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  • … Stately spikes of purple feathery blooms appear above the dark bronze-green foliage in late summer on this hardy perennial that thrives in moist soils in partially shaded locations. …
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  • … Glory-of-the-Sun, leucocoryne, blooms in late winter in the mountains of its native Chile. They're excellent cut flowers, as they last a surprisingly long time in water. …
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  • … slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Hot pink, fragrant flowers fill the garden with the scent of lilies in flower in July. Winter hardy in the Chicago area, Acapulco Oriental lily ( Lilium 'Acapulco') reaches a dramatic 36 inches in
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  • … Fairy Queen three-lobed spirea produces abundant white flowers along its upright branches in late spring. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a … lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … will spot them too, and come flying. This sage comes from the edges of moist forests in the foothills of the Andes, so it's happiest in rich, loose soil that's consistently moist. Although it can take full sun in the North during the summer, it's best grown in containers up here so it can come indoors for …
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  • … Honey scented pink bell shaped flowers in spring lead to bright red berries in fall beloved by birds on this hardy evergreen groundcover that thrives in sandy acidic soils. Flowers are attractive to a wide range of pollinating insects. The …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant