… This lemon-yellow form of the species Veltheimia bracteata with just a hint of pink flowers in midwinter, surrounded by light green foliage. Yellow Form forest lily ( Veltheimia bracteata 'Yellow Form') is favorite nectar source of sunbirds in Africa and hummingbirds in USDA Zones 9 and warmer in North America. The plant adapts easily to growing indoors in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep pink, semi-double flowers are produced in masses in June and then every six weeks throughout the remainder of the growing season. This hybrid Rugosa cultivar is reliably winter hardy in the Chicago region and can eventually reach up to six feet in size. Plant in full sun in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blushed ruby red toward the tips of the petals on this disease-resistant rose. Plant this rose in full sun and position it in the landscape to encourage good air movement around the bush throughout the growing season. Roses grow well in moderately moist, well-drained soils and flower better if provided with soluble fertilizer in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Claire Janezic studied carillon at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium, through a fellowship from the Belgian American Educational Foundation. She graduated summa cum laude in June 2023, studying under Koen Van Assche. Previously, Claire played carillon for five years at the University of Rochester, graduating in 2022 with a music and history double major and an audio and music engineering minor. As a …
Type: Event for Calendar
… The inland serviceberry is a North American native that can reach 25 feet tall. It can be grown in a wide range of well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. The white flowers in the spring give way to edible berries that ripen in early summer and can be used for making …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ballerina Allegheny serviceberry is a hybrid developed in the Netherlands in 1980. Its white flowers are more abundant and slightly larger than the species while its … flowers lead to abundant summer berries. The foliage emerges bronzy and becomes deep green in summer and turns purple/red in the fall. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a massive herbaceous plant with enormous broad heart-shaped green leaves that was found in the jungles of northern Thailand. Thailand Giant can grow to nine feet in height and about 6 feet in width with single leaves reaching five feet long. It bears scented white flowers during the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Red Velvet canna lives up to those standards. It can … lance-shaped leaves resembling those of a banana plant. Cannas love heat and humidity. Plant in a sunny location in rich, consistently moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage reblooming. Cannas are not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ostrich fern is an upright perennial deciduous fern that grows 2 to 6 feet in medium to wet soil in full to part shade. An elegant plant, its name is derived from its feathery fronds that resemble an ostrich plume. In the spring, the vegetative fronds known as fiddleheads emerge from the base of the plant in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rigida 'Old Royal Fragrance'), a nonhardy South American perennial that has naturalized in the southern states. It has pairs of stiff, deeply-toothed leaves and square stems. In a growing season in the Chicago area, gardeners can expect this plant to reach 1 foot in height by 2 feet in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
