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  • … maroon leaves that form a central rosette from which a dark red flower spike appears. It grow to be about eighteen inches high and wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America … and maintain leaf colors. Since this plant is epiphytic it is essential that it be grown in freely draining soil. This plant is not hardy in Chicago but can be successfully overwintered …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … leaves with very small green spots forming a central rosette. Royal Burgundy grows to about 18 inches tall and about 3 feet wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America … and maintain leaf colors. Since this plant is epiphytic, it is essential that it be grown in freely draining soil. This plant is not hardy in Chicago but can be successfully overwintered …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … CHERRY PARFAIT® Grandiflora Rose Cupped to flat white flowers are broadly edged in vermillion on this grandiflora rose that is in flower almost constantly from mid-June to the first hard frosts of mid-October. Elegant pointed buds release their light old rose …
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  • … Iris ensata ‘Yamato Hime’ is a stunning addition to the garden. It has small white standards and white falls with purple edges bleeding into the white; the signals are yellow. It blooms in mid season on stems that stand 36 inches high. The standards and falls are flatter than those …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … <p>The species of this clump-forming evergreen perennial is native to Africa and needs bright, indirect indoor light with dry conditions to reach a height of about 3 feet. In the spring it produces attractive white and green blooms. </p> …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … <p>The species of this clump-forming evergreen perennial is native to Africa and needs bright, indirect indoor light and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of about 3 feet. In the spring it produces attractive white and green blooms.</p> …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Take your colored pencil work to a new level. Explore in depth the techniques introduced in previous colored pencil courses, working toward finished …
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  • The long, arching stout flowering stalk arches over from the weight of the flowers, highlighted … a single rosette of spine tipped leaves and rarely produces pups (offsets). Found on a ranch in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, it is relatively rare in commerce.  Full sun with well drained soils and above freezing temperatures are all factors contributing to successful growth of this species.  Bat pollinated, the flowers have a musky fragrance, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Centennial star magnolia was introduced in 1972 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Arnold Arboretum. It is a hardy early spring …
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  • … Large, double pink flowers top out this heat-loving annual during the hottest weather of summer. Plant this zinnia in full sun and moderately fertile and well-drained soils, and water enough to establish the seedlings and thereafter only during periods of drought. It attracts a number of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant