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  • … feet under full sun or partial shade with dry to moderate moisture conditions. In late summer and early fall, it produces blue flowers that are attractive to butterflies. The plant is most … as a bedding or border plant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Pond cypress is a beautifully conical, upright, deciduous conifer adapted to heavy wet soils and high water tables. Native to more southern regions, it is another example of perfectly hardy … soils with poor aeriation. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … moisture conditions. The plant produces green flowers that are ornamentally insignificant and later become brown seeds.  It is most often used as a screen or a hedge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … spread groundcover is not winter hardy in most Chicago gardens, unfortunately. Tolerates shade and drought, once established. In tropical gardens it is frequently used as a substitute for lawn grasses. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … hardy perennial. Full sun in moist, not soggy, soils are ideal locations. Insect, disease and herbivore resistant; this plant can provide decades of enjoyment as the clumps slowly increase over time. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … your home so you can enjoy the heavenly fragrance. Full sun, moderately fertile moist soils, and neutral soil pH are ideal growing conditions. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … in average, dry-to-moist, well-drained soils in full sun. It tolerates a wide range of soils and growing conditions, from swamps to dry, rocky glades. It prefers moist soils but has the best … to the eastern United States. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … of the Transylvanian Mountains in Romania, it produces square stiff stems, dark green leaves, and large masses of lavender-blue flowers from June through September. Grow it with silver or … effect in the perennial border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … shrub that grows to a maximum height of 25 feet. It requires full sun or partial shade and moist water conditions. In early summer it produces yellow blooms that give way to red fruit … be used in a hedge or a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … green needles that grows to 1 foot in 10 years. Best in full sun, it will tolerate part shade and prefers fertile, well-drained soil. Use in the rock garden, as a foundation planting, or as a … plant in the perennial border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant