… Intermediate Yew ( Taxus x media ‘Sentinalis’) is an upright evergreen that grows under full or partial shade to full sun with moderate moisture conditions. Its green blooms are ornamentally insignificant. The plant is most often used as a specimen, a screen, or a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Intermediate Yew ( Taxus x media ‘Viridis’)is an upright evergreen that grows under full or partial shade to full sun with moderate moisture conditions. Its green blooms are ornamentally insignificant. The plant is most often used as a specimen, a screen, or a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Sensitive fern is a creeping perennial that grows to a maximum height of 4 feet. It requires partial to full shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. The plant does not bloom. It is used mostly as a specimen, a ground cover, or in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Vernal or Ozark witch hazels, although native to the Ozark Plateau, are a welcome harbinger of spring. ‘Purple Ribbons’ is a medium-sized shrub or small tree with a round habit. Leaves are initially light green changing to a dark green then to yellow-orange in the fall. The flowers are small, fragrant thread-like lavender-purple petals that emerge from a …
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… This cactus is native to the American Southwest and can grow up to 8 feet high with full sun to partial shade and dry …
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… This pyramidal tree grows to a height of 35 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy white blooms from March through June and is a specimen in a hedge or on the urban street. …
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… This shrub grows to a height of 7 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border. The fruit is attractive to birds. …
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… Crown Point will grow in 2 to 3 inches of water. Use gloves when planting or dividing, because the rhizomes are poisonous. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The breeder describes this species as a "unique and eye-catching magenta-purple ring of color surrounding a bright green disc, with pink petals." This tough cultivar will tolerate the first light freezes of fall while maintaining its distinctively colored flowers and compact …
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… Acalypha wilkesiana 'Peaches' is a subtropical -tropical shrub that can be grown as as an annual in the Chicago region. It's orange flowers bloom in spring to early summer in full-sun to partial shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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