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  • … This pyramidal evergreen shrub grows to a height of 5 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This perennial grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This evergreen conifer needs full sun to partial shade and dry moisture conditions to reach a full height of 7 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This round evergreen conifer needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 4 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This vine grows to a height of 59 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Green Roof Garden atop the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center is open to the public — it's one of just a few rooftop gardens you can actually walk through, so plan a visit to learn more. A Celebration of Form and Function Designed by Oehme, van Sweden & Associates (the …
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  • … A large tree, the river birch grows to heights of 40 to 60 feet. When mature, it has an oval, rounded habit and is a good choice for large areas. The flowers are not very showy; brown catkins (male flowers) …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Dicentra Formosa 'Aurora' is also known as fern-leaf bleeding heart. It has white heart shaped flowers in late spring or … the name “bleeding heart”. The foliage is grayish green and fernlike. The plant is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. It is hardy in zones 3-7. The name dicentra comes from the Greek words dis …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The Purple Cabbage palm is not really a palm at all although its wide purplish leaves growing off a thick woody central stem are reminiscent of palm leaves. The cabbage palm is native to New Zealand where it can grow to 35 feet in height and 20 feet in width. In northern climates like Chicago it is usually …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Muscari neglectum is native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia. The scapes stand 4 -8 inches high … white lobes, as well as smaller, paler flowers that are sterile. It is long blooming and easy to grow, but it is invasive and is considered undesirable by some people. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant