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  • Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'
    … the second year), and that the flowers face all directions (typically the flowers all tend to one side of the stem). Because of its tall, upright habit, Foxglove makes a great perennial …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Echinacea 'Burgundy Fireworks'
    … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Campanulastrum americanum
    … Tall bellflower is an upright annual or biennial that is native to moist and shady areas of the Midwest. It is a biennial, producing leaves in the first year. In …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Coreopsis 'Full Moon'
    … foliage from July through September. Plant Full Moon in full sun, and water the first year to establish the root system; thereafter, water only during periods of drought. This is one of …
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  • Hibiscus moscheutos 'Robert Fleming'
    … It reaches a height of about three feet with a width of about two feet so is perfectly suited to small urban gardens. As a form of the swamp rose mallow it prefers moist, and even wet, soils …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Paeonia lactiflora 'Midnight Sun'
    … Peonies are in their element in our area; they are easy-to-grow herbaceous perennials that love the cold winters. They are divided into three divisions: …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Hamamelis ovalis
    … or maroon with one color dominant in a particular location. They open from late December to early February. Most of the plants are only 1’-2’ tall although some grow as high as 4’. …
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  • Rosa nitida
    … in bristles. The branches are also covered with red bristles. The leaves are pinnate, with 4 to 5 pairs of narrow, glossy leaflets. It grows in boggy areas in its native habitat. Fall color …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Rudbeckia triloba
    … Brown-eyed Susan is one of 5 species of Rudbeckia native to Illinois. It is very hardy and somewhat drought-tolerant. It forms a more bushy mound than the …
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  • Pinus mugo
    … hardy (Zone 2). It is generally grown as a multi-trunked shrub and can range in height from 2’ to 20’. Its light green needles are slight curved and grow in bundles of two. It prefers …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant