… Narcissus ‘Tripartite’ is in Division 11a. It blooms late spring with 2 – 3 flowers per stem. The flowers are 2½ inches wide and yellow. The petals are broad and blunt and may be slightly reflexed. The corona is split to two thirds of its length with the six segments opposite the petals. With maturity, the petals become paler in tone while the corona segments become darker. The bulbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘White Marvel’ is in Division 4. It blooms in mid to late spring with 3½ inch double flowers. The petals are slightly reflexed, broad and white, with a small point at the tip of each petal. The corona is white and sup shaped with multiple petals and corona segments packed within it. It is hardy in zones 4 to 7. The bulbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Lemon Beauty’ is in Division 11b. It blooms in mid to late spring with 4 ¼ inch flowers. The petals are broad and white with a small point on the tip. The corona is split to the base and the six segments of the cup are alternate to the petals. The corona segments are yellow at the base with white at the margins. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nymphaea 'Colorado' is a hardy waterlily with 6-inch carnation-pink flowers with yellow stamens. Flowers are held several inches above the water. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nymphaea 'Georgia Peach' is a hardy waterlily with pale peach-colored petals and yellow stamens. Its leaves are grass-green with faint mottling. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nymphaea 'Texas Dawn' is a hardy waterlily with very large 8-inch flowers of pale yellow with bright yellow stamens. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The pink flowers of Caronella azalea ( Rhododendron 'Caronella') are edged with dark pink fringes on this hybrid between an American azalea and an Asian rhododendron bred … and red in fall. All rhododendrons and azaleas require an acidic, moisture-retentive soil with protection from the direct sun during the heat of the day. For Chicago-area gardeners, this means heavily augmenting the native soil with peat moss, sand, and granular sulfur, or creating raised beds filled with peat moss and sand. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Landmark rhododendron ( Rhododendron ‘Landmark’) produces large trusses of dark pink flowers with red spots in the throats. Another selection from the Mezitt family of Weston Nurseries, this … located near the surface of the soil, they are particularly susceptible to droughts or floods. With few exceptions (such as sandy soil near Lake Michigan), gardeners should amend their soil with peat moss, apply granulated sulfur once a year, fertilize with azalea and camellia plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: A very common exotic species of weaver finch, this little pest competes with and can kill native, cavity-nesting species like bluebirds and tree swallows. They are also serious competitors with purple martins. …
Type: Birding
… With parents native to Madagascar, Aloe ‘Christmas Carol’ is a small succulent that produces rosettes smaller than 1-foot tall and wide with 6-inch-long leaves. The deep green, lance-shaped leaves have soft but spine-like, vibrant, dark red, raised markings down the center and along the leaf margin and are stippled with creamy white dots. The flowers, which bloom in fall and winter, are reddish-pink, though …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
