… Yes, this is a tulip tree, and if you're here in late May or early June you might be lucky to see the large yellow flowers that are shaped like tulips. The EMERALD CITY® tulip tree is derived from a tree native to the wooded areas of the eastern part of north America. This cultivar has a narrower form than its parents though, maintaining a narrower conical or upright oval shape. Despite growing to 55 feet in height its width is only 25 feet or less. …
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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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… of pink, very double and quartered.There's a strong, rich damask fragrance. And it's hardy to Zone 4...no need to baby it through a Chicago winter. At a height of 3 - 5 feet depending on pruning, you can fit … sun and good air circulation it's quite disease resistant. Do fertilize in spring, and mulch to keep weeds down and moisture in the soil. …
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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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… of producing only blue needles on one branch versus green needles on a branch next to it. The species is endemic (native range restricted) to higher elevations of the Drina River valley in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina and western Serbia. Although native to Europe, it was not discovered and described by scientists until 1875. It is widely grown in …
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… Phlox pilosa var fulgida grows in a clump typically 12 - 24 inches high. It blooms from mid to late spring with loose clusters of fragrant pink flowers at the ends of the stems. The stems … which give the plant its common name of Downy Phlox. Plant it in full sun. It is attractive to butterflies and is hardy in zones 4 - 9. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the many bright colors of some varieties. …
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… Fragrant creamy-white blooms to 8 inches in diameter are held upright by strong stems on Bowl of Cream peony ( Paeonia … All peonies dislike disturbance of their root systems and will take a couple of years to rebound when transplanted. Ants on top of the opening buds are harvesting nectar from specialized glands and do no harm to the plant. …
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… mixed borders. Successful gardeners grow them in full sun in well drained soils and take care to make sure the carrot-like rootstock is planted deeply. Deer, rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks … Oriental poppies enter summer dormancy shortly after flowering so care should be taken to select companions to fill in the void during mid-summer. …
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… its name from the undersides of the leaves which are noticeably hairy. This plant is native to rocky outcrops in the south-eastern parts of the US. Hairy mock orange grows to about twelve feet in height and about nine feet in width with a rounded yet open growth habit. In the late spring or early summer it bears scented white flowers that are attractive to pollinators. Because of its size, this shrub makes an excellent screen or hedge. It prefers a …
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… the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at … Botanic Garden by James Ault, PhD; the ¾-inch-wide flowers open a vivid purple color and age to a still-vivid violet color--rare colors among the moss phlox. The plants consist of low, slowly spreading mounds of dark green, needlelike foliage that is soft to the touch. …
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