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  • … Geum 'Beech House Apricot' stands 4 – 12 inches high and blooms from late spring to early summer. The soft apricot yellow flowers are held on slender stems above a clump of mid green hairy basal leaves. Plant in full sun to part shade. It is hardy in zones 4b – 9a. …
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  • … Geum ‘Fire Storm’ grows 22 inches high and blooms from mid May to early June. The flowers are yellow-orange semi- doubles held on thin wiry stems above a clump of green basal leaves. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4- 8. …
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  • … after planting in warm weather. The flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies and honey bees to the garden. Stake if planted in windy locations and enjoy the flowers in the garden or cut to enjoy indoors. …
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  • … Marsh lazing star ‘Kobold’ is an upright, clump-forming perennial that grows to a maximum height of 30 inches. It requires full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From July to August it produces showy purple flowers that attract birds, hummingbirds, and butterflies. It …
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  • … Plant bulbs among shrubs and perennials that will shade the roots while allowing the stem to receive full sun. Prone to nibbling from rabbits and deer. …
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  • … state-of-the-art lab—including all the unique seed prep equipment—and learn the multiple steps to seed banking from their arrival to long-term storage. Limited to 12 participants. Tour Guide: Dave Sollenberger, Seed Bank Manager   Location: Daniel F. and …
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  • … native woodland perennial, which has blue-green leaves that appear in early spring, grows up to 18 inches tall in partial shade. Use it as a spring native plant or in the naturalistic garden. Clusters of pink flower buds turn to bluish purple and open to reveal true blue flowers in late April. By midsummer, its leaves turn yellow and disappear. …
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  • … of northwestern South Africa. It has broad, glossy green leaves that form a basal rosette up to two feet wide and flower spikes that reach up to two feet tall. The flowers are outward-facing pale green or greenish-white, six-petaled and … the bulb, are poisonous if ingested, although this same characteristic makes it unattractive to rabbits and deer. It prefers sunny well-drained locations and is not hardy in the Chicagoland …
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  • … although it is neither. Tight clusters of dark brown flower buds are borne terminally and open to reveal cream colored flowers. This small tropical bush can grow in clumps to about four or five feet in height and about three to four feet wide. This plant prefers good light and moderate moisture and will not withstand …
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  • … foliage. This cultivar is described as "self cleaning," which means gardeners don't need to spend time deadheading old flower heads. This cultivar, like many other disease-resistant landscape roses, comes to us from the breeding work of Dr. Werner Noak of Noak Rosen in Germany. Dr. Noak has dedicated more than 35 years to breeding landscape roses that are disease free. This cultivar has won three prestigious …
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