… Evening Glow mirror bush that is named for the its shiny green leaves that are highly variegated with patches of yellow, orange, red and burgundy. Evening Glow is a low-growing tender shrub reaching about 5 feet high and 4 feet wide with a pyramidal form, although it is amenable to pruning to shape. It is not hardy in Chicago and will need to be overwintered in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It grows to 8-12 feet high and blooms from mid summer to fall, but does not produce seed. It is sold commercially as Sugar Tip®. It is hardy in zone 5 – 8. Hibiscus syriacus is native to eastern Asia and is the national flower of Korea. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus syriacus 'Antong Two' is a miniature cultivar that grow to only 3 -5 feet high. The flowers are white, with ruffled … It blooms continuously from mid summer to fall with each flower lasting up to 3 days. It is sold commercially as LIL' KIM. Hibiscus syriacus is native to eastern Asia and is the national flower of Korea. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden Arizona cypress is a beautiful, upright evergreen shrub or small tree with a conical habit. New growth is a soft yellow-green, changing to a dark, bluish green with age. The foliage of Arizona cypress … needles. Spherical cones with spine-tipped scales are produced during summer. The species is native from Arizona and into Mexico and is not hardy in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Star is a low mound-forming evergreen shrub with attractive steel-blue foliage, blue berries, and awl-shaped needles. It prefers full sun and moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA Zone 4. This cultivar reaches only 3 feet in height and 4 feet in width and is intolerant of hot, humid, summer conditions. It is appropriate as a blue accent plant or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Upright blue Scots pine is slow-growing with ascending branches and a narrow columnar form. The foliage is gray-blue, and older specimens exhibit orange-brown exfoliating bark. It prefers full sun in well-drained soil and will grow to 10 feet tall by 3 feet wide in 10 years. It is extremely cold-hardy to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and is appropriate for USDA zone 2. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dwarf English yew 'Amersfoort' is a strikingly different looking yew. It prefers full or part sun, with moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA zone 5. Its un-yew like foliage has unusually short dense flat dark green needles 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length. Mature size is 8 feet high by 5 feet wide, with open branching. It is a unique specimen plant that adds …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree is a dense, conical to narrow-pyramidal evergreen tree that is native to much of the northern and eastern parts of North American. Scale-like, aromatic … mature branches and trunks. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It is not fussy about soil pH but is intolerant of dry conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to September. The stems stand 18 to 24 inches high with deeply cut fernlike foliage. This is a member of the TUTTI FRUTTI Series that was developed in the Netherlands. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grow densely on an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 100 feet when mature. It is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring … the leaves emerge. The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is highly variable, ranging from yellow or orange to red, but it is always outstanding. A favorite maple for fall color, it is one of the best known trees of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
