… is a hardy evergreen perennial that forms a mat that is 4” tall and 8” wide. It blooms in summer with yellow, star-shaped flowers. It gets its name from the whorls of six leaves that … along its stems. It is not an evergreen groundcover, but will turn an attractive shade of red in the fall. It works well in a rock garden, where it will not be shaded by taller plants. Plant in well-drained, gravelly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… pear tree is called Buerre d'Anjou (or Butter of Anjou) because the fruit is a golden color in the fall and it has a buttery rich texture when ripe. Buerre d'Anjou pear is a fast-growing tree that reaches about 10-12 feet in height and width. In the spring it bears white blossoms, and in the fall it is a heavy producer of golden, buttery …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Monlo' goes by the common name of Diablo® eastern ninebark. it has attractive characteristics in all four seasons. Burgundy foliage in spring and summer is the perfect backdrop for the blush-white flowers that turn into red berries in late summer and early fall. The early frosts of fall bring out reddish tints in the leaves, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tongue cactus is an epiphytic cactus of south America where it grows from trees and rocks in humid elevated rainforests. The red straps of this plant are its leaves, and they are completely pendulous. While this plant performs best in bright shade, the leaves become redder with more sunlight. The greenish-white flowers appear in the summer months followed by white fruits. In northern climates this plant can be grown in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… known as downy phlox due to the soft white hairs along the stems and leaves. It grows in a clump typically 12 - 16 inches high and blooms from May to July with fragrant, pink to pale purple flowers in loose clusters at the ends of the stems. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is attractive to butterflies and is hardy in zones 4 -9. The genus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large chalices of yellow flowers, spotted red and flamed in rose, adorn these tulips around the middle of spring in the Chicago region. This cultivar is a member of the Darwin hybrid group, which means it has a good chance of returning for multiple years in the garden without replanting. Ideal conditions are full sun, and moist soils in winter and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… native to the western parts of the eastern US from Minnesota down to Texas, where it thrives in the drier soils of the Great Plains. It bears bright purple flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Baldwin's ironweed grows to a height of about six feet and a width of about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden-yellow blooms from midsummer to early fall are hummingbird magnets in the garden. Plant this half-hardy bulb in sunny locations and in moist, moderately rich soils and enjoy! …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… trees—or even a small orchard—on its property. Does yours? Today, there's resurgent interest in growing fruit trees, for a number of intriguing reasons. With all kinds of fruit trees flowering at the Garden this month (34 apple varieties in the Fruit & Vegetable Garden alone!), it's a good time for smart gardeners to "tour the trees" and to start the process of growing your own fruit. In modern times, fruit trees fell out of favor with homeowners, who opted for "landscape" trees …
Type: Plant Info
… Aloe dawei grows to 4 feet in height, and in winter produces massive flowering displays from January through February. There appear to be two color forms in cultivation, orange-red and yellow. Both colors successfully attract hummingbirds in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
