… The flowers of spring meadow saffron ( Colchicum bulbocodium ) are pink to rose colored and spring forth from the bare soil in very early spring. As they elongate, they … location and in average soil that doesn't dry out. Each corm (not a true bulb) can produce up to three flowers. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… every node along its arching stems. This root-hardy shrub can be planted in partially shaded to full sun locations that provide constant moisture. During most winters in the Chicago area, the stems will sustain freeze damage and should be cut to within a few inches of the soil surface in late winter. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Native to the United States, unlike its invasive Asian cousin, the perennial bittersweet vine Bailumn has yet another botanical claim to fame: its perfect flowers. That means that the flowers have both male and female parts and one …
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… above. This anemone is recommended as a cool season annual in Chicago-area gardens, in shaded to full sun locations. Adventurous gardeners might be able to have them return in following years, if they plant them in a sheltered microclimate, …
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… ball rosettes of straight or incurved, triangular-oblong, white-marked dark green leaves 6 to 12 inches long with thick rounded tips, each with a brown terminal spike. The leaf margins are entire but may have small white spines. In summer, it bears erect or curved racemes 12 to 15 feet long and creamy white flowers sometimes tinged purple. It is found in California and …
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… your opinion. The small oblong leaves are glossy and turn red and orange in fall. It will grow to 30 feet, but we have found it makes a nice barrier hedge with its dense branching and takes well to shearing. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… Geum ‘Mai Tai’ stands 16 – 18 inches tall and blooms in late April to early June with ruffled, semi-double apricot to peach flowers that fade as they mature. The flowers are 1 ½ inches across and face outward, …
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… abundant white 3 inch flowers with pale yellow centers and stamens. The petals slowly fade to a dusty pink throughout late winter and early spring. The dark green foliage forms an evergreen mound about 8 inches high and 18 inches wide. Helleborus are well-suited to understory plantings under deciduous trees where they are receive shelter during the summer. …
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… Native to tropical Africa, Dracaena is among the most commonly grown potted plants with an enormous … which is a female dragon. When the stem is cut, a resinous red gum is produced that is said to resemble dragon’s blood. It is used as a varnish and in photo engraving. Archived Copy: This …
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… veins. This is a tender evergreen shrub or small tree which stands 6 – 8 ft tall and is hardy to zone 10. It was bred from an hibiscus from southern China which is now believed to be extinct in the wild. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
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