… through August that attract butterflies. It is a specimen in a border and is also attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
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… This clump-forming evergreen shrub grows to a height of 2 feet with partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white, dark …
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… heights of 100’, but usually reach a height of 60’ with a spread of 20’. Young trees tend to be denser, becoming more open with age. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… This tree grows to a height of 13 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms from …
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… were cultivated by the Aztecs well before the conquistadors arrived in central Mexico. Native to the high plains of Mexico through Central America, these plants are hummingbird magnets wherever they are grown. The Spanish introduced dahlias to Europe in 1784, and the curator of the introduction station in Spain named the genus in honor …
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… as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no cotoneasters native to the U.S., though a number of species and their hybrids and cultivars flourish in the northern …
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… Korean firs are beautiful, densely-branched evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. 'Cis' is a dwarf specimen with fresh green needles and a loosely … appearing even on young trees, but not likely on dwarf cultivars. Korean firs may not be easy to grow in areas with clay soil and they don't like excessive heat or air pollution. They require …
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… shade. Moderately moist, well drained soils are ideal. In the Chicago area it can be cut close to the ground in late fall, and it will regrow to a bush 6 feet in height and width by the end of the following summer. This cultivar was …
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… It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will mature to small 4 foot by 2 foot shrub like tree. This dwarf form would work well in small gardens. The … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
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… Crown-of-thorns is a slow-growing tropical shrub with a rambling growth habit. Plants can grow to 3 feet by 3 feet on this Madagascar native that may be extinct in the wild. The inconspicuous … colorful bracts. 'Pet Mong Koi' is a cultivar from Thailand, with bright pink flowers. Its 5- to 6-sided fleshy, thorny stems are adorned with long leaves with purple undersides. At the …
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