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… from Mexico to Colombia, and thousands of cultivated varieties. 'Dazzling Sun' comes from the Netherlands and produces large, decorative flowers that have yellow rays and a fiery red core. The flowers can measure 6 inches across and grow on plants more than 3 feet tall. Plant tubers or potted plants outdoors after the danger of late spring frosts has passed. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago area. After the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Eagle Rock Virginia pipevine is derived from a plant native to the shaded forests of eastern North America. It is a small clumping plant with medium green arrow-head shaped leaves and bears showy pipe-shaped …
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… ‘Coral Carpet’ is an herbaceous perennial that grows to a maximum height of approximately 6 inches under full … and early summer it produces pink and white blooms that are attractive to butterflies. It is also resistant to deer. The plant can be used as a ground cover. …
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… Description: This rare southern visitor may be spotted in any wooded habitat at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This occasional southern visitor may be seen, or more likely heard, around the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Orange flowers on tall spikes appear from July to October above the maroon chocolate colored leaves with the bright white spines along their edges. The ends of the leaves recurve strongly creating almost a ball effect. Plant in full sun and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Can you imagine that in olden times people would to grind up the leaves of plants and inhale them so as to make themselves sneeze? It's true, that's how this plant got its common name of sneezeweed. Tip Top sneezeweed has large yellow flowers with … garden or border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Korean firs are beautiful, densely-branched evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. 'Prostrate Beauty' grows much wider than tall, typically 3 feet by 6 feet with age. The needles are very short, curving inward to reveal the two white bands beneath them. Firs can be distinguished from pines and spruces by the …
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… Selection Joe Pye weed is a cultivar of a native plant of the eastern parts of North America. Selection is a heavy flowerer, bearing white or purplish-white flowers in late summer and early fall which …
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