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Flowering Shrubs |
Most shrubs flower during spring or summer, some
blooming for a short period of time, and a few
delighting us with colorful flowers from July to September. A few even rebloom
in the fall. We have a great selection of Flowering Shrubs for sun or
shade. |
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AZALEAS Spring blooming - acid soil - good drainage - shade
(can take some morning sun). .
Girard Hybrids - Very hardy,
always reliable, with spectacular blooms; the best for southern Illinois:
'Crimson', Dwarf Lavender', 'Fuchsia', 'Hot Shot' (scarlet red), 'Pleasant
White', and 'Rose'.
Poukhanense - Very hardy Korean
Azalea, beautiful blooms, naturalizing effect: Compact Poukhanense
(lavender) and 'Sweet Sixteen' (pink).
Deciduous Azaleas - usually taller and wider with larger blooms, very
hardy, more tolerant of sun. 'Candy Lights', 'Orchid Lights', 'Mandarin
Lights', 'Tri Lights'.
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BUTTERFLY BUSH Fragrant spires bloom from July - September.
Colors: purple, pink, red, white. Dwarf (4-5') or standard (6-8'). Cut
back to 6 inches from the ground by March 1. Prefers a sunny location. |
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| CRAPEMYRTLE Showy blossoms from July-September.
Colors: red, pink, white, purple. Dwarf (3-6'), semi-dwarf (6-8'), standard (8'
and up). Grow as a shrub in our area (Zone 6) or a few hardy varieties can
be grown in tree form. Beautiful bark as it ages if tree grown. If
shrub form, trim back by March 1. Prefers a sunny location. |
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LILACS Very fragrant lavender blooms in spring.
Old Fashioned Lilac needs plenty of space (8').
Spray in summer for
powdery mildew. Persian Lilac is a little more trim at 6' and
Dwarf Korean Lilac grows 4-5' and no powdery mildew problem. Likes
lime sprinkled around the base each year for a higher pH soil. Prune after
blooming to thin out older stems. Plant in a sunny location. |
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| HIBISCUS (Rose of Sharon or Althea) Summer blooming from July-September on tall
(8-10') vase-shaped plants. Large single flowers in white, pink, lavender,
or red, some with contrasting eye. Blooms on new wood; prune back hard by
March. Plant in a sunny location. |
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VIBURNUMS Spring blooming white flowers, red to blue to
black berries, enjoyed by the birds, but not messy. Excellent screening plants
for a large hedge or shrub border. Can be quite a specimen in full bloom. Sun to
part sun.
'Cayuga' - fragrant white
flowers, pink in bud, grows 8' x 8'
'Winterthur' - spectacular red
fall color, white flowers, grows 6' x 6' |
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HYDRANGEAS Read Michael Dirr's new book, Hydrangeas For
American Gardens. A lovely group of shrubs, mostly for shade,
hydrangeas are enjoying a resurgence of popularity. Two types of flowers are
available, mophead (snowball) or lacecap,
blue, pink, red, or white. White blooming 'Tardiva' and PeeGee have
coneshaped blooms and grow in sun. Oakleaf hydrangeas are lovely in shade with
white coneshaped blooms and oak shaped leaves. Fall color is red. |
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| New Endless Summer™
Hydrangea
is hot! Blue (or pink) flowers are produced on new or old wood so it doesn't matter if you prune at the
wrong time of year or if the winter kills back the stems. Add lime to turn
the flowers pink., aluminum sulfate to keep it blue.
Also
New Endless Summer Blushing Bride™,
a soft pink. |
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| See the listings below for all the hydrangeas we have in
stock. |
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| arborescens 'Annabelle'
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-white flowering 4' high and wide |
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macrophylla 'Bailmer' Endless Summer |
-blue snowball, 3-5'tall & wide, blooms in spring and
repeats through Fall |
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macrophylla 'Blushing Bride' Endless Summer |
-white-blush pink, blooms on new wood |
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macrophylla 'Blue Billows' |
-blue lacecap
flowers, 3-4' tall and wide |
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macrophylla 'Blue Wave' |
-blue lacecap 6' high & wide |
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macrophylla 'Glowing Embers' |
-pink snowball that will not turn blue, 3' X 3' |
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macrophylla 'Lady In Red' |
-pinkish-white to burgundy lacecap,
purple fall color, red stems and veins |
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macrophylla 'Light-O'-Day' |
-variegated white and green leaf, blue or pink lacecap |
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macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' |
-blue flowers July-Aug, 4-5'x4-5', use aluminum sulphate to keep blue |
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macrophylla 'Pia' Pink Elf |
-dwarf, under 18", pink, may be blue in acidic soils |
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macrophylla 'Penny Mac' |
-blooms blue or pink on new wood, 6' tall and wide. |
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macrophylla 'Pink Beauty' |
-large pink flowers, 4-8' high and wide;
add lime to maintain pink color |
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paniculata 'Kyushu' |
-Tree form, white blooms all summer, grows in sun or shade |
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paniculata' Grandiflora' (PeeGee) |
-15x10', white in summer on new wood |
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paniculata ' Limelight' |
-6-8'', chartreuse green flowers, hardy |
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paniculata ' Tardiva' |
-(Late Panicle) - white flowers, late
Aug-Sept, 3-4' |
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petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) |
-vining climber, small white
lacecap flowers, likes shade; has been called the most beautiful climbing vine |
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| Oakleaf Hydrangeas |
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| quercifolia
'Alice' |
-6-10', 12'"white flowers, Michael Dirr selection |
| quercifolia 'Pee Wee'
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-4-5" white erect panicles, 4x3' |
| quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf'
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-white, dwarf size plant |
| quercifolia 'Snow Queen'
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-flowers in mid-July, white erect 4-10''panicles, 6-8' tall
& 6' wide, great fall color |
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| serrata 'Beni
Gaku' |
-4x4', lacecap, white to pink to red
flowers |
| serrata 'Woodlander'
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-4' tall, pink lacecap flowers, purple fall color |
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See these selections and
many more flowering shrubs! |
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