… New England aster is one of the most wide-spread and recognizable native asters, found in all but the warmest and … to 2 inches across, with about 30-ray flowers surrounding a yellow center. The typical flower is rich violet, but genetic variability has led to cultivars with lavender, pink, or white … which were named first. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… NEWPORT ® Japanese snowball viburnum is a dwarf cultivar that maintains its neat, compact round habit with little pruning. It blooms … are sterile so this shrub does not bear fruit. It will grow in full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soil types or conditions. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed … the Chicago Botanic Garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… clusters of flowers. These give way to yellow fruits in the fall. Fall color for this cultivar is not as brilliant as some others. It will grow in full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soil types or conditions. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed … the Chicago Botanic Garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… 'Burgundy Candles' is a 2007 introduction, which produces numerous spikes of small, tubular flowers that have … with aromatic, wrinkly gray-green leaves. The flowers attract butterflies but the foliage is not liked by deer or rabbits. They need little care once established, but require full sun for … the Americas, and Africa. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The chestnut-leaved oak is so named because its leaves resemble the shape of leaves from the chestnut tree. This oak is native to the Caucasus mountains of Iran. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of … for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… REGAL PRINCE® oak is a relatively recent introduction that is a cross between the English oak ( Q. robur ) and the swamp white oak ( Q. bicolor ) notable … for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… <p>Styria is the wine-growing area of Austria, and when <em>Weigela<em/> 'Styriaca' is in bloom, it evokes all the pinks and reds of wine . The buds are a ruby pink, and the flowers … flowers at risk. </p> Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… and extended spring bloom. With 'Wings of Fire', even though the lavender-pink spring bloom is lovely, the flowers are just a prelude to the foliage. Once flowering is over, the leaves begin to turn bronze, and over the summer deep reddish tints emerge. Come … year's flowers at risk. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… up to 8 feet long . It's one of the Canadian Explorer series of roses, and a rugosa. Which is to say, this is not a rose that needs pampering. It's hardy to zone 3, drought tolerant once established, and … it'll be a show stopper. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… THE DARK LADY®, named after the mysterious Dark Lady in Shakespeare's sonnets, is a bushy shrub rose that produces fragrant flowers in a show-stopping red with fuschia … give it full sun or it's crowded too close to other plants for good air circulation. This rose is somewhat disease-prone. In addition, most growers recommend using fertilizer in the … again in midsummer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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