… deep purple veins and undersides make a striking subject for a hanging basket or trellis. In site of its common name, it is not related to begonias but to grapes. In its native southeast Asia and Indonesia it climbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to very moist soils in full sun and moderate fertility. In the Chicago region, this plant is not susceptible to some of the foliar pests found in warmer climates. Lift the tubers in fall …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This native of Brazil is a tropical perennial with beautiful foliage and flowers with a reputation of being difficult …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dwarf Japanese rush is derived from a sweet flag native to the wet areas of Japan and China. This low growing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… they must be lifted in fall and stored over winter. Plant in spring when danger of frost is past. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hot Rio Nights lobster claw heliconia is derived form the heliconies of south America. Hot Rio Nights has spectacular 18 inch red …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blackout Alumroot is a cultivar with glossy dark black-brown colored foliage. This plant creates a compact mounded …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blooms in mid summer to early fall. The leaves are dark green and similar to maple leaves. It is attractive to hummingbirds and bees while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… open in the late afternoon and are finished by noon the next day. Hibiscus grandifolius is also known as Swamp Rosemallow, a name which indicates the plant’s preference for swamps and …
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… leaves of this bromeliad overlap at the base, forming a cylindrical shape. Each leaf is grass green, mottled with burgundy and edged with sharp spines. A branched flower spike …
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