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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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  • … tall by 2½ feet wide. This vigorous grower blooms over an extended period from mid-June up to frost. It is highly resistant to black spot. …
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  • … This Asian native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’. It blooms in late March to early April with clear, light pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn yellow and …
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  • … This North American native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’ with a similar spread. It blooms in late April to early May with clear pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn bronze. Like all …
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  • … Dark pink petals grade to light pink surrounding a golden center on the blooms of Surefire hardy waterlily ( Nymphaea 'Surefire'). The dark green leaves grow to 6 inches wide in diameter by the end of the season. The cultivar tolerates cool water …
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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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  • … and autumn. QUICKTIME™ violas are free flowering and mounded plants that quickly grow to 6 inches tall and wide in the spring and are covered with small pansy like flowers. Uniform blue petals surround the darker halo encasing the yellow eye. This viola flowers up to two weeks earlier than other cultivars with a heavier production of flowers. Plant in full … balanced, fertilization throughout the spring and again in fall. Attracts pollinating insects to the garden. 2021 – Ball Horticultural featured plants @ Chicago Botanic Garden …
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  • … dainty, glossy opposite leaves that are sharply pointed. 'Kaleidoscope' is colorful from April to October, with burgundy twigs and glossy leaves edged with yellow. This cultivar is more … of the honeysuckle family, this Abelia produces terminal sprays of small, tubular, white to pale pink flowers on new growth. Blooms can continue from May until November. As the petals fall, the tiny coral-pink calyxes continue to provide color. The foliage slowly becomes burgundy in late fall and persists well into winter; …
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  • … commonly known as white forsythia or Korean abelialeaf, is a rare and endangered shrub native to Korea that features white-to-pink fragrant flowers in very early spring. Growth requirements and landscape uses are similar to forsythia, and indeed, other than the color of the flowers, the two genera share a number of …
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  • … The Fraser fir is native to the Appalachian Mountains. It is a relatively small tree compared to other firs with a mature height between 30 and 50 feet. Its short, upturned needles and dense branching boost its value as a Christmas tree. There are twelve species of fir native to North America. Firs are characterized by needles that are flat or broadly oval in …
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