… This tender (Zone 9) evergreen shrub needs bright indoor light or full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions to reach a maximum height of about 25 feet. Blooming year-round but mostly in the summer, it produces showy white, blue, and lavender blooms that attract butterflies. …
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… flowers that flare open more widely than then straight species. Yellow fall color in autumn and exfoliating bark in winter add more seasons if interest. Requires partially shaded location in sandy loam well drained acidic pH and continually moist soils. …
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… Tubular orange flowers feature yellow lips and are produced virtually year round on this non-hardy shrub. Attractive green foliage and a neat mounded growth habit make this an ideal specimen for container or as a seasonal 'in …
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… resistant rose with dark glossy green leaves. The flowers have a very light tea rose scent and bloom virtually continuously from mid-June to the first hard frost. Insects and hummingbirds are drawn to the flowers. …
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… Golden yellow petals proliferate to create a fully doubled flower (and hide the dark central cone) on this selection of native coneflowers. Plant in full sun in moderately drained fertile soils and avoid heavy fertilizer applications to keep the plants from lodging (falling over) in windy …
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… the stem surrounded by finely dissected leaves. The leaves respond readily to changes in light and will close up on cloudy days or in shaded environments. Grow in full sun and bring indoors before the first frost. …
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… Mongolian deutzia produces white flowers in late spring on cascading branches and prefers full sun to partial shade. The stems are usually short-lived; dead branches should be … Deutzia consists of medium-sized flowering shrubs native to Asia, generally with slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a …
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… welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, … varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided into subgenera about which taxonomists …
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… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Green Gambler hellebore grows into a low mound about twenty inches high and 2 feet wide. New foliage emerges as maroon, then matures to dark green with finger-like … or veining. Hellebores prefer cool moist soils but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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… a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small, simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of … best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable, and easy-care performers in northern climates. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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