… This unusual wisteria cultivar blooms on both new and old wood providing a colorful display in May (typical) and in August. This chance seedling was discovered when it was found to be in full bloom in August. Plant in full sun, average soils, and provide an arbor or tree for it to …
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… This diminutive plant spreads in the garden and grows to under 12" tall. Use Allegheny foamflower as a ground cover in a shaded area of the garden. The tiny flowers are produced in racemes that stand above the low-growing foliage. The foliage turns a bronze color in fall and …
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… The fully double, bowl-shaped flowers in shades of soft pink come into bloom toward the end of tulip season—typically around mid-May in Chicago landscapes. Strong, sturdy stems keep the flowers upright in all but the strongest winds. Tulipa 'Angelique' is not a reliable naturalizer in this region. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the petals on this striking tulip. Strong stems support the weight of the heavy flowers even in windy conditions. This is one of the earlies of the parrot class of tulips to flower. Ideally grown in bright sunny conditions in moderately fertile well drained soils in containers or in the ground. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bloodroot is among the earliest spring flowers to be found in the woods in eastern and central North America. A single white flower rises above a large round lobed leaf in April or May. This double-flowered form always attracts attention in the Native Plant Garden, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spreads by root suckers to form large colonies in the wild. All of the trees in a colony may rise from the same parent. Dioecious (separate male and female trees). Attractive, greenish-yellow flowers appear in clusters at the branch ends in spring. Flowers on female trees (if pollinated) give way to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hybrid tea rose ( Rosa ‘Tanorstar’) has been a favorite of gardeners since its introduction in 1960, winning 16 international awards in addition to the All-America Rose Selections in 1963. Long, pointed buds unfurl to reveal fragrant double blooms of coral and orange on long …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The bulbs of this pungent ancestor of bulb onion, Allium cepa, , multiply in the ground. The swelling in the lower part of its leaves is identical to A. cepa . Endemic populations in Kopet in the Dagh Mountains of Turkmenistan have been almost entirely destroyed by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe 'Delta Lights' flowers in December and January with orange tubular flowers tipped in green on relatively thin stems. Throughout the year the exquisite pale green, creamy bands … dark green layers make this a showstopper foliage plant. Broad triangular leaves grow in spirals around the center of the plant. Plant it in well-drained soil and grow in sunny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… directs a carillon studio of 20 students. He serves on the board of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) and co-chairs its Johan Franco composition committee to promote new works for carillon. Brink began his carillon studies at Yale University with Ellen Dickinson in 2007; graduated with greatest distinction from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium in 2012; and studied further with Geert D’hollander at Bok Tower Gardens in …
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