… SCARLET BEAUTY® Virginia sweetspire is cultivated for its summer bloom, beautiful red fall foliage, and shade and moist soil … and lasts through a very hard frost. It grows to about 4 feet in height and width. This shrub is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Cassie' is a little charmer of a rose, blooming in clusters of tiny (1 inch across) flowers, each with a center of cheery, bright yellow stamens. And bloom is nonstop, from mid-June until frost. Cassie is a rose that "plays well with others." At 3x3 … she'll do better at keeping healthy than many other roses. However, for best bloom, find a site with full sun and good air circulation, provide regular moisture, and fertilize at the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Indian currant is a mound-shaped shrub that grows to a maximum height of 6 feet, but in shady areas may be … are covered with pairs of oval leaves. The plants usually grow wider than tall and in the wild is found growing in thickets. It requires full sun to partial shade and medium moisture … small pale pink blooms that give way to soft red-purple fruit that attracts birds. The plant is native to the Midwest and can used in a hedge or as erosion control on slopes. When not in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Flowering or jasmine tobacco is an old-fashioned favorite for the annual garden, with showy flowers that continue to bloom … a 2006 All-America Selection, produces an abundance of rich, deep red-violet flowers and is very fragrant, especially on still evenings. Nicotiana alata is one of more than 60 species of annuals and perennials in the nightshade family, most of which …
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… This grass is called a little bluestem because there are flashes of blue on the stems. Little bluestem is one of the grasses that once covered the prairies of the midwest, making it an important food source for many species. Jazz little bluestem is a striking plant with blue and purple coloring and flashes of maroon. In late summer silver …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The root beer plant grows wild from Mexico to northern South America and is cultivated for its culinary and herbal uses. It is also known as 'hoya santa' or 'holy leaf' in Mexico where it used in the preparation of … including licorice, sassafras, mint, cloves, anise and black pepper. The root beer plant is an upright shade-loving perennial that grows to around four to six feet in height and about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Siberian fir is an evergreen tree native to the tundra and boreal forests of Siberia and northern China. The Russian name is Пихта сибирская. The tree grows into a nice pyramidal form, become more narrow as it grows to … one-inch needles are fragrant and green above, with two white stomatal bands beneath. The tree is used as lumber for framing and wood pulp, but is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. The 3-4 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… upright oval tree that can reach a height of 50 feet with a spread of 35 feet. The sugar maple 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. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a native plant that doesn't get much respect. Altough it is a verbena, it does not produce pretty or fragrant flowers. This perennial grows three to five feet tall and is found in shady margins of woods. The opposite leaves are lanceolate, broader at the base with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Diervilla rivularis , the Georgia bush honeysuckle, is native to the Appalachians and is endangered in its native habitat. It is distinguished from the other species by the hairy reddish twigs and underside of the leaves. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
