… Earth Stars are terrestrial bromeliads native to the rainforests of eastern Brazil where they grow on the forest floor. Black Mystic has long … Each leaf has silvery bands which result in a highly dramatic appearance that has been likened to a pheasant leaf or a spider's web. Earth stars require bright indirect light, consistently … are not hardy in Chicago, but can be overwintered in a bright location with special attention to their watering and humidity needs. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… plants, also called false heather or cigar flower, are floriferous, bushy perennials, native to tropical America. They produce clusters of tiny, narrow tubular flowers. VERMILLIONAIRE® … have six lobes. Hummingbirds enjoy the nectar. Firecracker plants like heat and sun, but need to be kept moist and given fertilizer every few weeks to keep the flowers going. They can be grown in a summer garden and are sometimes offered as a …
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… This natural variant of the bottlebrush buckeye grows to 10 to 15 feet in height and has a wide-spreading (15 feet) habit. Use this versatile shrub as a … in bloom. White petals with reddish-pink anthers and stamens are borne in panicles that are 2 to 3 feet long. Smooth brown nuts in husks ripen in late fall. Bottlebrush buckeye is a …
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… The false onion, or pregnant onion, is native to South Africa where the hot, dry conditions allow it to reach its final height of up to four feet. This unusual bulb sits above the ground where its distinctive onion shape can be …
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… held on 12 inch high, thick stems. Cinderella prefers full sun or part shade and can grow in to a clump up to 2 feet wide. It prefers consistently moist, but well-drained soils during the growing season and drier soils during the colder months. This plant is well-suited to a border, especially when combined with spring-flowering plants. Archived Copy: This content …
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… fertile stem. Its thick stands of shoots can choke other plants and requires prolonged effort to remove from sites due to rhizomes. The fertile stems of common horsetail appear in early spring before the vegetative stems have grown tall enough to block spore dispersal by the wind. The spores have appendages on them that curl when wetted …
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… will produce flowers all season long. It prefers partial, but not full shade, and will mature to a leafy mound about 10 inches tall and 30 inches wide. The flowers will increase the height to 24 inches and the scapes are full and wide. Introduced by Walters Gardens in 2016. Resistant to deer, attracts hummingbirds and bees. Lovely in containers, perennial borders and as a …
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… Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘Excelsior’ produces 13 to 15 hanging, bell-shaped flowers of deep blue in late spring to early summer. This species is native to the moist woodlands of Spain, Portugal, and northwestern Africa, and it thrives under similar …
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… This chrome-yellow clump-forming upright perennial is a superb addition to the perennial border, either as an accent or as a "see-through" plant near the front. The deep … fade, the seedheads remain, also gold-colored. Use this plant en masse in the summer border to provide color. A striking yellow addition to the late-summer garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
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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. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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