named after Father Hugo (Hugh Scanlan), who sent seeds of this species back to Kew Gardens in 1899 from China. Lemon-yellow flowers in late spring and early summer are … Garden Merit in 1925. Rosa hugonis is a tough, reliably hardy and extremely thorny shrub rose to 6' in the Chicago region, and is among the first of the shrub roses to bloom each year. …
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… Missouri black-eyed Susan is a wildflower native to the Ozark region of Missouri where it spreads to form large colonies. It reaches 2 – 3 feet tall and produces yellow daisy-like flowers with black center disks with branched stems from June to September; the stems and the thin leaves are intensely hairy. The plants prefer full sun and …
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… has a three-pointed bract. A well-grown Douglas fir in a snowclad winter landscape is a sight to behold. Douglas fir is native to the Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific Coast; in the Pacific coastal regions, it can attain heights of up to 250'. …
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… foliage of this non-hardy perennial. Thrives in hot dry conditions in summer. Water enough to establish the plants and then thereafter during droughts. Attracts pollinators to the garden. …
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… Ghost painted fern is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 30 inches with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an …
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… White to pale pink grace this native onion that thrives in sunny conditions. All parts of the plant are edible, including the bulbils produced in the flower umbels. It can be toxic to cattle if consumed in large quantities. …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 10 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms that … from July through October. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is attractive to birds. …
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… well with the dark green foliage on this beebalm that has an extended flowering season due to a repeat flowering characteristic. Full sun, average soils and the pollinators will be flocking to this cultivar. …
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… <p>The species of this clump-forming evergreen perennial is native to Africa and needs bright, indirect indoor light with dry conditions to reach a height of about 3 feet. In the spring it produces attractive white and green blooms. …
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