… Spring Grove Ginkgo is a dwarf tree with an upright pyramidal shape. It will mature to a height of 6 feet and width … trees and works well in the city. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. The Ginkgo is an …
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… shelter for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Cape Breeze switch grass is a compact upright grass of about three feet in height and about two feet in width. Spring … grasses, Cape Breeze is extremely versatile and can cope with a range of soil types from sandy to clay and shade conditions although it prefers full sun. Because of its versatility it can be … its autumn and winter interest while also providing shelter for wildlife. Cut back the foliage to near ground level in late winter. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… This bulb needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has white and lavender blooms year-round. …
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… has magenta-purple flowers. It has an upright habit and blooms all season long from summer to fall. …
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… has hot pink flowers. It has a sturdy upright habit and blooms all season long from summer to fall. …
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… cells when they are produced at the growing tip, producing stems that are not round. It is insect and disease resistant, with the exception of spider mites (which are only problematic … is consistently below 30 percent, as in the desert Southwest). Wild celosias are native to the tropics and are noted for having a number of duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate — up to octuplicate — sets of chromosomes. The cristata group arose in cultivation, and are all …
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… after danger of the last frost has passed. Plant in full sun in moist soils. This dahlia is not significantly troubled by pests or diseases in the Chicago region. Dahlias were cultivated by the Aztecs well before the conquistadors arrived in central Mexico. Native to the high plains of Mexico through Central America, these plants are hummingbird magnets wherever they are grown. The Spanish introduced dahlias to Europe in 1784, and the curator of the introduction station in Spain named the genus in honor …
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… Korean firs are beautiful, densely-branched evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. 'Cis' is a dwarf specimen with fresh green needles and a loosely rounded habit. Firs can be … appearing even on young trees, but not likely on dwarf cultivars. Korean firs may not be easy to grow in areas with clay soil and they don't like excessive heat or air pollution. They require …
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… narrow leaves are green with a touch of red in the spring but in the fall the red deepens to burgundy and after a frost, turns candy-apple red. The plant grows 6 feet tall and prefers full sun and moist, well- drained soil. It is most effective when grouped into large drifts and makes an excellent ground cover for parks, … state. Though replaced by farmlands and greatly reduced in numbers, they are starting to make a comeback in restored prairies and home gardens. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Silky dogwood is a multi-stemmed native shrub found along streams and swamps. It bears small white flowers in … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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