… was named "Best New Introduction" in the 65th Annual National Chrysanthemum Society show. To make flowers larger, growers will remove the smaller buds so all the plant's energy goes into the remaining buds. The result is a plant with only three to five stems, each topped with a very large flower. This type of chrysanthemum is not reliably …
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… seen if this were a daisy-flowered mum. This hardy cultivar does not need pinching or staking to reach the mature height and spread of 2 feet by 2 feet in the garden, and it often produces an early flush of flowers in July in addition to the spectacular main display from September through early November. Like all mums, butterflies …
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… late-flowered vine, this clematis bears single six-petaled, bright mauve-pink flowers 3 to 4 inches across with creamy yellow anthers in summer, with an initial flush in June and continuing sporadically until September. It will will grow 9 to 12 feet tall, climbing a fence or other support with twisting leaf petioles, and blooms on new …
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… Clematis 'Toki' produces very large, snowy white eight-petaled flowers in late May to early June. In the center of each flower is a cluster of champagne-colored anthers. One of the earliest of the large-flowered clematis to bloom, it was released in 1989 by Kozo Sugimoto of Japan. After the initial flowering, it will …
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… Red Charm peony ( Paeonia ‘Red Charm’) grows up to 2.5 feet high and is covered with deep-red, ruffled, double flowers from the end of May … hybridized this cultivar near the end of World War II (1944), and the peony went on to win an award from the American Peony Society in 1956. 'Red Charm' is still described as one of …
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… Butterflies has small, dark blue flowers with white patterns on the falls. The stems stand 30 to 36 inches high with 3 or more blooms on each stem in early summer. The thin, grass-like … clumps which keep out weeds. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. The classic Fleur de Lys, which has been a symbol of …
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… large, stunning cobalt blue flowers in late spring. It stands 34 inches high and blooms in mid to late season. In 1975 Vi Luihn was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society. … adaptation of the iris flower. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower …
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… lace cap or mophead in structure. ‘Tokyo Delight’ is a large lace cap cultivar that grows to 6 feet tall and blooms from July-August. The remarkable flowerheads consist of a ring of white florets - changing to light pink as they mature – surrounding the corymbs which are pink when planted in alkaline …
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… Sunshine iris is one of the earliest bulb irises to bloom. In 2018, it started blooming here at the Chicago Botanic Garden on March 15. This … are species that have fibrous netting surrounding the bulbs. Reticulata irises are easier to grow and hardier than the slightly larger Dutch iris. After the flowers wither, stiffly …
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… colorful throughout the growing season. New growth emerges red in the spring, maturing to a bronzy green. Then in late spring it begins its show of prolific yellow flowers on dark purple stems. Blooms continues all summer, and over time, the flowers age to golden orange, followed by red fruits.</p> <p>Like other perennial stonecrops, this …
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