… Slender, wiry stalks reach up to 18 inches tall and spread up to a foot wide. Blue flax is a pretty garden plant as well as field crop. Hundreds of tiny blue …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… during the summer. The honey fragrance from the flowers is wonderful. This cultivar returns to center stage in fall, when the leaves turn shades of orange, yellow and red. Plant this one in partially shaded locations and in moderate to moist soils that are well-drained. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cultivar thrives in climates with cooler summers. Lightly fragrant, this rose is not likely to overpower a room when brought indoors. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist, fertile soil to produce the healthiest, most floriferous plants. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… midwestern plant that thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. Water well the first year to establish the root system, and only in periods of extreme drought thereafter. Creamy white … pink tinge feature lavender-colored nectar guides on this herbaceous perennial, which grows to 2 feet tall. It attracts bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bulb 4 inches deep in the fall. In spring it produces semi-erect, strap-shaped leaves 12 to 16 inches long, each with a central stripe above. In spring it bears one-sided bloom stalks of up to 20 semi-pendant, funnel-shaped, silvery white flowers about 1 inches across, broadly striped …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This nonhardy shrub produces tubular magenta flowers with fringed edges to the petals throughout the warmer months of the growing season in Chicago. Plant this sage … in full sun and well-drained soil. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and moths are attracted to the flowers, but herbivores, like deer and rabbits, find the foliage distasteful. …
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… This species is a compact, upright plant reaching up to 2' tall with coarse, arrow-shaped leaves. Numerous spikes of red-purple flowers appear in … is less intense and lighter than that of most cultivars of Salvia x sylvestris. This easy-to-grow, hardy perennial is usually sold as the cultivar 'Purple Rain'. A rich purple salvia …
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… Candelabra™ grandiflora rose ( Rosa 'Jaccinqo') produces bright coral-orange buds, opening to flowers 4 inches across. This rose will grow to 5 feet high and 3 feet wide, and will be covered with dark green, glossy leaves throughout the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the growing season. Disease-resistant foliage reduces premature leaf drop and/or the need to spray pesticides. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist soils. Avoid crowding all roses to improve air circulation through the foliage, which will further reduce leaf diseases. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rose produces light pink flowers with salmon pink on the underside of the petals from mid-June to mid-October on a plant that matures about 2 feet in height. The flowers are slightly fragrant. … in full sun and in moderately rich, well-drained soil and trim back surrounding vegetation to promote good air movement around the plant(s). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
