… It requires full sun and moderate soil fertility—use acid fertilizers, similar to what is used for rhododendrons—and needs to be kept moist. The very large, silvery, felted leaves on a … a container, but must be brought indoors before a heavy frost. A native to Brazil, glory bush is one of the plants recommended by famed twentieth-century landscape architect Roberto Burle …
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… Red baneberry is a tough Illinois native. In fact, it can survive temperatures to 30 below on the one hand, and … to birds and butterflies. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… the fruit as well as the flowers, you need both a male and a female. Hardy kiwi vine 'Andrey' is a male, capable of pollinating 5 female vines. In addition it offers clusters of greenish … or dig at the roots. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… a carpet of them...thousands and thousands. It's the first sign of spring. And once bloom is done, the ferny mounds of foliage unfold. <p>Members of the <em>Adonis</em> family can be … on good drainage,</p> Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… It was donated to the Garden by the Garfield Park Conservatory - ergo the specific epithet. It is one of the birds nest type with large green upward spreading leaves creating an open space … poorly drained soils. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Ruby'), a half-hardy shrub with a more compact habit than other butterfly bushes. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) This selection came from the J.C. … supplemental watering. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… ‘Etoile Violette’ or Clematis viticella 'Etoile Violette' grows to 12 feet in height and is covered in early summer with deep purple, 4-inch blooms with cream centers. In fall the fluffy … stems above the live buds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… are followed by billowing masses of silvery, silk-like seeds in late fall. This perennial is excellent for use as an informal vine or trained formally on arbors. It flowers on the current … and other natural habitats. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Cream Cracker Tatarian dogwood is notable for its compact habit, red winter stems and foliage that emerges with a gold margin … and over 2,400 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Europe or western Asia. It produces small white flowers, followed by almost black fruits. It is best suited for a naturalized setting at woodland's edge. Members of the genus Cornus , … and over 2,400 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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