… double early tulip features intensely colored orange flowers that age to tangerine. Introduced in 2003, this is a sport of the yellow-flowered 'Monte Carlo'. With short sturdy stems, it will withstand windy days in late April and early May. For good displays tulips should be planted close together in masses, rather than in lines like soldiers. Like all tulips, 'Orca' is at best a short-lived …
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… Vernonia lettermannii , known as Letterman's ironweed, is covered with purple flowers in September and October produced by a rounded 4' x 4' herbaceous perennial from the dry stony … flock to this plant when it comes into flower. Requires well drained soils on the dry side in the Chicago region in order to thrive. Insect and disease resistant. In an evaluation of ironweeds conducted at the …
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… of Letterman's ironweed which is a perennial plant that is native to Arkansas where it grows in dry rocky sites that may occasionally be inundated. It bears delicate green folaige similar to Amsonia and bright purple one inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing a pop of color in the late season. Iron Butterfly grows to a height of around three feet and a width of about …
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… Monte Cassino aster ( Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei 'Monte Cassino') grows to 3 feet in height and is covered in white daisy-like flowers on mounded plants with wispy leaves in late fall. A native of North America, Monte Cassino — like all other species formerly included …
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… that grows to a maximum size of about 50 feet under full sun or partial shade. It leafs out in spring on reddish stems and green leaves which turns to red and purple in the fall. It flowers in late spring or early summer, and it produces black fruit that attracts birds. The fruit is …
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… Autumn Brilliance serviceberry owes its cultivar name to its outstanding red-orange fall color. In addition to its autumn appeal, it displays the classic features that make amelanchiers welcome in the landscape -- abundant white flowers in spring, edible berries and interesting branch structure/bark. It is considered trouble free …
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… shrub with thin, arching branches and small, toothed leaves. It grows to only 2 to 4 feet in height and is recommended for use in mass planting, hedges, or shrub borders. This native of Japan blooms in late May or early June. The flowers are small, single and white, borne in abundant clusters …
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… "dinner plate" dahlias of years gone by. Fortunately, they are enjoying a resurgence in popularity, due to their relative freedom from pests and diseases, and their large and showy flowers. Dahlia 'September Morn' is a delightful combination of rose color in the center shading to orange, pink, and yellow on the longer petals. Flower size ranges from 4 … across, and the shape is classified by the American Dahlia Society as formal decorative. Great in arrangements. Plant in well-drained fertile soil in spring after the danger of frost has …
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… produces a dense cluster of bluish-purple to pink flowers at the tip of long stems that wave in the breeze. Growing in open moist meadows from sea level up to 3,000-foot elevations, this plant needs to be grown in full sun in Chicago area gardens in soils that dry after flowering. …
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… or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and plume-like panicles that appear in the summer and look like smoke. Nordine Red has ruby-red foliage that turns a deep red-purple in the fall. At maturity it will reach 6 to 8 feet in height and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. It can be used as a specimen or in a …
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