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  • Alocasia plumbea 'Metallica'
    … a sheltered location, or as part of a moist understory planting or shady border. It will grow to about five feet tall and wide. It is not hardy in Chicago and must either be brought indoors, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Asimina triloba 'Prolific'
    … suckers and can naturalize in woodlands and in damp areas along ponds or streams in full sun to part shade. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Euphorbia biselegans
    … This species is a shrubby succulent threatened with extinction in its native Tanzania due to habitat loss. The reddish stems become covered in papery scaly bark as they age, covered in …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus
    … mangrove, is an important part of the shoreline ecosystems in tropical America, from Florida to the Caribbean, Venezuela, and over the ocean in the Pacific Islands. The variety sericeus has …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Dahlia 'Dazzling Sun'
    … There are approximately 40 recognized species of dahlia, which are native from Mexico to Colombia, and thousands of cultivated varieties. 'Dazzling Sun' comes from the Netherlands and …
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  • Licuala ramsayi
    … the branches. The Australian fan palm is a very slow-growing tree but can reach heights of up to forty feet. It usually has a single, straight, slender trunk 8-10 inches in diameter. As an …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Neoregelia ampullacea
    … are produced just above water level in the cup at the center of the plant. Grow in full to partial sun, in very well-drained soil or bark chips and replenish the water in the cup every …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Nepenthes 'Maria'
    … modified leaves called pitchers that contain bright colors, fragrances, and sweet nectar to attract insects, small birds, and rodents. Sharp hair-like growths inside the pitcher point …
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  • Fuchsia triphylla 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'
    … name ( triphylla ) references the production of three leaves at each node, in contrast to other  Fuchsia  species that produce two leaves per node. This nonhardy shrub prefers …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Iris sibirica 'Butter & Sugar'
    … clumps that keep out weeds. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. The classic Fleur de Lys, which has been a symbol of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant