… plants feature lime green foliage and, during late summer, morning glory style flowers in white with a purple eye. Plant in well drained moisture retentive soils in full sun for best foliage color and growth. Dig tubers in fall after first frost has knocked …
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… Classically egg shaped flowers in lemon yellow are edged in scarlet-red and maroon on this Triump class tulip. Triump tulips are favorites of the cut … the long sturdy stems and ease with which they can be grown. They produce beautiful displays in annual flower beds but due to heavy Chicago area soils rarely naturalize in our gardens. …
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… Aquilegia Songbird Bluebird Free-flowering, medium-compact plants have eye-catching, 1.5 to 3.5-in./4 to 9-cm pale blue and white blooms in true, nonfading colors in late Spring and early Summer. …
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… This perennial forms a small mound of 6” in height by 12” in width. It blooms from July through September with fragrant, white, frilled flowers. It prefers well-drained, alkaline soil in full sun. …
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… Q. I am interested in cultivating moss on the sides of some of my stone garden urns to give them a natural, aged look. How do I do this? A. Since moss thrives in a shady, moist environment, containers should not be located in full sun. Mix the following ingredients (proportions are not important): moss already growing …
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… Q: I would like to plant some peonies in my garden. Can I do it in the fall, and what tips can you offer? A: Yes, peonies can be planted and divided in the fall. … more than 2 inches below soil level in a humus-rich, well-drained soil. Choose and prepare a site carefully so that, once established, peonies can remain undisturbed for many years. …
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… This perennial native anemone grows to a height of 2 feet in full sun to partial shade and dry soil conditions. It has five-petaled white blooms with clusters of yellow stamens surrounding a green center, starting in June and continuing sporadically until late July. The flowers are followed by cylindrical … deeply divided leaves have three to five deeply-toothed segements and long petioles, growing in clusters of three to ten on the flowering stems. It can be used in a border or an effective …
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… Marsh marigolds are among the showiest native plants in the buttercup family. Found throughout cool temperate and sub-Arctic North America, Europe, and Asia, this species grows in clumps and produces large cupped yellow flowers with numerous stamens in the center. The number of petals varies, from five to nine; there are even double-flowered …
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… elephant's ears can reach 5 feet tall and are often used as a summer annual or container plant in the Chicago area. In tropical areas around the world, the starchy tubers are cooked to make poi, a dietary staple. … it prefers partial shade and humusy, moist or wet, slightly acidic soil. Taro can be grown in the ground or in a large aquatic container. Store dormant tubers in a dry, frost-free location. …
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… Spider Mum This tall growing cultivar features thin, elegantly coiled creamy white florets in a flower with enough substance to stand up to the vagaries of fall weather in the Chicago region. In order to obtain the largest of flowers, the side flower buds should be removed - a process …
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