Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite' has 4 inch clear pink flowers with heavily ruffled petals surround a deep red 'eye' at the center of the flower, This deciduous shrub is adapted to full sun, dry soils and tolerant of air pollution. It is one of a number of cultivars released by the United States National Arboretum combining the best characteristics of its parents from northeast Asia and the United …
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The genus 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 border. These shrubs may …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
The genus 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 border. These shrubs may …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
The genus 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 border. These shrubs may …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
The genus 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 border. These shrubs may …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
Beautybush is an old-fashioned favorite spring-flowering shrub. Introduced from China in 1901, this species has long arching branches weighed down by abundant displays of trumpet-shaped pink flowers in May in the Chicago region. Flower buds are burgundy, opening into pink flowers that flare out into five pale pink or white lobes. The throats are marked with yellow and covered in long white hairs. …
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Spike gayfeather or marsh blazing star ( Liatris spicata ) is becoming more popular with gardeners for perennial, meadow, and prairie gardens. The thistle-like, reddish-purple flowers are borne in clusters along tall spikes, somewhat resembling bottlebrushes. The flowers open from the top down, rather than the opposite, as with most spike plants. The rounded clump of rich, dark-green foliage is …
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Hot pink, fragrant flowers fill the garden with the scent of lilies in flower in July. Winter hardy in the Chicago area, Acapulco Oriental lily ( Lilium 'Acapulco') reaches a dramatic 36 inches in height, spreading fragrance from the back of the garden bed. Humus-rich, well-drained soils with adequate moisture during the summer give the best results. Lilies prefer to have their roots in shade and …
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Preziosa is classified as a mophead-type hydrangea; a compact, deciduous shrub with a rounded habit that typically grows to 3–4 feet tall and wide and features small mophead-like panicles. The flowers, which bloom on old wood from July through September, begin as white and then change to pink and finally reddish purple over the course of the summer through fall. The leaves, which are displayed on …
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Yes, a single Ballerina rose has just 5 petals and is only about two inches in diameter, but they're borne in huge domed clusters, similar to hydrengeas. In full bloom, you can hardly see the leaves for the flowers. And once she starts blooming, she doesn't stop until frost. She's often used in mixed borders, where her soft pink and white flowers mix well with other plants, but she can also be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
