… Blue Dragon spruce is an upright pyramidal conifer. It is initially slow-growing, but once established, it grows vigorously reaching 65 feet tall by 25 … they age. Grow in moist soil in full sun either as a specimen plant or group several together to create a screen or hedge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and …
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… Have you ever eaten strawberry-rhubarb pie? The thick red stems of this rhubarb plant are used to make pie as well as many other kinds of jams and desserts. Cawood Delight rhubarb has very thick, dark red stems and is an exceptionally hardy rhubarb for colder climates. It is fast-growing reaching a height of two -four feet and a width of three-four feet. It prefers …
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… A wild rose native to the mountains of central and southern Europe, redleaf rose sports attractive waxy purple leaves and small soft pink flowers. Unlike most roses, it is grown mainly for its foliage, a unique combination of purple, gray, and green. The pink … in May and June, and are followed in the fall by orange-red hips that last into winter. It is a vase-shaped shrub with minimal thorns on reddish canes that grows 6 – 8 feet tall. Archived …
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… Swamp rose ( Rosa palustris ) is one of many water-loving, water-absorbing plants selected for the Rainwater Glen. An Illinois … The large, red visible follow fragrant pink flowers that bloom in early summer. Swamp rose is used in home landscapes with full sun and moist, acidic soil, and room for colonies to form. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
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… Brown-eyed Susan is one of 5 species of Rudbeckia native to Illinois. It is very hardy and somewhat drought-tolerant. It forms a more bushy mound than the more commonly …
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… Wild or prairie petunia is a perennial species of gravelly or rocky areas in the eastern and central states. The leaves … with long petioles. The five-lobed flowers do resemble pale lavender petunias, but this is in fact in the acanthus family, not related to true petunias. A pretty little plant, it does well in rock gardens or other sunny sites where …
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… featured on this self-cleaning sage with remarkable heat tolerance. This non-hardy perennial is a pollinator magnet with special importance to migrating hummingbirds and butterflies in the fall. Full sun in well-drained soils that dry between waterings are ideal conditions for this plant. This improved selection is shorter than the original cultivar and produces more flowers. 2020 – Ball Horticultural …
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… (a campion) are almost yellow, that's why it's called a Golden Campion. Ray's Golden campion is derived from a common European wildflower and in the spring it bears hot pink flowers that … This campion prefers damp alkaline soils but will tolerate most garden settings provided it is kept watered during dry periods. it grows to about two feet tall and two feet wide. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones (these are poisonous). This is a cross between Japanese yews and English yews T. baccata. ; It prefers average, medium moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, but can tolerate a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. It can also tolerate full shade and considerable pruning. Archived Copy: This content …
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… plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones (these are poisonous). This is a cross between Japanese yews ( T. cuspidata ); and English yews ( T. baccata ). It prefers average, medium moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, but can tolerate a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. It can also tolerate full shade and considerable pruning. Archived Copy: This content …
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