… than the straight species and produces lavender-pink flowers in vertical rows on spikes to 10 inches in height. This salt-tolerant cultivar attracts butterflies while resisting deer. … 'Vivid' prefers full sun and moist soils; when provided with these conditions, it is not prone to disease and insect infestations. …
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… Very rare, the International Carnivorous Plant Society worked with the US Forest Service to flood the market with cultivated plants to reduce the incidence of poaching of the small native populations. …
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… features medium-sized, double, snow-white flowers and very light pink buds. It will grow to about 2 feet tall with a spread of 5 to 6 feet. It has slight fragrance. …
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… Pine 'Glauca Brevifolia' is a beautiful pine with short blue green needles. It prefers dry to average soil moisture with good drainage. It is hardy to USDA zone 5 and can tolerate some salt exposure. Slow growing, it reaches a mature height of …
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… grown from the classic weeping eastern white pine. Unless staked, the growth is all pendulous to horizontal. As a staked specimen, the lateral branches closely hug the main trunk as they cascade down creating a 'skirt' effect when reaching the ground. Bright light to full sun and acidic, well-drained, consistently moist soils are ideal growing conditions. …
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… Triump class tulip. Triump tulips are favorites of the cut flower and bulb forcing vendors due to the long sturdy stems and ease with which they can be grown. They produce beautiful displays in annual flower beds but due to heavy Chicago area soils rarely naturalize in our gardens. …
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… fertile, constantly moist (not wet) soils in full sun. It will tolerate light shade. Deadhead to encourage additional bloom. After bloom, it may be cut back to provide a tidy ground cover. …
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… This evergreen ground cover grows to a height of 6” and will spread to 18”. Its foliage has thin white margins and it blooms from May through June with blue flowers …
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… foliage throughout the warmer months of summer and early fall. The moderate size expands usage to containers in addition to flower beds. Many different species of insects find the pollen and nectar irresistible during …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… growth during winter. Fertilizing is therefore put off until spring when the plant begins to send out new shoots. However, if your topiaries are planted in a soilless mix, you should … balanced liquid fertilizer each time you water. Mist the plants regularly with tepid water, to both raise humidity and discourage mites. Both plants will benefit from bright, cool indoor conditions, such as an unheated sunroom or a windowsill where the temperature drops 10 to 15 degrees at night. …
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